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The performances on the first day of Coachella 2012 were as stellar as the weather was not (wind, rain): the long-awaited reunions of bands like Pulp and Mazzy Star were dynamic payoffs, while newcomers like Gary Clark Jr., Ximena Sarinana and Kendrick Lamar made the most of their festival slots.

On a day when blues, Americana and classic-rock-esque artists such as honeyhoney, Dawes and Gary Clark Jr....

I guess the story of the first day was the weather. Everyone checking their iPhones for what time the rain would begin. And it eventually came, not SF rain, but a startling event none the less for Coachella.

Acts such as Azealia Banks, Radiohead, Mazzy Star, Flying Lotus and many others perform on a weekend filled with a multitude of subgenres. Anyone who's ever been to Coachella or any music festival understands the idea of "the moment," that magical, jewel-encrusted feeling you get when everything clicks — the sound, the lights, the emotion, the music — and you feel at one with the world.

INDIO -- The anticipated hip-hop reunion of Long Beach emcee Snoop Dogg and super producer and artist Dr. Dre performing Sunday night had some fans buzzing with excitement Saturday. Catch up: Ready to rock again , In the trenches , Offer you can't refuse , Sweet treat , Vinyl, really? , The Black Keys , Mazzy Star , celebrities in attendance , wet weather and more from opening day . Get a taste ...

Coachella 2012: Mazzy Star plays at twilight at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Times pop critic Randall Roberts experiences a lovely, transcendent moment.

Pulp, Mazzy Star, James, Refused... (What Decade Is This?) Also: Scorching Rock From Black Keys & Gary Clark, Jr. on Day 1

Photos by Natalie Kardos and Chris Tuite; above: Pulp by Natalie Kardos The first weekend of Coachella kicked off yesterday with performances by Pulp, Mazzy Star, M83, Refused, Girls, the Black Keys, Kendrick Lamar, Neon Indian, Death Grips, Explosions in the Sky, EMA, M. Ward, Arctic Monkeys, the Horrors, WU LYF, Yuck, and many more. Our photographers Natalie Kardos and Chris Tuite will be ...

INDIO - Indie rock favorites Mazzy Star, featuring Hope Sandoval and Dave Roback, gave a somber performance Friday night at the Coachella festival.

The annual music festival will also have its share of reunions of group from the 1980s and 90s, including Pulp and Mazzy Star.

Mazzy Star played their first show in 15 years — the first of four Coachella warm-up gigs — last week in Petaluma. No photographers were issued passes for the gig, but SPIN got our hands on a few moody shots of frontlady Hope Sandoval you can see what to expect when the reunited crew hit the stage at 8:50 p...