78-606: Crystal Castles was a Canadian electronic music group. Crystal Castles may also refer to: Crystal Castles Crystal Castles was a Canadian electronic music group formed in 2006 in Toronto , Ontario, by songwriter-producer Ethan Kath and singer-songwriter Alice Glass . Crystal Castles was known for their chaotic live shows and lo-fi melancholic homemade productions. They released many limited vinyl singles between 2006 and 2007 before releasing four studio albums between 2008 and 2016. Glass announced her departure from
156-512: A 3-day mega concert known as Desert Trip . Desert Trip took place at the same venue as the Coachella Music Festival, over two three-day weekends, on October 7–9 and 14–16, 2016. Despite Desert Trip becoming the highest-grossing music festival in history, Goldenvoice founder Paul Tollett has not announced any plans for a second Desert Trip, stating that it's not necessary for it to "turn into another franchise festival". Indio
234-428: A CD-R containing 70 instrumental tracks, for which she then recorded vocals on 35 tracks. The group's second album , released variously as Crystal Castles , Crystal Castles (II) , and simply (II) , was released on May 24, 2010. With the release of their second album, their music became more aesthetic and more sharply focused, mixing synth pop and loud rock sounds with increasing skill. In April 2010, an early mix of
312-469: A Facebook post, Alice Glass announced that she was leaving Crystal Castles, that the band was finished, and that she intended to pursue a solo career. Crystal Castles' manager assured fans that the band would continue without her. On April 16, 2015, Ethan Kath released a new Crystal Castles track, " Frail ", featuring a new vocalist named Edith Frances. The song was accompanied with a caption by Kath, wishing Glass well but stating that she did not appear on
390-423: A U.S. Festival Tour during Spring 2016. They were included in the announced lineup for the 79 Cents event at SXSW, a concert showcase organized by Tumblr to highlight women's income disparity. In an interview with The Verge , Glass stated her opinion that Kath was not a suitable person to be performing at a feminism-centric event. Shortly after, the band was removed from the lineup. In July 2016 they released
468-578: A better singer and who would put up with a lot worse than [she] would". After discovering that Kath had done similar actions towards other women, Glass felt it was her responsibility to come forward. Glass would disavow her work with Crystal Castles and asked fans to cease their support of the band. Crystal Castles' musical style was described by reviewer Jack Shankly as "ferocious, asphyxiating sheets of warped two-dimensional Gameboy [ sic ] glitches and bruising drum bombast that pierces your skull with their sheer shrill force, burrowing deep into
546-643: A brief period of time in the 2000s. Because of the numerous festivals and special events held annually in Indio, the Chamber of Commerce deemed Indio's official nickname to be "The City of Festivals". Indio is considered the second County seat, the Riverside County Fairgrounds is a facility that hosts various events year round such as music concerts, 4x4 monster truck rallies, rodeos, and other special events. Two major annual festivals are
624-439: A difficult area to live in at the time. The depot was at the center of all social life in the desert with a fancy dining room and hosting dances on Friday nights. While Indio started as a railroad town, it soon became an agricultural center. Onions, cotton, grapes, citrus and dates thrived in the arid climate due to the ingenuity of farmers finding various means of attaining water, first through artesian wells and later through
702-442: A household in the city was $ 34,624, and the median income for a family was $ 35,564. Males had a median income of $ 25,651 versus $ 21,093 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 13,525. About 16.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. Beginning in the 1980s and to today, Indio grew many times its previous size. Along with
780-491: A moving car, torn her hair out and lied about the nature of her rib injury. Kath had at several points gone against doctor's orders and made her perform when she was suffering from a concussion. Kath also held onto Glass' passport and controlled her finances, preventing her from having her own cell phone or credit card until a couple of years before she left. Glass also mentioned that if she ever thought of leaving Crystal Castles, Kath would threaten to replace her with someone "who's
858-518: A population of 76,036. The population density was 2,604.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,005.8/km ). The racial makeup of Indio was 46,735 (61.5%) White (27.0% Non-Hispanic White), 1,805 (2.4%) African American , 741 (1.0%) Native American , 1,693 (2.2%) Asian , 55 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 22,394 (29.5%) from other races , and 2,613 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 51,540 persons (67.8%). There were 23,378 households, out of which 10,522 (45.0%) had children under
