


My reaction is evenly split over Rage Against the Machine’s daylong consciousness-expanding celebration, surely to be among the biggest concerts of the year in Southern California, ranking just behind Goldenvoice’s annual Indio fests (including Stagecoach) and U2’s two nights at Angel Stadium in terms of attendance. I and surely plenty others can recall at least a couple days at Coachella where a handful of unforgettable performances took place amid what was otherwise a forgettable festival experience. Rising this past weekend at the Coliseum boasted irrefutably strong, even great performances across the board, yet still didn’t completely come together as an event. It isn’t so contradictory to insist that L.A.
