The magic of Coachella hung in the air as the bustling cityscape of Los Angeles morphed into the baroness of the desert. As an East Coast transplant, this was my first time at the festival and thus far, it has not let me down. I caught a handful of acts that I was keen on seeing, and each one demonstrated a fundamental component of the festival circuit.

Read on for recaps of Passion Pit, Grizzly Bear, La Roux, LCD Soundsystem and Jay-Z. …MORE