BACK TO BASICS
Before this year’s festival, it looked like Coachella’s days may have been numbered. But after three days in the desert, this critic is seeing things in a new light.
Andy Steiner is a freelance entertainment critic covering music and culture. His work has been featured in Paste Magazine, Under the Radar, and The Line of Best Fit. He loves the band Rush and his morning bagel.
FESTIVAL FLOP ERA
Plagued by low ticket sales and hellish logistics, the once-dominant California festival is starting to lose its luster.