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#1732793692320936-421: A population of 89,137 people, and 34,458 households in the city. The population density was 2,682.7 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Indio was 48.5% White , 3.3% African American , 0.5% Native American , 1.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , and 17.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 66.6% of the population. The 2010 United States Census reported that Indio had
1014-640: A song by Lo-bat called "My Little Droid Needs a Hand", released under a Creative Commons license. Another track called "Love and Caring", samples the kick and snare from Covox's "Sunday". Crystal Castles toured and performed at numerous festivals around the world to support the album, including Ireland's Oxegen Festival, the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey, Coachella Valley and Music Festival in Indio, California ,
1092-464: A statement issued to Pitchfork through his attorney, where he called the accusations "pure fiction" and said he was consulting with his lawyers as to his legal options. However the band cancelled the rest of their North American tour in light of Glass's accusations. Crystal Castles has since been inactive, having not released any new material, performed any concerts, or even provided any updates on its own status since prematurely ending their tour. It
1170-656: A variety of locations including an abandoned church in Iceland , a self-built cabin in northern Ontario , a garage behind an abandoned drug store in Detroit , as well as Paul Epworth 's London studio. Of the experience, Kath said, "I recorded most of the record in the coldest winter in decades in a church without heat in Iceland. It was so cold that when I listen back I can hear myself shivering. I chose it because it felt right". In December 2009, Kath gave vocalist Alice Glass
1248-703: Is 76.0 °F (24.4 °C). Indio is in the Colorado Desert region of the Sonoran Desert . It is adjacent to the geologic Salton Sink and within the site of historic Lake Cahuilla of the Lower Colorado River Valley . Indio is an official National Bird Sanctuary, because of the seasonal bird migration flight routes that cross the town en route to the Salton Sea . The 2020 United States Census reported that Indio had
1326-639: Is a 23,000 sq. ft. facility with a main hall, the Expo Hall; three separate theaters that are approximately 2,200 sq. ft. each: Village Theatre, Cabaret Theatre, and the Old Towne Playhouse. Desert TheatreWorks occupies the facility, which has produced more than 50 plays and musicals, 8 children's musicals and more than 20 special events, making them one of the Coachella Valley's leading producers of theatre and educational programming for
1404-1127: Is also anticipated to create an abundance of jobs. Light industry is not new to Indio. Between the 1960s and the early 1980s, the Bank of America -owned Giannini Research Institute, Kaiser Inc. and Cabazon Firearms had contracts with both NASA and the US Armed Forces that produced ammunition, computer parts, moon rover parts for the Apollo landing program, and train engines for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Indio sought more corporate businesses and office professions, including fruit packing and shipping firms. Locally based United States Filter Corporation, Guy Evans Inc., Dimare Fruit Co., West Coast Turf and Japanese-owned Sun World Inc.; and move-in companies such as Borden , Coca-Cola , Ernie Ball , Ernst and Young , Ferguson , Fulton Distributors, Guthy-Renker , Pulte Homes , Sunrise Company, SunScape Tech and Tala Industries choose Indio for
1482-586: Is also the site of many other annual arts, culture, and entertainment festivals and events. Among these include: The Coachella Valley History Museum Home, on Miles Avenue, has a two-acre campus, which currently includes the Smiley-Tyler House, built in 1926, the 1909 Schoolhouse, and the Date Museum dedicated to the history and development of the fruit (the only date museum in the world), plus gardens and archives preserving historical artifacts of
1560-552: Is currently in the process of a 2040 general plan to increase the number of developments in Indio. For example, the city opened a 120-room Fairfield Inn and Suites in February 2019 and broke ground on a 93-room Hampton Inn and Suites that is expected to open January 2020. A new movie theater and the continual development of retail stores at the Indio Towne Center, The Showcase at Indio, and The Palms shopping centers
1638-580: Is the San Andreas Fault , a major tectonic plate boundary of the Pacific and North American plates. The telephone area code is 760 but 442 has been added to the area as well. The city's ZIP codes are 92201 and 92203 north of Interstate 10 . The climate of the Coachella Valley is influenced by the surrounding geography. High mountain ranges on three sides contribute to its unique and year-round warm climate, with some of warmest winters west of
