Coachella 2007: Hour by hour guide

Friday 4 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Satellite Party (left) Perry Farrell’s been a Coachella perennial in one role or another, but his new outlet brings him closer to the rock spirit of Jane’s Addiction than he’s been for a while. (Coachella Stage, 4-4:50)

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Nickel Creek. The vanguard of bluegrass’ youth movement is one of two acts scheduled for both Coachella and next week’s country-oriented Stagecoach Festival. (Outdoor Theater, 3:40-4:30)

ALSO:
Charles Feelgood(Sahara Tent, 3:45-5)  (Damon Winter / LAT)

Friday 5 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Silversun Pickups (left) The Silver Lake band is the weekend’s big local-band-made-good story, with its chiming, layered sound plucked from little clubs and college radio to be aired on KROQ-FM (106.7). (Coachella Stage, 5:10-6)
Of Montreal. Kevin Barnes of Athens, Ga., is one of indie-pop’s prime auteurs, crafting complex, seductive and demanding music with big emotional payoffs. (Outdoor Theater, 4:55-5:45)

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Tilly and the Wall. As in a folky wall of sound. A communal spirit and tap-dancing drummers are other calling cards of this Omaha outfit. (Mojave Tent, 4:45-5:35)
Gillian Welch. The highly respected folk artist isn’t alien to indie — she sings on the new Bright Eyes album — but along with Willie Nelson and Nickel Creek, she represents a new rural current in the Coachella waters. (Gobi Tent, 4:45-5:35)
David Guetta. The French DJ’s “Guetta Blaster” is the first release on Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto label. (Sahara Tent, 5-6:15)  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Friday 6 P.M.
DON’T MISS
The Arctic Monkeys Last year’s big British arrival has just released a second album that’s less immediately appealing than its debut. But the group is staying true to its strengths and remains a band to watch, for that moment when the promise is fulfilled. (Coachella Stage, 6:25-7:15)
Amy Winehouse (left) One of this year’s Brits with a buzz, the singer-songwriter with the vintage-soul style strikes a tone of gauzy glamour and wrenching heartbreak in her debut album, “Back to Black.” (Gobi Tent, 6-6:50)

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Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong Following Matisyahu’s powerfully spiritual performance last year, the reggae flag is carried by one of patron saint Bob Marley’s many sons. Will the family charisma be enough to transcend the generic nature of his debut, “Mind Control”? (Outdoor Theater, 6:10-7)
Circa Survive The Philly band’s progressive, metal and emo strains collide in a sometimes compelling din. (Mojave Tent, 6-6:50)

ALSO:
Digitalism (Sahara Tent, 6:15-7:30)  (Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times)

Friday 7 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Rufus Wainwright (left) He’ll be doing his Judy Garland concert re-creation at the Hollywood Bowl in September, so Coachella figures to get a cross-section of the lush, Broadway-bent singer-songwriter pop that marks him as a genuine original. (Mojave Tent, 7:15-8:05 )

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Julieta Venegas The longtime rock en español heroine has negotiated the tricky shift from underground to mainstream pop. (Gobi Tent, 7:15-8:05)
Felix Da Housecat The Chicago house music innovator and influential label impresario. (Sahara Tent, 7:30-8:30)

ALSO
Peaches The potty-mouthed provocateur is good for a momentary charge, but it’s a limited shtick. (Outdoor Theater, 7:25-8:15)  (Genaro Molina / LAT)

Friday 11 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Björk. See “Critic’s Pick.”(Coachella Stage, 10:45-end)
Gogol Bordello. See “Critic’s Pick.”(Mojave Tent, 11:05-end)

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DJ Shadow (left) The turntablist and producer’s latest album took a sharp left into the world of his Bay Area hyphy hip-hop scene. (Outdoor Theater, 11:15-end)
Evil Nine A Brighton DJ-producer duo out of breakbeat guru Adam Freeland’s camp.(Sahara Tent, 10:55-end)  (Lawrence K. Ho / LAT)

Saturday 3 P.M.
DON’T MISS
The Fratellis. (left) The Glasgow trio recorded its vivacious debut album in L.A., where it might have absorbed some old good-timey folk-rock vibes. That doesn’t explain where the Strokes thing came from, though. (Mojave Tent, 2:55-3:55)

ALSO DJ Heather.(Sahara Tent, 3:15-5:10)   (Simone Joyner / Getty Images)

Saturday 4 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Roky Erickson and the Explosions. One of rock’s most celebrated casualties and fierce individuals, the Austin, Texas, musician is back on his feet and ready to show where all that garage and psychedelia came from. (Gobi Tent, 3:50-4:40)
Hot Chip. London quintet’s electro-charged dance-punk was nominated for Britain’s Mercury Music Prize. (Mojave Tent, 4:10-5)

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Regina Spektor. The New York singer-songwriter has dropped some of her distracting quirkiness, finding a clear focus for her smart, vulnerable love songs. (Coachella Stage, 3:50-4:40)
Jacks Mannequin. Andrew McMahon of Orange County’s Something Corporate has found a following for this side project’s ambitious, semi-baroque Beatles-bound pop. (Outdoor Theater, 3:50-4:40)   (Dave Hogan / Getty Images)

Saturday 6 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Kings of Leon. See “Critic’s Pick.” (Coachella Stage, 6:15-7:05)
The Decemberists. (left) The Portland, Ore., band has become an unlikely indie favorite with a collection of literary, boldly drawn songs that evoke antique ballads. (Outdoor Theater, 6:20-7:10)

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Andrew Bird. There’s some Eno-esque density and global eclecticism in the Illinois artist’s downbeat, cerebral pop. (Gobi Tent, 6:15-7:05)  (Autumn de Wilde / AP)

