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Still suffering from the absence of Coachella? Have no fear, Kohoutek Music and Arts Festival is here! The free two-day event named after and in honor of the comet held every spring will be commencing tonight on the mounds at Pitzer College in Claremont. Long regarded by the 5Cs as "Little Coachella," the "Gem of the Inland Empire" or quite simply "Completely Fucking Awesome," the 35th annual Kohoutek Festival promises a bevy of prominent artists as well as local acts, spanning genres from indie rock to hip hop. Friday night features headliners such as Brooklyn's own dance punk duo Matt and Kim and local indie rock outfits the Henry Clay People and Voxhaul Broadcast. Saturday, on the other hand, touts an array of hip hop heavyweights like Blu and Mr. Lif. It's just about the closest thing you can get to being in the desert listening to great music with like-minded music aficionados.

              

An ever-increasing workload, the recession’s effect on one’s monthly Amoeba habit, a rapidly approaching membership into the “mid-thirties” club - a million and one reasons to stop seeing live music as frequently as my liver could once withstand. But last year’s SXSW/Coachella springtime juggernaut left its indelible mark and a few bands moved to the top of the “must see again and again” list, Cut Copy’s electropop/dance rock eking out the top spot. Who doesn’t love a band you can jump around to? It’s like everything good about the 90s rave scene (without the glow sticks and wide-legged pants, natch) served up with a side of early 80s nu-wave synth.