The second Jordan release of February will be the “White Cement” Retro 4 which drops February 18. Presale on this has already started too, they are $190 and we have the following sizes available: 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14

There are so many great acts this year, it is tough to decide where to start! The obvious place to start is with the headliners, so I think that is what I will do. The 3 headlining acts for this year are The Black Keys, the heavily anticipated, Radiohead, and the huge surprise, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. The Black Keys make a ton of sense when you break it down. Following the release of “El Camino”, this duo is pretty much the most talked about band of the last few months. They are a great choice to close out the first night and will definitely not disappoint. Next, the group that everybody and their dog speculated would be on the bill, Radiohead. There were half a dozen fake lineups released recently and every single one of them contained Radiohead. They have hinted at playing the US this summer and what better place to start than Indio? Finally, Dr. Dre and Snoop are going to shut the whole thing down! This one came right out of left field and what a great surprise it was! There is bound to be a lot of “The Chronic” and “Doggystyle”, and who can complain about that?

For me however, the real treat is all the bands that are getting back together to play this festival. If you were to tell me that Refused and At The Drive-In would both be reuniting simultaneously to play the same music festival, I would have told you to take a hike and quit pulling my leg. Well, take that hike down to Indio, CA and quit pulling my leg so I can join you! I am not going to sleep for months in anticipation of this glorious occasion! And, while I am not sleeping I will surely be listening to copious amounts of “The Shape of Punk to Come”, “Relationship of Command”, “In Casino/Out”, and “Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent”. Refused, At The Drive-In, and Dre aren’t the only ones coming out of the woodworks to grace us with their presence either! British pop legends, Squeeze, and British Ska Pioneers, Madness, are also going lay down a few jams! I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to here Suggs pound out “Our House” Or Paul Carrack swoon us with “Tempted”. My mom will be so proud!

Enough with the old guys, let’s talk about some of the lesser known acts that everyone should know! First, I am going to start with mixtape master A$AP Rocky. This Hip-hop up-and-comer is great to see on the lineup! His actual first name is Rakim, after Eric B. and Rakim, so you know this kid was destined for greatness! His mixtape LiveLoveA$AP has been getting a lot of love, and deservedly so. Another young (only by name) hip-hop act worth seeing is Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover). Fun fact, he got this name from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator! How ridiculous is that? Give “Camp” a listen and you will understand why I am excited for Childish Gambino. Someone that I was not surprised to see on this lineup, but I was surprised to see so high up on the list is The Weeknd. This Canadian kid turned heads with his release “House of Balloons” and has been getting rave reviews from everyone! I personally can’t wait to hear his soulful jams at this massive concert. The last name I am going to drop quickly is Gotye. This dude is ridiculously talented, basically does everything on his own. He’s been blowing up on YouTube as of late, and I’m sure this means he is going to make a real splash in the world of music any day now. “Making Mirrors” is his newest album and the song “Someone I Used to Know” is very ear-friendly.

There are so many unbelievable acts on this bill, I couldn’t even begin to scratch the surface. Check out the lineup for yourself and let us know your thoughts! Who would you be excited to see? Who are you surprised to see? Who do you wish was going to be there? All I know is this lineup was a great introduction to the music festival season and I am very excited to see what the other festivals have in store,

-Colter

Coda Staff:

Colter
1. Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
2. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
3. The Cave Singers – No Witch
4. Betty Wright & The Roots – Betty Wright: The Movie
5. Atlas Losing Grip – State Of Unrest
6. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
7. Wanda Jackson – Wanda Jackson
8. Foster The People – Torches
9. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
10. Doomtree – No Kings

Chelsea
1. Lady Gaga – Born This Way
2. The Strokes – Angles
3. The Black Keys – El Camino
4. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
5. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
6. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
7. Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows – D.R.U.G.S.
8. The Kills – Blood Pressures
9. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
10. Adele – 21

Ryan (Kid Shine)
1. Common – Dreamer/Believer
2. Lupe Fiasco – Lasers
3. Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers
4. Travis Barker – Give The Drummer Some
5. Rapper Big Pooh – Dirty Pretty Things
6. Nujabes – Spiritual State
7. DJ Shadow – Less You Know The Better
8. Phonte – Charity Starts At Home
9. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
10. Foster The People – Torches

Maple
1. Whitehorse – Whitehorse
2. The Black Keys – El Camino
3. City & Colour – Little Hell
4. Priscilla Ahn – When You Grow Up
5. Foster The People – Torches
6. Coeur De Pirate – Blonde
7. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
8. Death Cab For Cutie – Codes & Keys
9. The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
10. Rapper Big Pooh – Dirty Pretty Things

Some Friends:

Adrian Yu (Ageless, PS Fresh)
1. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
2. J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story
3. Drake – Take Care
4. Young Jeezy – TM 103 Hustlerz Ambition
5. Mr. Oizo – Stade 2
6. Big Sean – Finally Famous
7. The Game – The R.E.D. Album
8. Tyler, The Creator – Goblin
9. Pac Div – The Div
10. Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra