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#17327936923201716-653: The Alice Practice EP grew rapidly. Several limited-edition 7-inch vinyl singles followed in 2006 and 2007 on various independent labels, including two on London's Trouble Records. In February 2008, Kath said his aim was to "...make the most annoying sounds ever [for Alice to] scream over and then we'll try to open for Melt Banana ". On March 18, 2008, Lies Records collected most of the vinyl singles and released them on CD and 12-inch vinyl for their debut eponymous album titled Crystal Castles , along with many previously unreleased tracks and three songs recorded for
1794-484: The Coachella Valley of Southern California 's Colorado Desert region. Indio is approximately 125 miles (201 km) east of Los Angeles , 23 miles (37 km) east of Palm Springs , and 98 miles (158 km) west of Blythe . The population was 89,137 in the 2020 United States Census , up from 76,036 at the 2010 census , an increase of 17%. Indio is the most populous city in the Coachella Valley, and
1872-562: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was born. Since 2001, Coachella has been an annual event that has brought notable music acts to the desert, including: AC/DC , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Guns N' Roses , Prince , Paul McCartney , Lady Gaga , Beyoncé , Ariana Grande , Kanye West , Radiohead , Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Pixies , The Cure , The White Stripes , Jay-Z , Tool , Beastie Boys , Jane's Addiction , Roger Waters and several others. Coachella extended
1950-918: The Iceland Airwaves festival. Over Halloween, they played a gig in LA that involved Alice Glass wrecking the drum kit. They supported Blur on the first of two comeback shows in Hyde Park, London in July 2009. They also performed at the 2009 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Back in Toronto, Crystal Castles performed at the Sound Academy as part of the Time Festival . The band began recording their second album in
2028-615: The Texas & Pacific , one of several railroads then holding, or seeking, federal authority to build lines from various sections of the country west to the Pacific Coast. But the rail-head of the T & P was at a standstill far off in Texas, so Southern Pacific continued building eastward. The City of Indio came about because of the need for a halfway point for the Southern Pacific Railroad between Yuma, Arizona and Los Angeles, since
2106-610: The "Hub of the Valley", as it was then called. With a fire burning much of Thermal and the decline of Coachella, Indio grew again. By 1930, Indio was a thriving area and incorporated. On September 6, 1930, storekeeper Fred Kohler received the first business license in Indio. During the Second World War, Indio was also aided by the visiting soldiers from Patton's training grounds in Chiriaco Summit located 30 miles to
2184-596: The California Department of Finance, the provisional population estimate for the City of Indio as of January 1, 2019, was 89,406. Two major contributions to the local economy are year-round agriculture and tourism, although the majority of tourist activity is seasonal, between October and May. One can visit Shields Date Gardens , a date grower that maintains a large retail store along State Highway 111. There are citrus groves and vegetable fields surrounding
2262-562: The California Desert Trial Academy (CDTA) College of Law (the only law school in Riverside County), located at 45290 Fargo Street, have made Downtown Indio the center for law and legal studies in the Coachella Valley. The average salary for a job in Indio increased from $ 28,224 in 2003 to $ 35,532 in 2015. The City of Indio is constantly expanding to see the number of jobs and average salaries rise. It
2340-527: The Coachella Valley. It also has the historic M.H. Whittier Ranch Tower, which is used for the only light art projection system in the Coachella Valley. The Indio Performing Arts Center , known as IPAC, is located at the heart of downtown Indio at 45–175 Fargo Street to promote arts and entertainment for the community. IPAC has hosted live concerts, theater productions, dinner theater events and sing-alongs , movie nights, fashion shows, arts and crafts fairs, music video productions, and other special events. IPAC
2418-1037: The Heineken Open'er Festival in Poland, and the Reading and Leeds Festivals in England. They headlined a Vice magazine tour across the UK in November 2007, and the 2008 NME New Noise tour across the UK. Crystal Castles performed at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2008, where the on-stage antics of Glass, including climbing the rigging and stage-diving, led to the organizers curtailing their set. Crystal Castles played five dates with Nine Inch Nails in August 2008. The band also played Connect 2008 and
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2496-576: The Indio International Tamale Festival and the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival and are held each February at the Riverside County Fairgrounds, located on Highway 111 in the heart of Indio. Since 1947, this festival has celebrated the date fruit crop of the Coachella Valley. The Tamale Festival is held each December on the streets of Old Town Indio and holds one Guinness World Record as
