Pitchfork — Kicking off day one of this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival were Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, Grizzly Bear, She & Him, Fever Ray, Yeasayer, Gil Scott-Heron, the Specials, Them Crooked Vultures, Sleigh Bells, Baroness... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Ponder this: A band that could non-inaccurately be described as a rap-metal version of Ke$ha just played the most searing set of Friday afternoon. Sleigh Bells is a New York duo built on oversexed white-girl rhymes, metalcore guitar riffs and... more info

NME — London clubnight returns this May more info

Crazed Hits — Make sure to catch the following acts at Coachella, who were all featured on Crazed Hits prior to getting signed: Iglu & Hartly (Friday: Gobi Stage @2:25pm) Sleigh Bells (Friday: Gobi Stage @3:30pm) Yeasayer (Friday: Mojave Stage @4:20pm) Hockey (Fr... more info

Rollo & Grady — FRIDAY PICKS Deer Tick P.O.S. Time: 1:25pm – 2:05pm Stage: Gobi Deer Tick Time: 2:10pm – 2:55pm Stage: Outdoor Theatre Deer Tick – Straight Into A Storm The Avett Brothers (w/o John Mayer) Time: 3:20pm – 4:05pm Stage: Outdoor Theatre **Plan ... more info

Let There Be Night — Another weekend of madness is upon us, and though some of us are unable to attend (namely me) others are lucky enough to experience one of California's premier music festivals. Sweat in tents tho they might, if you love music, then you love Coachella... more info

Pitchfork — Other than a wicked sunburn, heat stroke, and getting tangled in some hippie's dreadlocks, the most troubling thing about Coachella can be the constant feeling that you're missing the best set of the festival. There are a lot of great acts playing ac... more info

NME - Radar — New logo! Ooh! I've spent the majority of my 26 years on earth making unsolicited and often unwanted mixtapes for friends and loved ones. So the thought that I now get to make one every month of all the best new music out there, that might recieve m... more info

Stereogum — Sometimes the bands make it easy on us, as is the case with quickly rising NYC new wave trio BRAHMS who, within the one week since we suggested you watch, have played shows opening for Spanish life champions Delorean and the still-ascendant Sleigh Be... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In the days leading up to the three-day Indio fest that begins April 16, Pop & Hiss gives you the reasons to arrive before the headliners. more info