Desert Daze: Day 2, Part 1

October 21, 2018July 29, 2020

Desert Daze: Day 2, Part 1

The main stage at Desert Daze on 10.13.18.

I've been meaning to get the rest of my Desert Daze experience posted, but it's been a ridiculously busy week. And there's an abundance of great stuff to share from Day 2, which was both a complete surprise and totally obvious. After the lightning storm cut Tame Impala's set short the night before, it was …

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October 20, 2018July 23, 2020

Setlist: Warpaint

Warpaint @ Desert Daze on 10.12..18.

Here's a playlist of L.A.-based Warpaint's set from Desert Daze on 10.12.18. I really love the proggy psychedelic rock these four girls create. It's dreamy, meandering, hard-hitting, and focused all at once. If you allow yourself, it's quite easy to get lost in their sound. Check out their setlist. And if you're interested, you can …

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October 20, 2018July 23, 2020

Desert Daze: Day 1

Desert Daze 2018.

I've finally assembled all of my Day 1 concert footage from Desert Daze. It took a bit of time, due to my work schedule. But here it is. We've got two of the three songs Tame Impala was able to perform (before the lightning storm shut everything down), a handful of Warpaint tracks, a few …

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October 17, 2018July 29, 2020

Pond’s “Paint Me Silver”

Pond perform "Paint Me Silver" @ Desert Daze on 10.12.18.

I'm really liking Pond. Just saw these Aussie's live for the first time at Desert Daze last Friday. Fortunately, they came on before the lightning storm shut things down for the night. Anyway, the retrodelic "Paint Me Silver" stood out. I really love its streamlined quirkiness mixed with that funky '70s synth-vibe. And it's catchy …

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October 15, 2018July 13, 2020

Jerome Isma-Ae & Alastor’s “Wilde”

Jerome Isma-Ae. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.

I heard this progressive house gem while waiting in an epically long line of cars to enter the Desert Daze festival grounds at Lake Perris. More on that in a later posting. But this track, "Wilde,” stood out. It's by German DJ/Producer Jerome Isma-Ae, and collaborator Alastor. I don't know anything about these guys. But …

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