Cold War Kids Play It Cool for Coachella
- Posted on Jan 22nd 2008 2:00PM by Jeff Miller
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Though the music world was atwitter with the news of the Coachella lineup Monday, Cold War Kids bassist Matt Maust -- who's band's set to be featured prominently at the festival -- played it cool last night, standing sidestage along with his bandmate Jonnie Russell while watching his former touring partners (and roommates!) in We Barbarians at the tiny Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles. "It's my first Coachella," he said, when Spinner asked if he was excited to play. "I didn't really go to many festivals before we started playing them. In fact, Lollapalooza ['06] was the first festival I ever went to."
Don't expect a full Cold War Kids tour anytime soon. Though the band will play some other festival one-offs this summer, they're currently working on their second full-length, shooting for a fall release.






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Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn's got a compelling -- and exhausting -- stage presence, with his stamina put to the test from the band's recent hardcore touring regimen. So what's changed since their bar band days to guarantee he doesn't pass out from exhaustion? "I've gotten focus on health in general," Finns tells Spinner. "And not losing your voice and not going crazy. Also, I've been running a lot and trying to get into good shape. We played outdoors in Austin the other night and it was so hot. But I was able to do a better performance by being in a better place." 







