Coachella Music and Arts Festival – Two Companies that Did!
By: Karrie Keyes
On November 5, 1993, Pearl Jam performed the first music concert on the grounds of The Empire Polo Field. The site was chosen as the band embarked on a tour boycotting Ticketmaster, and the seed was planted for a large-scale music festival. Paul Tollet of Goldenvoice was the driving force in creating Coachella and six years after the Pearl Jam concert, The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was launched. (more…)
Anya System Review by Dave Rat
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Rat Sound Systems has always been known for its innovation and creativity. From the beginning with their custom sound systems designed for the punk rock scene Rat incorporated innovations. Such as, hard for the punters to climb, beer and boot stomping tolerant stage monitors, system protection limiters that allowed the engineers to turn things up to “11” without blowing out speakers, and compact packaging that fit into a van. (more…)