Photo: Alex Rauch

She Wants Revenge has never been a band you could pigeonhole into a particular genre and with their third studio album, Valleyheart they continue that trend.

As the guys prep to close out Coachella 2011, they gave a sneak peak of all the awesome they have in store for the Gobi Stage tonight with Nicole Alvarez.

Nicole hugged She Wants Revenge band members Adam Bravin & Justin Warfield who she hadn’t seen since then release of their last album, around 2007.

In the downtime, Nicole wanted to know what they’d been up to.  You might suspect that they’d have spent the past few years working on side projects, but according to Adam they actually spent most of the time working out material for Valleyheart:

We have been just working on the album.

Headlining on Night Three gave the guys a chance to catch some of the other bands performing, so Nicole needed to know what their favorite acts of the night were: ”Arcade Fire, The Kills, and Mumford & Sons.”

Of the three Mumford & Sons’ performance was Adam’s favorite, but really it’s hard to find someone to disagree with that statement.

We wonder, since She Wants Revenge is headlining Night 3 of Coachella, will they outdo what’s so far been the most talked about performance of Coachella 2011?

And after hearing the performance on the KROQ Coachella House outdoor stage, we have to  admit, we’d be hard pressed to find someone better suited to close out Coachella.

Valleyheart will hit stores May 24th, 2011.

Austin, Texas has everything you need to have a good time.  Music, beer, BBQ and over 80 stages will be rocking it for five days for the annual SXSW Music Festival when it kicks off tomorrow. I’m heading down there to cover the madness so check KROQ.com for updates, rock shots, shots of BBQ, shots of beer and shots of shots.

During the festival downtown Austin closes it’s major roads to cars…

…so that drunk music fans and industry folks can walk the streets checking out band after band after band without getting run over.

KROQ and The Roxy have an awesome showcase of bands from Los Angeles performing at Rusty Spurs Saloon on Thursday night.

I’ll be rocking it with Tom Morello and Boots Riley when Street Sweeper Social Club hits the stage.  Justin and Adam from She Wants Revenge will be there plus great bands I play on KROQ Locals Only like Crash Kings, Carney and Saint Motel.

You never know who will be a break out band after SXSW. Last year, I caught The Temper Trap and Passion Pit before they blew up. Check out my video recap from last years SXSW.

If you are heading down or thinking of doing so next year check out my SXSW Survival Guide here. There are some simple things that can make your week a whole easier and get you through that damn hangover.

Carney – Love Me, Chase Me
Glacier Hiking – Shotgun
She Wants Revenge – These Things
Darker My Love – Two Ways Out
Oedipus – Burn it Down
Italian Japanese – Le Pony
Volume – The Adolescent
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat the Devil’s Tattoo
The Deadly Syndrome – Wingwalker
Big Stone City – Good for Nothing
Useless Keys – White Noise
The Happy Hollows – Lieutenant
Aedose – Wast of Time
Robotanists – Wait a Minute Here
She Screams Remedy – Travesty

Photos by Alex Rauch