We knew the dates: April 25-26, normally when Coachella would be held at the Empire Polo Field in Indio. But everything’s moving up a bit next year. Now we know the lineup for the third annual Stagecoach festival, leading off with some of the biggest names in country music: Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney (already a Stagecoach alum), a rare West Coast performance from Reba McEntire and multiplatinum crossover sensation Kid Rock. Once again, the remainder ...

I know it’s a cliché to be stunned by the mere passing of time, but I still find it hard to believe it’s been two decades since eccentric, visionary producer Hal Willner put together his dark, captivating, richly detailed Disney tribute Stay Awake, perhaps because that album has been a constant in my life ever since it appeared to critical huzzahs in 1988. Not a Halloween passes without me playing Tom Waits’ creepy recasting of ...