2574-705: The Indio– Palm Desert –Palm Springs CA urban area had a population of 361,075 as of the 2020 census, making it the 114th-most populous urban area in the United States . Indio is within the ancestral lands of the Desert Cahuilla Indians whose headquarters are in nearby Thermal, California . Railroad line construction east out of Los Angeles began in 1873. Trains were operated to Colton on July 16, 1875, and to Indio (then known as Indian Wells) on May 29, 1876. Moving on eastward from Indio,
2652-490: The Rocky Mountains. Indio has a warm winter/hot summer desert climate ( Köppen : BWh ): Its average annual high temperature is 89.5 °F (31.9 °C) and average annual low is 62.1 °F (16.7 °C) but summer highs above 108 °F (42 °C) are common and sometimes exceed 120 °F (49 °C), while summer night lows often stay above 82 °F (28 °C). Monsoon related thunderstorms can occur in
2730-653: The ability of local farmers to better understand this unique crop and make the Coachella Valley a leader in American date crops. This also created a tie to the Middle East that led to the theme for the County Fair with the Middle Eastern flair known as the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival . Before the early 20th century both Coachella and Thermal were larger than Indio, but Indio remained
2808-442: The age of 18 living in them, 13,149 (56.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,578 (15.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,512 (6.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,654 (7.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 232 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships ; 3,859 households (16.5%) were made up of individuals, and 1,777 (7.6%) had someone living alone who
2886-622: The album leaked, prompting the label to release prior to the originally-planned date of June. The album was moderately successful charting in the UK at number 48, the US at number 188 and number 25 in Australia. The first two singles were " Celestica " and " Baptism ". The third single, " Not in Love " featuring Robert Smith from the Cure , became the band's highest-charting single at that time. To support
2964-1029: The album, the band played the Latitude Festival , Glastonbury 2010 , RockNess 2010 , the Pohoda Festival in Trenčín , Slovakia , the Exit Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia , the Emmabodafestivalen in Emmaboda, Sweden, BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Wales, and the 2010 Estrella Levante SOS 4.8 in Murcia , Spain. Crystal Castles did a Full-Length UK tour in November 2010, and headlined Hard Festival 2010. In January 2011, Alice broke her ankle and had to perform some shows on crutches, but
3042-457: The area. Construction and government are among the largest employment sectors in Indio, with a higher proportion of workers in these industries in Indio than the rest of the Coachella Valley. In addition to construction and government, a 2019 study revealed that the top five employment industries in Indio are educational services, entertainment services, wholesale/retail, agriculture/mining/construction, and waste services. Between 2007 and 2015,
3120-794: The band headlined the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2011 in the United Kingdom alongside Magnetic Man , Everything Everything and the Vaccines . They also performed the 2011 Ultra Music Festival in Miami , the Danish music festival NorthSide Festival in Aarhus, Australia's Big Day Out festival and Bestival , alongside the Cure whose vocalist, Robert Smith, contributed to Crystal Castles' new version of " Not in Love ",
3198-638: The band in October 2014, citing personal and professional reasons, and was soon replaced by Edith Frances. Three years later, during the band's 2017 tour, Glass accused Kath of sexual misconduct during her time in Crystal Castles, causing the remaining tour dates to be cancelled. Crystal Castles has since been inactive, having provided no updates on new material or performances after Glass's allegations. Ethan Kath (born Claudio Palmieri) met Alice Glass (born Margaret Osborn) in Toronto, Ontario, when she
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3276-588: The band's June 9 performance at Parklife 2012 was uploaded to YouTube, boasting the first appearance of new song " Plague ", which was released as the album's first single on July 25. On September 26, the band released second single " Wrath of God ". The band performed on the Main Stage of Reading and Leeds Festival 2012. They also appeared at Electric Picnic 2012 in Ireland and The Parklife Weekender in Manchester. Crystal Castles toured North America in
3354-572: The band's well-known songs. The caption was soon removed, but Glass responded by calling Kath's statement "manipulative" and said she helped shaped the band's aesthetic from the very beginning. On July 2, 2015, another new song, " Deicide ", was released. Crystal Castles' first live performance with the new vocalist was on November 27 at Soundswild Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. The band played two sold-out shows at London's Electrowerkz on February 23–24, 2016, and soon followed this with
