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Coachella Picks 2013
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Just a week away from the holy music pilgrimage to the desert that is the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. It's this writer's 14th year attending (Jesus. That's a lot of sun-drenched rockin'), and the excitement is just as palpable as it was when I first attended at age 16. This year's lineup is so ridiculously good I almost popped a vein trying to decide which five acts to include in my essentials this year.
I risked my health for you, dear readers! Now please enjoy the top five artists I'm salivating to see out on the polo fields:
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