Last week they killed it at Coachella, and this week they promise to do the same at Granada Theater. Pretty Lights comes to Dallas this Wednesday, 4/28, and we couldn’t be more excited. Want to win tickets? Simply comment, tell us why, sit back and win! (Be sure to include your email address)

Photography & Video By: SHOK

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(Originally published on Helloooooo.com April 14, 2009)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Hipsters: Coachella is almost upon us. With that, there are certain responsibilities and acceptable behaviors that one must abide by when attending The Festival of All Festivals. Count your blessings because the Commandments below are ten years in the making from the same folks who brought you the Ten BBM Commandments. Also, if you have not started starving yourself yet, then by all means go get yourself the largest cup of Ultra-Extreme-Columbian coffee 7-Eleven sells, kick your feet up, and pay close attention. Without further ado, Gilberto, Shok and The Doc present The Ten Coachella Commandments…

1. Never ever let your friends convince you to put down the $5,000 security deposit on your rental home. All the “I promise to pay you back”‘s in the world will not magically take money out of your friends’ bank and land it into your over-drafted account. (Side note: If you are renting a home from a family by the name of ‘Zimmerman,’ return your deposit and tell them to go fuck themselves — trust).

2. Don’t tell anybody you have bought your ticket or even done anything that would remotely suggest that you have your plans figured out…this could put you in a position to figure out their plans too.

3. Don’t be seen in the “Beer Garden” — people might think you are broke, the recession has affected you, and you cannot afford VIP.

4. Be cautious when taking the biggest SUV among your friends down to the concert; though you will get the most bang for your buck (read: Artist Parking Pass), you can expect a great deal of arguing as either a) one of the 12 people in the car’s ecstasy wears off, b) one friend wants to stay for Felix the Cat (who?), or c) you are lucky enough to be with one of “those” people who can only use hotel toilets.

Gilberto’s 2006 Coachella Ho

5. Don’t be caught dead putting “House of Hype” as your blackberry status — even if you are staying there.

6. Don’t forget to fill up your house’s kitchen with the basics: Gatorade (orange, obviously), tequila, flour tortillas, cheese, water, Crown, club soda, Doritos (red), eggs, cold cuts, and of course beer (for those annoying “how do I know you?” guests who roll up empty-handed).

7. If any of your friends is adamant that they are not going to Coachella, they for sure are going. If they call you in the days before the festival, they for sure are trying to “crash on your couch.” Our advice: Don’t answer their calls or open their BBMs. Again — trust.

8. Don’t complain about the line-up and how three years ago was soooooo much better. Shut the fuck up, put on your American Apparel tee, and enjoy the show. And while you are it, for the love of God don’t come to the event at 3 and think you are coming fashionably late…everybody knows not to come before 6.

9. Ladies, this one is for you. It is not OK, under any circumstances, to think that it is cool to wear cowboy boots in the 110-degree desert weather. No, you are not in Austin and the amount of bacteria that is cultivating inside your shit-kickers is probably enough to kill a small village. Or at least the entire Sahara Tent.

10. And last but not least, don’t ever trust any friend who tells you he can make you a VIP or Artist wristband. That might have worked back in the day (aka 2001)…but those days are long gone, Mr Greenberg. Also, don’t bother showing up to the event without an Artist Parking Pass. You might as well not buy a ticket and spend Coachella in the parking lot listening to your eight-track player, watching your fellow ragged commoners.

You might have heard about the latest quarrel between the Ghallagher brothers of Oasis which led to the recent cancellation of their European tour.

You might have also heard that the spat broke-out at the Rock en Seine Music Festival in Paris, which welcomed nearly 100,000 music-fiends a day this past weekend.

Despite the drama, the 3-day music festival had no shortage of hair-raising talent, good vibes, and perfect weather.

It’s not everyday when you can go out dancing in Paris after a Vitalic performance, wake up the next day for Brunch français, and then head over to Parc de Saint-Cloud to do it all over again.

No camping needed here… the festival takes place in the Le Nôtre-designed park, 15 minutes away from the center of Paris.

Take that, Coachella in the desert.

Doria, takin’ in the Macy Gray sound-waves this past Sunday.

100,000 heads facing MGMT.