3432-556: The brain like a fever." In a 2008 review for the BBC, Sophie Hammer wrote that to listen to Crystal Castles "is to be cast adrift in a vortex of deafening pain without a safety net. [... You get] the feeling you could do anything in the world, but that nothing would ultimately mean anything." Touring members Indio, California Indio ( Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California , United States, in
3510-446: The city has a total area of 75.6 square kilometers (29 sq mi), 99.97% of which is land and 0.03% is water. The official elevation of Indio is below sea level; the city hall is 14 feet (4 m) below sea level, as the eastern half of the Coachella Valley drops as low as 150 feet (50 m) below sea level (the lakeshore of the Salton Sea is 15 miles (24 km) south of Indio). About 3 miles (5 km) north and east of Indio
3588-440: The city limits, but rapid development of new housing tracts and golf courses in the "East Valley" in the 1990s and 2000s has displaced most of the agricultural space. Indio has increasingly served as a magnet of job opportunities for immigrants and newcomers from parts of California and across the nation. Jobs in fields such as agriculture, construction, hospitality, maintenance, and retail and housekeeping are highly sought after in
3666-558: The city was 44.4% White , 2.8% Black , 1.0% Native American , 1.5% Asian American, 0.1% Pacific Islander , 42.0% from other races , and 3.9% from two or more races. 65.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 13,871 households, out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. Of all households 16.0% were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who
3744-701: The city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Two Native American owned casinos in and near Indio are the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino , owned by the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians , and the Spotlight 29 Casino , owned by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians . Spotlight 29 formerly was "Trump 29" when it was partly owned by then-businessman Donald Trump for
3822-571: The collection. As Kath had declared, some of the tracks, including "XXZXCUZX ME", were deliberately designed to be grating. This eponymous debut album was included in NME ' s "Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade" list at number 39. In mid-2008, Pitchfork and the Torontoist blog published stories about Crystal Castles' use of Trevor Brown 's artwork without his permission. The image, depicting
3900-400: The duo decided to re-form for a formal release. The pair picked their stage names together, with the name "Crystal Castles" pulled from a line in the cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power : "The fate of the world is safe in Crystal Castles." Alice Practice became the band's first limited vinyl release in 2006. After miming the song on the British television series Skins , demand for
3978-418: The east. From the middle to second half of the 20th century, much of the Coachella valley's population began to move west towards newer cities such as Palm Desert and La Quinta . There is now a reversal in this trend. Indio, along with the rest of the region experienced a population boom in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, with the population doubling twice over According to the United States Census Bureau ,
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#17327936923204056-434: The engines needed to be refilled with water. Since other areas had the name Indian Wells, Indio (after a Spanish variation of the word "Indian") was chosen instead. After the railroad's arrival in 1876, Indio began to grow. The first permanent building was the craftsman-style Southern Pacific Depot station and hotel. Southern Pacific tried to make life as comfortable as it could for their workers to keep them from leaving such
4134-453: The fall of 2012 with old collaborators HEALTH . The album (III) was released on November 7. During recording of their third album, Kath decided to forgo the use of computers, and ditched their old synthesizers and keyboards. They also recorded each track in one take. This gave their new recordings a significantly different sound, less practised and more original. "Sad Eyes" was the album's third single, released January 2013. "Affection"
4212-438: The festival to three days in 2007. Organizers eliminated single-day tickets in 2010 and went to three-day passes only. The festival continues to draw large numbers of concertgoers to Indio and the Empire Polo Club, a venue that Rolling Stone said possessed a "lush beauty... that made the desert seem very far away." In May 2007, Goldenvoice, promoters of Coachella, started Stagecoach , a three-day country music festival held
4290-413: The largest tamale festival (120,000 in attendance, Dec. 2–3, 2000) and once held the record for the world's largest tamale , [over 1 foot (0.3 m) in diameter and 40 feet (12.2 m) in length], created by Chef John Sedlar, but that record has since been surpassed. In 1993, Paul Tollett, president of Goldenvoice , booked a Pearl Jam concert at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, and six years later,
