Coachella 2010- My Virtual Fantasy Impossible Dream Set List- Part 3

Coachella comes to a close today.  I'm sure there was much fun to be had by everyone there.  The twitter stream has had some pretty cool updates.  My jealousy abounds...

It's the final part of my exercise in hypotheticals.  Thanks for reading.

SUNDAY

2:10-2:55- Local Natives
It's always a good thing to support local bands, and this OC musical conglomeration is about 3 seconds from breaking massive worldwide crazy everyone will know about them.

3:15-4:00- Mutemath
As brilliant as all of their recorded music has been, I've heard their live show blows everything out of the water...

4:25-5:10- Matt and Kim
Because everyone deserves to be wildly, insanely happy for at least a little while...

4:45-5:30- Sunny Day Real Estate
Because every kid who listened to grunge-emo-melodic-shoegaze in the 90s secretly wanted to be in this band...

3:50-4:40- Yo La Tengo
I'll admit it.  Another band on my "you should really get into this band" list...

6:30-7:20- Spoon
I've heard their live set isn't that great, but I'd rather see them for myself and decide.

7:45-8:55- Pavement
I was bummed I couldn't make their show at the Fox in Pomona on Thursday.  Stephen Malkmus is a genius and Wowee Zowee is the raddest OC to Santa Barbara soundtrack ever.  "Grave Architecture" makes me shake my head with joy every time...

9:00- Thom Yorke
No explanation necessary

And I'm pretty sure Thom Yorke is how I would have ended my Coachella.

I had a lot of fun actually describing my virtual set list... Let's see if I can't make it an actual "I get to go" playlist next year!!

Coachella 2010- My Virtual Fantasy Impossible Dream Set List- Part 2

Saturday at Coachella is already in full swing, but what the hell... Let's keep this exercise in hypotheticals rolling, shall we?

SATURDAY

12:25-1:15- Rx Bandits
Matt Embree is an inspired songwriter, a surprisingly soulful singer, and a kickass guitarist.  Their album "The Resignation" owned my life the summer of 2004.  I've already seen them live twice before, but I wouldn't be able to pass them up.

3:25-4:10- Girls
Okay.  I admit it.  The only reason I want to catch this band live is to see if they live up to the hype.  So sue me...

4:25-5:15- Beach House
I'm absolutely obsessed with "Teen Dream" right now, sooooo... Also, I'm always curious to see how 2 pieces pull off their live sets.  Do they add musicians?  Is everything simplified?  Are the arrangements more sparse, which means that there's less to hide behind?  I promise you.  This would have been one of the highlights of my hypothetical Coachella...

5:10-6:00- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
I really, really, really dug Ima Robot while they were a band.  And there's something about creating alternate stage personas that really appeals to me.  And that lead singer guy's beard is pretty impressive.  Beard points alone make them a must see.

6:25-7:10- the xx
A co-worker of mine played some of their tunes for me a whlie back, and I was very intrigued.  Again, this is an example of a band that's been on my radar, I haven't really super gotten into them, but would love to, so why not go catch them live?

6:40-7:30- Coheed and Cambria
I just want to listen to that voice and watch that hair bounce.  Oh, and their guitar work is wicked sweet as well.

7:55-8:45- Faith No More
Really... It's fuckin' Faith No More.  Of course, you're seeing this!!!

10:35-11:25- Les Claypool
Slappin' da bay-yuuhsssss.  A revolutionary musician.

11:05-12:00- The Dead Weather
I have a secre man crush on Jack White.  And I have a secret woman crush on Alison Mosshart.  "Treat Me Like Your Mother" is one of the swaggerest songs of all times...

11:40- Tiesto
Because shaking your ass just never gets old...

Coachella 2010- My Virtual Fantasy Impossible Dream Set List- Part 1

I'm not going...

Not the end of the world, but it would have been super fun because this year's lineup is the best it's ever been.

But if I were going...

(and, yes, I know some of the set times intersect... that's why it's an "impossible" set list... and this is my blog and my fantasy, so you can smoke a bag of... cigarettes...)

FRIDAY:

1:25-2:05- POS
I saw POS at last year's Warped Tour, and I know one of the big things at festivals is to step outside your box and experience new things, but his show is so high energy and personalized and intimate that I would never miss his set.

3:20-4:05- The Avett Brothers
I was introduced to the Avett Brothers in early 2009, and ever since I've wanted to see them live.  They were characterized to me as an extremely energetic live act with amazing harmonies and intricate instrumentations.  And they've written one of the all time most amazingest nostalgia tear-jerkers, "Murder in the City".

4:20-5:10- Yeasayer
The pundits say that "Odd Blood" could be this year's "Merriweather Post Pavilion".  I've heard so much about this band, but haven't really tasted the forbidden fruit yet.  New experiences, people.

5:05-5:55- Street Sweeper Social Club
Tom Morello and Boots Riley.  You better learn yourself, doggy dog...

7:50-8:40- Them Crooked Vultures
"Super group" is an understatement.  Josh Homme and Dave Grohl have already wowed audiences during DG's stint with QOTSA.  Add John Paul Jones... man, that's just silly awesome...

9:05-10:00- LCD Soundsystem
"Losing my Edge", "Daft Punk is Playing at My House", and "Never as Tired as When I'm Waking Up" are three of my favorite songs of all time.  Plus, James Murphy is an effin' genius...

9:20-10:10- Imogen Heap
I would figure out a way to be in two places at once... don't ask because if I told you how I did it, I would have to kill you.

10:15-12:50- Benny Benassi followed by deadmau5
Dancing, dancing, dancing in a tent with a whole bunch of sweaty festival kids.  If that isn't heaven, I don't know what is...

10:50- Jay Z
If you miss this set, "they're gonna call you crazy for this one, Rick"...

Part 2 tomorrow... with Saturday's Virtual Fantasy Impossible Dream Set List...