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  • Music Updates

    Desert Sun staff blogs about Stagecoach Music Festival and the desert music scene at mycoachella.com.

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  1. Charles Kelley, left, and Dave Haywood of headline act Lady Antebellum play ping-pong next to their trailer backstage at Stagecoach at the Empire Polo Fields on Saturday in Indio. Marilyn Chung/The Desert Sun

    Stagecoach: Lady Antebellum's path true to its roots

    Charles Kelley was exhorting a crowd of 40,000 strong with his band, Lady Antebellum.

    • Apr. 29, 2013
  2. Fans watch Riders in the Sky perform on the Mustang Stage on Sunday, April 28, 2013 during the last day of the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, Calif. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Heat doesn't wilt fans' zest for Stagecoach festival

    Jaw-dropping, sweat-inducing, record-breaking heat didn't dampen the spirits of many country music lovers Sunday as the Stagecoach festival frolicked to a successful conclusion.

    • Apr. 28, 2013
  3. Dierks Bentley performs at Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday. Jay Calderon, The Desert Sun

    Hot day doesn't burn out Stagecoach's fun

    When the Stagecoach gates open each day, it's a blur of people with blankets and folding chairs racing to the Mane Stage to grab the closest spot.

    • Apr. 27, 2013
  4. Headliner Toby Keith performs on the Mane Stage at Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday. Marilyn Chung/The Desert Sun

    Stagecoach: Crowd down after tightening partying rules

    Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival began its three-day run at the Empire Polo Club with caution Friday as its organizers tried to put the reins on some of its historic partying.

    • Apr. 27, 2013
  5. Stagecoach campers celebrate their arrival at the campgrounds on Thursday in Indio. Denise Goolsby/The Desert Sun

    Enthusiastic campers roll into Stagecoach

    Bare-chested cowboys, rowdy games of beer pong and country music blaring from all corners of a massive RV campground site signaled the start of the Stagecoach festival weekend at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  6. Members of The Lone Bellow, Brian Elmquist (from left), Zach Williams and Kanene Pipkin. Descendant Records

    Stagecoach act Lone Bellow creating buzz

    The members of Stagecoach 2013 band The Lone Bellow were standing around after opening for Dwight Yoakam at a recent show when they overheard a good ol' boy call their music 'Brooklyn country,' unknowingly coining an ideal term to describe the current folk-rock movement — and one of its rising stars

    • Apr. 26, 2013
  7. Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants have two desert gigs this weekend. Photo by Michael Elins

    Chris Shiflett cultivates country vibe

    Foo Fighters' touring schedule has slowed, leaving members to embark on other journeys. For guitarist Chris Shiflett, playing Stagecoach 2013 and Pappy & Harriet's, this meant a country-orientated side project.

    • Apr. 26, 2013
  8. Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges performs today with the Abiders. USA Today

    Our picks for Stagecoach

    This weekend's Stagecoach festival features an eclectic mix of country superstars (Toby Keith, Dwight Yoakam), critically hailed roots artists (The Lone Bellow, Justin Townes Earle) and even a cowboy poet (Waddie Mitchell).

    • Apr. 26, 2013
  9. The Budweiser Clydesdales made a stop in front of the Imago Gallery in Palm Desert before heading to Stagecoach. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Clydesdales thrill El Paseo crowd

    There was minor bedlam on El Paseo Thursday afternoon as hundreds of people of all ages swarmed around a red wagon.

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  10. RVs line up at campgrounds adjacent to the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Thursday. Denise Goolsby/ The Desert Sun

    Expect traffic delays around Stagecoach venue

    With the three-day Stagecoach country music festival coming to Indio this weekend, traffic delays are expected in and around the Empire Polo Club.

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  11. Blue Sky Riders (from left), Kenny Loggins, Georgia Middleman and Gary Burr. Photo by Joe Newberry

    Kenny Loggins goes country

    Kenny Loggins is most often associated with 1970s soft rock and '80s soundtracks, but the platinum-selling pop star has gone country as a member of Blue Sky Riders, performing at the Stagecoach festival in Indio and Pappy and Harriet's in Pioneertown.STAGECOACH: Festival coverage on MyCoachella

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  12. Cathedral City resident Krystal Elliott, 30, wears an oversized cowboy hat during Stagecoach at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Marilyn Chung

    Set times released

    Set times for the 2013 Stagecoach country music festival in Indio have been released.

    • Apr. 23, 2013
  13. A fan cheers as Dierks Bentley performs on the Mane Stage on Saturday, May 3, 2008, during the second day of the annual Stagecoach Music Festival at Empire Polo Field in Indio. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    AXS TV gives hint about Stagecoach schedule

    AXS TV, the cable channel co-owned by Mark Cuban, has announced its schedule of coverage of the Stagecoach country music festival, providing an early indication of what the Stagecoach schedule might look like starting Friday.

    • Apr. 22, 2013

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