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Maybe you've heard of itForewarning: this isn't some exhaustive recap of every music group to take a stage at Coachella. If you're looking for something a little more thorough, maybe give our cronies at USA TODAY a look.

There are two weekends per year the city of Indio, CA, goes off. They are Coachella & Stagecoach, and they occur one week after the other...meaning you can probably forget about the other fifty. Leaving LA, our group packed everything we needed (tent, sunscreen and water) and headed East towards the windmill-city turned music Mecca.

The Vestal Village played the perfect host for the
weekend in Indio

Vestal played host for our 3-day weekend of indie-electronic tunes, fist-pumps, adult beverages, pool parties, etc. etc. Celebrating its new line of eyewear, Vestal transformed a sleepy ranch into the Vestal Village; a campground/playground with slip-n-slides, a bar that never closed, a pool and about 200 people ready to rage.

But we'll get back to the parties in a bit. At its core, Coachella is about music. And this year, it's lineup brought something for everyone. Here are highlights, notes and quotes from the bands we caught...

Muse: Coachella-stealer 2010. Dudes are cooler than ice-cold and put on an hour-and-a-half performance during which babies were being made somewhere. We're talking so cool that Muse frontman, Matt Bellamy, wore an unreleased Obey shirt. We're talking so cool that he changed his bright pants mid-set and no one noticed (some David Blaine shit right there). We're talking so cool that he almost, ALMOST made it cool again to wear those damn Kanye glasses. Began their set with Uprising, ended it with Knights of Cydonia and crushed everything else in between.

The xx: There's been a lot of hype around this atmospheric English indie-pop group lately and after seeing them live, it's definitely warranted. Maybe you've heard the sick mixtape which blends Biggie's rhymes over their instrumentals? "The [xx] blew up like I thought [they] would."

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The Sahara tent brought non-stop beats throughout
the 3-day festival
Jay-Z: Murdered it wearing black from head to toe. Ran through hits like Big Pimpin', Empire State of Mind and Show Me What You Got. Perhaps as equally appealing as Jigga's performance was his backdrop. Thing was sick. Sure, some Coachella purists will scoff at the fact that Hov rocked their festival. But this was Coachella 11. Times are changing; last time I checked the festival sold out for the first time ever...wake up hipsters.

LCD Soundsystem: First time seeing them and these dudes know how to put on a performance. Show up, blow up...no dissapointment from these electro-ninjas.

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Festival fairgrounds
Edward Sharpe: All the REAL TRUE hippies came out to see them. Highly energetic, great beats and collaboration. The crowd responded wonderfully to them. "Their sound is eclectic, almost folky with all the different beats," said J-Nellz.

Passion Pit: Seemed new to such a large audience, but they kept the crowd on its feet...everyone and their grandma were dancing. Performed hits like Little Secrets and Sleepyhead. They better get used to crowds like this.

MGMT: To be honest, we sacrificed their performance to line up a better spot to see Muse. Sorry dudes, your second album just isn't as good as your first.

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There's a few pool parties in Coachella.
Fortunately, Tavik knows how to throw a good one.
Die Antwoord: Newly signed to Interscope Records, this Zef-rap group from Africa made their US debut at Coachella. Although only a 20-minute performance, they made their presence felt. Consisting of Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek, Die Antwoord performed their internet-smash Enter The Ninja and got the crowd amped.

Can we get a countdown to Coachella 2011?

- Danny Spyra