Coachella: The Review

The toughest part about covering a festival such as Coachella is separating the fan from the critic. The fan in mind can't get enough of Jens Lekman, Jack White or Mick Jones and perhaps that shows when one attempts to critically analyze two days of music and make some greater sense of what one observed.   
My key points:
The 1970s have become a central reference point across all genres;
The Raconteurs, Cafe Tacuba and Prince performed in superstar fashion;
The Swell Season, Minus the Bear, Rilo Kiley, Lekman and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings were impressive, too;
and Portishead is a question mark.
Here is my review for Variety.