I definitely want to go again, assuming the lineup will be just as extraordinary as it was this year. Although I know some people didn’t really like the fact Madonna showed up, I really appreciate the clash of “high” and “low” culture. (Slavoj Zizek would probably call Coachella a “short circuit.”)

Now that it’s been a month since Coachella and I’ve had time to buy more CDs and checkout some more music, I gotta say that I’m sad I missed the following bands (not that I would’ve really exchanged the acts I did see for these, but it sucks knowing that I missed so much!):

• She Wants Revenge
• Colette
• Audio Bullys
• The Juan Maclean (I knew about him before Coachella, but it was him or Franz Ferdinand)
• Infadels
• Gnarls Barkley (I bought St. Elsewhere last week and love it!)
• Coldcut

So I guess what is cool about Coachella is that even if you don’t see a group perform, just know that they were there puts them on your radar and gets you interested in checking them out.