Secret Gardens & Fields of Urine: The Mynabirds' Guide to Coachella
Coachella is just days away and Fuse can't wait to soak in the hot desert sun, not to mention see live music by everyone from Blur to Phoenix to Wu-Tang Clan to the reunited Postal Service (!).
To help you get ready for the reliably awesome music fest, Fuse spoke with Laura Burhenn, leader of the indie folk collective the Mynabirds. As part of Bright Eyes' Coachella band in 2011, Burhenn did more than play the fest: She survived it, weathering a bout of pneumonia in the California desert. This year, she's much healthier and headed back to Coachella as part of the Postal Service's backing band, so we called her up to get tips on maximizing the festival experience in Indio.
So from Burhenn's pneumonia-tinted recollections of a secret rose garden to advice for navigating urine-stained fields, to thoughts on the life-affirming power of live music, here's what Laura Burhenn has to say about Coachella.
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