Chris Habte (KidKris, Sound Society)
1. Kendrick Lamar – Section .80
2. Miles Bonny – Lumberjack Soul
3. Elzhi – Elmatic
4. A$AP Rocky – LiveLoveA$AP
5. Oddisee – Rock Creek Park
6. The Roots – Undun
7. Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown – Daily Bread
8. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
9. Pac Div – The Div
10. Big K.R.I.T. – Return Of 4Eva

Robbie Sahlu (Rubiks Music)
1. The Roots – Undun
2. The Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
3. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
4. Adele – 21
5. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
6. Beyonce – 4
7. Feist – Metals
8. Matisyahu – Live At Stubb’s Volume 2
9. Teck N9ne – Welcome To Strangeland
10. Drake – Take Care

Matty O’Connell (Prop Planes)
1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
2. Life In Your Way – Kingdoms
3. Thrice – Major/Minor
4. Polar Bear Club – Clash Battle Guilt Pride
5. Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows – D.R.U.G.S.
6. Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math
7. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
8. The Roots – Undun
9. Foxwarren – Has Been Defeated
10. Atlas Losing Grip – State Of Unrest

You:

Jon Herriot
1. Foster The People – Torches
2. Arkells – Michigan Left
3. Adele – 21
4. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
5. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
6. TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light
7. Childish Gambino – Camp
8. Noah & The Whale – Last Night On Earth
9. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
10. The Black Keys – El Camino

Kyla Dean
1. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
2. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
3. The Black Keys – El Camino
4. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
5. Foster The People – Torches
6. The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
7. The Kills – Blood Pressures
8. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
9. Adele – 21
10. Grouplove – Never Trust A Happy Song

Jay Nauta
1. The Horrible Crowes – Elsie
2. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
3. We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships
4. The Barr Brothers – The Barr Brothers
5. The Roots – Undun
6. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
7. AA Bondy – Believers
8. Seasick Steve – You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
9. The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
10. Yukon Blonde – Fire/Water

Dan Nicholls
1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
2. The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
3. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
4. Cults – Cults
5. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
6. Tennis – Cape Dory
7. Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
8. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
9. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s A Corporate World

Jared Schlechte
1. Mother Mother – Eureka
2. The Black Keys – El Camino
3. Austra – Feel It Break
4. Lights – Siberia
5. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
6. The Coppertone – Hymns For The Hollow
7. Oh No! Yoko – PAU PAU
8. Library Voices – Summer Of Lust
9. Dinosaur Bones – My Divider
10. City & Colour – Little Hell

Shelby Engele
1. City & Colour – Little Hell
2. Mother Mother – Eureka
3. Lights – Siberia
4. Adele – 21
5. Feist – Metals
6. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
7. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
8. Childish Gambino – Camp
9. Dan Mangan – Oh Fortune
10. The Black Keys – El Camino

Justin Schumacher
1. The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
2. A$AP Rocky – LiveLoveA$AP
3. Kendrick Lamar – Section .80
4. Araabmuzik – Electronic Dream
5. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
6. Doomtree – No Kings
7. Pusha T – Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray
8. XV – Zero Heroes
9. The Roots – Undun
10. Das Racist – Relax

Katie Sveinson
1. Blink 182 – Neighborhoods
2. Sammy Bananas – Good Call
3. Rihanna – Talk That Talk
4. Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers
5. Beyonce – 4
6. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
7. Foster The People – Torches
8. Cold War Kids – Mine Is Yours
9. Travis Barker – Give The Drummer Some
10. Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain

Greg Duck
1. Scale The Summit – Collective
2. Graveyard – Hisingen Blues
3. Barn Burner – Bangers II: Scum Of The Earth
4. Black Cobra – Invernal
5. Animals As Leaders – Weightless
6. Between The Buried & Me – The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
7. Red Fang – Murder The Mountains
8. Opeth – Heritage
9. The Black Keys – El Camino
10. Mastodon – The Hunter

Luke Sitter
1. Lonely Forest – Arrows
2. Cuff The Duke – Morning Comes
3. Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
4. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
5. Banner Pilot – Heart Beats Pacific
6. Frank Turner – England Keep My Bones
7. Rural Alberta Advantage – Departing
8. Library Voices – Summer Of Lust
9. Grouplove – Never Trust A Happy Song
10. Death Cab For Cutie – Codes & Keys

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1. Album must have been released for the first time in 2011.
2. Album cannot be a Greatest Hits, Best Of, or any other collection of an Artist’s hits.
3. Album cannot be a re-release or remastered version, original releases only.
4. Album cannot be a Movie Soundtrack.
5. Album cannot be a compilation album, such as Much Dance, etc.
6. All entries must be received by December 25th at 11:59pm CST.
7. All lists must contain ten (10) albums, no more and no less.
8. All lists must be numbered one (1) through ten (10) and if they are not we will assume the first album on the list in your number one (1) choice and so on.

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