4368-531: The last night of Oxegen 2011 in Ireland, and Moogfest in Asheville, North Carolina . Crystal Castles won the John Peel Award for Innovation at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2011, an award that recognizes an act who possesses a pioneering spirit and uncompromising approach to music. At the end of the summer, Rolling Stone named Crystal Castles icons of 20 Years of Lollapalooza . In March 2012, Crystal Castles announced their relocation to Warsaw , Poland, to begin recording their third album. A fan's video of
4446-457: The location of transport routes, low economic costs, and growth potential. Indio is home to Buzz Box Premium Cocktails, Ring Power Corporation , Triangle Distributing Company (formerly Heimark), The Forager Project, and Purus International. Other companies in Indio include Pepsi Cola Distributing , RDO Equipment, Sepulveda Building Materials, Fortun Foods, Arctic Glacier, A.C. Houston Lumber Company, and Commercial Lighting Industry. According to
4524-460: The percentage of retail trade jobs in Indio increased by 4.4 percent and the percentage of education jobs increased from 15.2 to 20.5 percent. As the secondary seat of government for Riverside County, California , Indio has many county offices and employs more than a thousand county employees. The California Superior Court's Larson Justice Center, Riverside County's Law Library and District Attorney's office , numerous law firms along Highway 111, and
4602-550: The placing of white lines down the streets after she was nearly hit one too many times by passing vehicles. Even though these early founders of the city are considered pioneers, they still partook in the lifestyles of their friends living in such areas as Los Angeles. By the turn of the 20th century, Indio continued to grow. Schools were built, the La Casita hospital provided medical services, and families established roots. By 1920, about one to two thousand year-round residents lived in Indio, while it ballooned from 2,500 to 5,000 during
4680-555: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 28,307 people (37.2%) lived in rental housing units. During 2009–2013, Indio had a median household income of $ 50,068, with 21.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 49,116 people, 13,871 households, and 11,069 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,840.3 inhabitants per square mile (710.5/km ). There were 16,909 housing units at an average density of 633.6 per square mile (244.6/km ). The racial makeup of
4758-412: The railroad reached the west bank of the Colorado River opposite Yuma on May 23, 1877. Back then, Yuma was a village known as Arizona City prior to 1873. There was a delay in getting military authority to lay tracks across the Yuma Indian reservation, and it was September that year before the bridge was completed so trains could operate into Yuma. The Southern Pacific Railroad was to have joined those of
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#17327936923204836-408: The rest of the surrounding area, Indio became a choice for thousands of new residents per year. In 2018, Indio was ranked the 30th fastest-growing city in America and 8th fastest-growing city in California. The 2010 United States Census recorded the city's population to be about 76,000 residents, though this did not account for seasonal residents. According to the Demographic Research Unit (DRU) of
4914-493: The singer Madonna with a black eye , was used as the band's logo. The issue was resolved after the band bought the rights to use the image from Brown. In one of Kath's earliest unreleased demos, he incorporated a sample without permission; years later his record label discovered the track and uploaded it to the label's MySpace page without Kath's permission, and without credit to the original sampled song. The track, "Insectica" (CC vs Lo-Bat version), uses clips chopped out of
4992-410: The single "Char" and announced the twelve-track album Amnesty (I) set for release on August 19 through Fiction Records. Also announced was a world tour starting in September 2016, including their first appearance in Hong Kong at the Clockenflap Festival on November 27, 2016. In 2017 a followup album, Amnesty (II) , was in the works. Following the success of their world tour, a North American leg
5070-450: The summer months. In September 1939, a thunderstorm from the remains of a tropical storm, brought more than 6" of rain in less than 24 hours. Winters are warm with daytime highs often between 68–86 °F (20–30 °C). Under 4 inches (100 mm) of annual precipitation are average, with over 348 days of sunshine per year. The hottest temperature ever recorded there was 125 °F (52 °C) on July 6, 1905. The mean annual temperature
5148-441: The valley's branch of the All-American Canal . However, water also was a major problem for Indio and the city was flooded several times until the storm water canals were created throughout the Coachella Valley. Businessmen and women found this last frontier land of the continental United States as an ideal place to start fresh. Dr. Harry Smiley and his wife Nell were early residents and stayed in Indio after their car broke down on
