I had never heard that Alabama Shakes band, and almost as quick as I began hearing them, I became sick of them. Not bad music, but like everything else, over saturation, especially of the "hits", ala Hootie and the Blowfish....
Coachella is a breeding ground for ear herpes.....
We did Coachella once and it was alright, but as I get older I'm just not into festivals as much (I say this as I gear up for Austin Psych Fest - half excited/half dreading it). Coachella is just too big and most of the bands I want to see are $12 shows at a small bar here in Phoenix. Which is why I say Coachella is great, because all of the smaller bands I dig are coming to Phoenix before, after, and between Coachella weekends, so I see almost everyone I wanted to anyway, for dirt cheap and only a mile or two from home.
I don't mind the Alabama Shakes and had never seen them live, so it seemed like a good opportunity. I'm not a huge fan by any means but they did a pretty great job on stage last night and they never played "Hold On", I'm guessing in part to try to get away from the "One Hit Wonder" title. They don't seem to be too overplayed here, however, I hardly ever listen to the radio or satellite so I'm kind of in my own little world when it comes to music. Of course, if you're in Cleveland, you're probably already over saturated in bluesy rock from The Black Keys, so I'd imagine anything in the same style would get a heavier rotation. From my time being in Michigan, I remember tons of blues rock, and tons of local bands trying to do blues rock as well.