Saturday 7 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Ghostface Killah. (left) This year’s emissary from the hard-core rap world, the Wu-Tang Clan member is regarded as one of hip-hop’s most inventive musical creators and intense performers. (Outdoor Theater, 7:30-8:20)

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!!!. Big-thump dance-rock, with echoes of the Talking Heads and B-52’s in its electronic frippery. (Mojave Tent, 6:40-7:50)

ALSO
CocoRosie. There’s not much middle ground with this New York duo, whose Björkish, childlike reveries will immediately charm you as boldly original or strike you as impossibly twee. (Gobi Tent, 7:30-8:20)
Busy P & DJ Mehdi. (Sahara Tent, 6:40-8:30)  (Scott Gries / Getty Images)

Saturday 8 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Arcade Fire. See “Critic’s Pick.” (Coachella Stage, 7:30-8:40)
Ozomatli. One of the bands bringing a spirit of carnival to the festival, the longtime Los Angeles favorite fires up a vibrant mix of Latin, funk and hip-hop. (Mojave Tent, 8:10-9:10)

ALSO
Justice. (Sahara Tent, 8:30-9:15)   (Jennifer Altman / For The Times)

Saturday 11 P.M.
DON’T MISS
The Good, the Bad & the Queen. (left) A Damon Albarn sighting out West is a rarity, and the leader of Blur and Gorillaz has assembled another intriguing vehicle (with prominent figures from punk, Brit-pop and Afrobeat) for his commentary — in this case, a trenchant take on mid-decade Britain. (Outdoor Theater, 11:10-end)
The Black Keys. The Akron, Ohio, duo’s gnarled, greasy blues-rock has made it a roots-radical driving force. (Mojave Tent, 10:50-end)

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Cornelius. The veteran innovator from Japan crafts collages and electronic mini-symphonies, covering the spectrum from the meditative to the manic. (Gobi Tent, 11:05-end)
Tiësto. The Dutchman, who is one of the world’s most celebrated DJs, has a new album out called “Elements of Life.” (Coachella Stage, 11-end)  (Jack Plunkett / AP)

Sunday 1 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Kid Beyond. The San Franciscan is a virtuosic beat-boxer and soulful singer, and he has a unique ability to layer and loop his voice on stage. He’s definitely something to see. (Gobi Tent, 1:30-2:10)

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Anathallo. Admirers of Van Dyke Parks will savor Anathallo’s orchestral folk-pop — if the band from Mount Pleasant, Mich., can transfer its ambitious recorded sound to the stage. (Outdoor Theater, 1:15-2)
Fair to Midland. Dallas rock band discovered and signed by Serj Tankian, whose System of a Down is a clear but by no means dominant influence on his protégé’s emo-arena rock. (Mojave Tent, 1:20-2:10)

ALSO
Mika. (left) The British pop auteur is a slick seducer, but you might hate yourself in the morning. (Coachella Stage, 1-1:30)  (Jo Hale / Getty Images)

Sunday 2 P.M.
DON’T MISS Lupe Fiasco. (left) Common was a strong Coachella presence last year, and here’s fellow Chicago rapper Fiasco to carry on the spirit of mainstream accessible and hipster progressive. (Coachella Stage, 1:45-2:25)

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The Avett Brothers. The North Carolina rustics have taken the indie-roots world by storm with their acoustic, emotionally intense music, which sometimes evokes the Band and the Pogues. (Gobi Tent, 2:20-3:10)
Mando Diao. Winsome, funny folk-rock and power-pop from a Swedish entry. (Outdoor Theater, 2:15-3)

ALSO
Tapes ‘n Tapes. How lo-fi can you go? The Minneapolis indie band takes it to the point of timidity on its album “The Loon.” (Mojave Tent, 2:25-3:10)
DJ Dayhota. (Sahara Tent, 2-3:30)  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Sunday 7 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Willie Nelson. (left) The Red Headed Stranger is caught up in so many extracurricular activities these days — promoting biodiesel transportation, lobbying against horses being turned into dog food, forgetting not to inhale when the doobie passes — that one can lose track of what he does best: write music with uncommon perception and sing it with an unpredictable phrasing more reminiscent of Louis Armstrong than Hank Williams.(Palomino Stage, 7:15-8:15)


ALSO
The John Cowan Band. One of the founders of the “newgrass” movement, Cowan was the lead singer of the New Grass Revival, which also included Sam Bush and Béla Fleck. His mission, as Cowan has stated, remains simple: “to take acoustic music somewhere new.”(Appaloosa Stage, 7:35-8:35)  (Tim Larsen / AP)

Sunday 8 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Crowded House. Beloved by Beatle-bedazzled fans of harmonious, sweet-voiced pop raptures, the New Zealand/Aussie band has reunited. “Don’t Dream It’s Over” should sound good sung by thousands in the desert night. (Coachella Stage, 7:45-8:35)

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Lily Allen. (left) The Londoner’s ska-pop might seem a little fine-featured for the festival setting, but Allen has the attitude and effervescence to make it work. (Mojave Tent, 8:25-9:15)
Air. The veteran French duo is one of electronic music’s perennials. Among singers on a new album is fellow Coachella artist Jarvis Cocker.(Outdoor Theater, 8:35-9:25)
Paul Van Dyk. One of dance music’s DJ deities.(Sahara Tent, 7:50-9:20)

ALSO
Amos Lee. The soul-edged singer is a nondescript troubadour.(Gobi Tent, 8:35-9:25)   (Richard Drew / AP)

Sunday 9 P.M.
DON’T MISS
Manu Chao. One of world music’s most admired artists, the Spanish-born, Paris-raised vagabond brings political attitude to his rainbow of international languages and musical styles. (Coachella Stage, 9:15-10:15)   (Regina Kuehne / AP)