Entrance to the Parc de Saint-Cloud, designed by famed French architect André Le Nôtre for the imperial residence, le Château de Saint-Cloud.

Photos by: Le Baron

DANCE…and yes, Coachella…we did dance in that desert heat. We danced inside the wavelengths of music. Caught in the middle of sweat and base and shrieking voices, we rumbled.

Thank you boys for the great reviews so far…Now it’s Dagnushka’s turn.

Stay tuned …

;)

Not much to say about this one, other than thanks DT for the camera phone pic.

BEST SURPRISE PERFORMANCE :: TRV$DJAM with Warren G “Regulate”

As if the show wasn’t sick enough, the duo played Biggie’s “Juicy” and out pops Mr 2-1-3 Warren G to perform regulate. Watch the video, you won’t be let down (he comes on at the 2-minute mark, complete with floating Marijuana leaves…)

BEST NEWCOMER :: DJ Marshall Barnes

Because he is our friend, but also because he is the sickest DJ this side of Compton. Easy enough.

BEST VENUE :: Sahara Tent

Hands down. Look at this pic of Saturday’s lineup, por ejemplo…

BEST DAY OF THE FESTIVAL :: Friday

Huge turnout for the Friday shows, which was shocking given most people don’t make it down to the desert til Saturday usually. Beirut, Crystal Castles, The Ting Tings and Girl Talk were off the hook. Evening was of course capped off by Sir Paul’s super-long, super-powerful set. Below: Paul McCartney singing “Blackbird”

BEST PLACE TO STAY/PLAY :: Riviera Hotel, Palm Springs

House of Hype took over this 400+ room hotel and turned it into one big South Beach-esque party. Bikinis and stilettos all day long, baby.

BEST ACCESSORY :: This Dude’s Sunglasses

Soooooo Judge Dredd.

BEST EATS IN VIP :: Teriyaki Chicken Bowl

OK, OK. So the pizza is unreal, and the chicken in the teriyaki bowl is rubbery as hell. But still, as good as the slices are, they are wayyyyyy too risky. Burn your mouth and the weekend is ruined. Gotta go with rubber chicken bowl.

BEST AFTER-PARTY :: T-Mobile G1 Party

Bolthouse held a T-Mobile event at the same airport hangar last year, and it was unreal with Aoki and DJ AM spinning back and forth at different stations. This year, AM was back and so was Tommy’s Burgers. But the real star of the night was the Chipotle station — nothing beats a late night bowl to satisfy Gilberto’s needs. OK, maybe a latte from Coffee Bean to feel skinny again after gorging myself.

Made it down to the desert last night with a few friends in hand. Today we are laying out by the pool catching some rays before we head to the festival at around 5. After we catch Sir Paul McCartney and the Chemical Brothers we will be heading over to The House of Hype to catch my boy DJ Grant Shapiro spin. I hope to see you all there.

I have been waiting to download this track since I saw Aoki and Barnes DJ at SXSW at the 508 house. I re-posted the original video from the DIM MAK party below. This song will definitely get you in the mood to go out and get your funk on if your feeling so-so. Trust Shok on this it worked for me a few weeks back.

SXSW 2009 :: Marshall Barnes x Aoki @ 508 House for Metallica Afterparty

Last night started off at El Carmen on west 3rd Street in LA. The last time I was there I remember never wanting to leave. They have a list of tequilla like Mastro’s does wine.  I met a few friends for some tequila shots before we headed to see our friends band Redstone Hall… An hour later and five shots down we were told we are officially cut off from the bar. ”Check Please!” We hopped in a cab and headed over to Molly Malones on Fairfax and Wilshire where my boys Zack, Mac and Steven were about to play. The show was great, they covered The Doors and I got to see a lot of good friends that were in town for Easter & Passover. I am headed back to Dallas tonight and will be back in LA on Thursday for the drive down to Coachella. If anyone has artist/vip passes they want to hook me up with I will gladly accept as I am still ticket-less. See you all in the desert.