5226-458: The way to Los Angeles and became people of influence and helped shape the area. A. G. Tingman was an early store owner and first Postmaster of Indio, but also well known for taking advantage of miners as they headed to the mountains, selling at rather high prices. Later Dr. June Robertson McCarroll became a leading philanthropist and successful doctor in Indio. She was responsible along with the Indio Woman's Club for pressuring California into adopting
5304-538: The weekend following Coachella. Performers have included George Strait , Kenny Chesney , the Eagles , Sugarland , Taylor Swift , Carrie Underwood , Luke Bryan , Keith Urban , and Kid Rock . In 2013, OC Weekly ' s Dave Barton described the arts scene in Indio with "seems to consist of Johnny Cash tributes, chalk art, camel and ostrich races , and Neil Simon revivals." In 2016, Goldenvoice brought together The Rolling Stones , The Who , Paul McCartney , Bob Dylan , Roger Waters , and Neil Young for
5382-404: The winter months and was advertised as a health resort for senior citizens and those with respiratory diseases and ailments in the rest of the 20th century. Indio also served as the home of the USDA 's Date Station, a place where leading scientific research was taking place on the fruit that would become a major part of the culture of Indio. The station started in 1907 and was responsible for
5460-408: Was 32.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males. There were 28,971 housing units at an average density of 992.5 per square mile (383.2/km ), of which 15,274 (65.3%) were owner-occupied, and 8,104 (34.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 12.5%, while 46,780 people (61.5% of
5538-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.5 and the average family size was 3.9. In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. The median income for
5616-421: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21. There were 18,239 families (78.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.60. The population was spread out, with 22,879 people (30.1%) under the age of 18, 7,247 people (9.5%) aged 18 to 24, 20,705 people (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 15,793 people (20.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 9,412 people (12.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
5694-401: Was also announced for 2017. On October 24, 2017, Glass published an official statement that detailed events of Kath subjecting her to sexual, physical and mental abuse during her time in Crystal Castles. She alleged that these patterns of abuse began when she started recording with Kath and continued to escalate until her eventual departure from Crystal Castles. Kath responded the same day in
5772-602: Was formerly referred to as the Hub of the Valley after a Chamber of Commerce slogan used in the 1970s. Indio is now nicknamed the City of Festivals, a reference to the numerous cultural events held in the city, most notably the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival . Indio is the principal city of an urban area defined by the United States Census Bureau that is located in the Coachella Valley:
5850-450: Was in his mid to late twenties. With Kath using his fame in Crystal Castles and Kill Cheerleader to get in contact with them at a young age, the alleged victims stated that he took advantage of their naivety and supplied them with drugs and alcohol in order to coerce them into sexual acts. Glass later gave an interview with The Guardian and further elaborated on Kath's behavior towards her, commenting that he had thrown her phone out of
5928-474: Was in the 10th grade and he was 10 years her senior. Kath had already found a small bit of fame in Toronto's music scene, having made appearances on local television with his previous band, Kïll Cheerleadër . A couple of years later, Kath asked Glass to record vocals over tracks he had been working on since 2003. The sessions resulted in the track " Alice Practice ", which was shelved for six months. After being posted online, this track garnered attention and
6006-889: Was released as the fourth single in April 2013. A planned fifth single, "Telepath", did not materialize. More tour dates were announced in early 2013. This included a return to Australia to play the Big Day Out , and traveling to Colombian for the 2013 Estéreo Picnic Festival in Bogotá D.C. Following the North American leg of their headlining tour, the group performed as the opening act for Depeche Mode on The Delta Machine Tour , performing in Phoenix, Mountain View, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Dallas, and Houston. In October 2014, via
6084-630: Was revealed after Glass' accusations that the band's longtime manager James Sandom no longer worked with the group. Kath sued Glass for defamation, but his suit was dismissed by the court. On December 21, 2017, Police Constable Allyson Douglas-Cook of the Toronto Police Service confirmed that Kath (real name Palmieri) was the subject of a currently open Sex Crimes unit investigation. In an interview with The Daily Beast , Glass and four other women came forward alleging that Kath had sexually preyed on them when they were teenagers and he
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