INDIO, California — Coachella has become a punching bag of sorts among high-minded, Pitchfork-reading music fans for several reasons: its wealth of flower headbands, a lineup that’s almost identical to a handful of others, and, primarily, for becoming so big and mainstream that it’s no longer a place to discover exciting new acts.
That “hugeness” was enough for The New York Times to declare that this year, the paper isn’t covering the festival at all.
But Coachella is completely aware this year that it’s been fully mainstreamed. Instead of being ashamed of that, the fest seems to openly, proudly embrace its glitzy, grand, poppy nature. Read more…
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