Just got back from a very eventful weekend in DC and New York. Spent the night in DC Thursday with my man NEMo and DJ Grant Shapiro for the opening of a salad restaurant I invested in called Sweet Green. It’s our second location with the third opening soon in Bethesda. Took the Chinatown bus from DC to NY on Friday and went out with Guttersnype to the Ruff Club’s 3 year anniversary later that night. We spent much of Saturday recovering yet somehow worked up the energy to make it out for another round of late night madness. Started off at Phillipe’s for dinner and I am proud to say they are opening a location in West Hollywood soon on Melrose Ave.  Later that night we found ourselves at a small bar in Brooklyn called the Candy Shop where everyone was drinking PB&R’s. We later went to Apotheke (above) — this cool speakeasy-type spot where our boy DJ Bobby Nourmand was spinning. From the outside you think your about to walk into a restaurant. While I was pretty depressed when I found out no Jack was to be served, this doctor-type behind the bar eased my suffering with a homemade liquor concoction that was laced with Absinthe. I will be headed to LA on Wednesday with Gilberto for the weekend where the official countdown to Coachella begins… 11 days!

Our crew touched down a night earlier than originally planned to see DJ Marshall Barnes, our boy from LA, throw down with fellow Deckstar’r Steve Aoki at the Metallica Afterparty. Fresh off only a couple hours sleep from spinning at Foxtail the night before, Barnes killed it at the 508 House with Aoki. The small, cozy home at the corner of 8th and Red River made for an intimate setting that felt more like a Bar Mitzvah than a concert — Aoki even body-surfed the crowd to “Hava Negilah!” if I remember correctly…? The duo followed an energy-filled set by Crystal Method, capping off an overall unreal start to a 2+ day debauchery session filled with whiskey, electro music, and of course, the skinniest jeans known to mankind. (Photos and videos by gilberto/dagnushka/shok).

Tour Dates:

3/05/09         CHOLULA, MX             ANIVERSIO BOMBAY (w/FELIX CARTAL)
3/06/09         MONTERREY, MX         NUEVA LEON (w/FELIX CARTAL)
3/07/09         MEXICO CITY, MX        PLAZA CONDESA (w/ FELIX CARTAL)
3/13/09         PHOENIX, AZ               MYST (w/BIRD PETERSON)
3/14/09         DENVER, CO                OGDEN THEATER (w/FELIX CARTAL, BIRD PETERSON)
3/19/09         SAN FRANCISCO, CA   THE INDEPENDENT (w/FELIX CARTAL)

3/20/09         DALLAS, TX                 PONTIAC GARAGE AT HOUSE OF BLUES

3/21/09         AUSTIN, TX                 SXSW
3/28/09         MIAMI, FL                    ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (WMC)
3/28/09         MIAMI, FL                    LOUIS @ GANSEVOORT (WMC)
4/03/09         NEW YORK, NY            WEBSTER HALL ( BIRD PETERSON)
4/04/09         BALTIMORE, MD          SONAR (w/BIRD PETERSON)
4/09/09         TORONTO, ON            KOOLHAUS (w/CROOKERS,THE BLOODY BEETROOTS, STEVE AOKI)
4/10/09         PHILADELPHIA, PA      TLA (THEATER OF LIVING ARTS)
4/11/09         MONTREAL, QC           METROPOLIS (w/FELIX CARTAL)
4/18/09         INDIO, CA                   COACHELLA

OK, so the phone is not an official Los Angeles Lakers product by any means, but I know my main man Kobe would approve. So would Jerry Buss. Shok made it official the other night that it is time to start thinking about Coachella, so this is the first move I think I’m gonna make on my mission to gear up for the desert. Make your own rendition at www.colorware.com. And at a price tag of $149 – $189, you may want to really try and not drop your phone wrecklessly on the concrete…again.

My boy gilberto is all over these…personally the doc has a problem with the beige sole found on most Superga models, but low and behold the Cotu Low Cut sneaker in white canvas. I can’t wait for their first grass stain at Coachella! They are kind of hard to find, but if you really really want ‘em (which you do), click here. More pics after ye olde jump…

Boys and girls, it’s getting close to that time…time for the sickest festival of the year, every year. Officially released lineup so start becoming REALLY nice to all your friends whose parents own digs in Palm Springs and start begging everyone you know for VIP Bracelets/Artists Passes/Handicapped Parking Passes. See y’all in Indio.