Fanfarlo

Originally started by Swedish musician, Simon Balthazar and Giles D Davis in 2006, Fanfarlo is a London-based indie pop group that can be described in a word, interesting. Their style, sound, videos, and look have a very interesting, stylish, and edgy feel. They combine indie, folk, and post-punk sounds using their vast instrumental skills. Among the instruments used in the group are the trumpet, violin, mandolin, musical saw, and clarinet. Fanfarlo got their name from the Charles Baudelaire novella, La Fanfarlo, and consists of Amos Memon (vocals, drums, percussion), Cathy Lucas (violin, keys, mandolin, glockenspiel, vocals, musical saw), Justin Finch (bass, vocals), Leon Beckenham (trumpet, keyboards, glockenspiel, melodica, vocals), and Simon Balthazar (vocals, guitar, keyboards, mandolin, saxophone, clarinet). Quite a combination of instruments, eh? Seeing Fanfarlo perform their catchy songs will definitely be a sight if they've brought all their instruments along! They will be performing at Coachella 2012 on Sunday, April 15th and 22nd!

To get more info go to their website, Wiki page, and follow them on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter!

First Aid Kit

Can you say chiiiiiilllllll!?! I sure hope so, because Swedish sisters Johanna (23) and Klara (19) Soderberg are going to take your mind to a far away place with their amazing folk music. They started making these soothing sounds in 2007, and were influenced by bands like Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom. In 2008 they finally got the recognition they deserved when their video cover of "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" went viral. They've only released two albums, but we can surely look forward to more from the duo. Their family is very lucky to have produced two beautiful daughters, both gifted with such pure and incredible voices. Their melodies are sublime and you can't help but sit back, relax, and let your mind wander when you listen to their tracks. We can look forward to watching them perform at Coachella 2012 on Sunday, April 15th and 22nd!

To learn more check out their page on Wiki, their website, and follow them on Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook!

Feist

Not to be confused with the small hunting dog, almost 36-year old Leslie Feist is a Canadian singer-songwriter with a voice from the music gods. Her musical talents range from vocals, writing, guitar, banjo, piano, and drums, and she also performs with indie rock group Broken Social Science. At Coachella she will be performing for us as her wonderful solo-self, Feist. Her indie pop, folk, baroque pop sound is just beautiful and will have you swaying side to side feeling full of soul, passion, and amazement. When Feist sings it literally makes me shut my eyes and get that "awwww yeahhhh" look on my face as I rock back and forth, and I doubt that it won't do the same for you. Her music makes you feel calm and like you're living in the clouds, and I cannot wait till she makes us float on thin air at Coachella, where she will be playing on Saturday, April 14th and 21st.

For more info check their Wiki page out or their website! And don't forget to follow their Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter!