speed of dark

Indie Mom and I had a great Saturday at the Coachella. We managed to stay fairly comfortable and see a total of seven bands, which I consider quite successful. Furthermore, although the temptation is to run around seeing parts of as many shows as possible, we mostly saw entire acts. We did not attempt to take a lot of notes or write down set lists. We just enjoyed the shows and took pictures. We'll be showing off our gobs of photos in the next couple of weeks.

Our first stop was The Bird and the Bee at the Mojave Tent. The Los Angeles duo of Inara George (daughter of the late Lowell George, founding member of Little Feat) and Greg Kurstin (producer of Lily Allen and Beck and half of Geggy Tah) were backed by their full band.


The Bird and the Bee with full band


The Bird (Inara George) and the Bee (Greg Kurstin, at right)


Inara George


With backup singers Willow Geer and Megan Geer-Alsop


The ladies refreshed the audience with welcome blasts from water guns.




They also had a bubble machine.

During the show, a blissful breath of air suddenly blew over the hot crowd. I happened to turn around to see that a small whirlwind had lifted flimsy cardboard waste receptacles, papers, and plastic bags, and these were spiraling around in the air behind us outside the tent. The band also saw this, although most of the crowd was looking the opposite way at the stage. Inara commented on it and took credit for The Bird and the Bee creating a small hurricane.

Their set included "Birthday" and "F-cking Boyfriend" as well as "Man," which Inara said they were playing for the band, Man Man, also playing the same day.

The Bird and the Bee: Man from Please Clap Your Hands EP (2007)
More songs by The Bird and the Bee on Speed of Dark

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Look for more of our posts about Coachella 2008 soon, but tonight we have yet another show: Colin Meloy's solo acoustic show at the Henry Fonda Theater.