Lame-o-chella

I really don't have the energy to post about what a waste I think the Alito confirmation to the Supreme Court is and how I think it's really going to hurt America, so I will complain about the so-so lineup of this year's Coachella Festival.

For those of you not familiar with Coachella, it is a 2 day festival in the middle of the desert in Southern California. I had the pleasure of attending in 2004 when the line-up included such acts as The Pixies, Radiohead, The Cure, Air, Belle and Sebastian, Death Cab for Cutie, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Broken Social Scene, Cursive, Beck, and many many others. Wilco was supposed to play this year, but had to cancel due to Jeff Tweedy's stint in the "hospital".

This year, I think the lineup is really weak. It features some good bands. But, you can also catch most of these bands on tour in your hometown. Now, I know some people will say that the point of Coachella is also to go for the atmosphere and to experience the environment that is the most relaxed group of 50,000 people you'll ever see. But, this year, it's not worth my 500 bucks to go. So, here's the lineup, judge what you will.

SAT APRIL 29
Depeche Mode
Franz Ferdinand
Sigur Ros
Common
Damien Marley
Atmosphere
Carl Cox
My Morning Jacket
Ladytron
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
Posca
Cat Power
Animal Collective
Hard-Fi
Devendra Banhart
She Wants Revenge
The Walkmen
The Juan Maclean
Audio Bullys
Lady Sovereign
Deerhoof
The Duke Spirit
Editors
Stellastarr
Lyrics Born
The Zutons
White Rose Movement
Colette
Wolf Mother
The Living Things
Nine Black Alps
Youth Group
SUN APRIL 30
Tool
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Bloc Party
Paul Oakenfold
Scissor Sisters
Matias Yahu
James Blunt
Mogwai
TV On The Radio
Sleater Kinney
Gnarls Barkley (Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo)
Coldcut
Digable Planets
Amadou Mariam
Little Louie Vega
Mylo
Seu Jorge
Phoenix
Wolf Parade
The Go! Team
Metric
Imogene Heap
Art Brut
Dungen
The Dears
Jamie Liddell
The Magic Numbers
Los Amigos Invisibles
Jazzanova
Michael Mayer
Mates of State
Gilles Peterson
Gabriel & Dresden
The Subways
Minus the Bear
Be Your Own Pet
Giant Drag