Whoa... Chella 2012

So you knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. In the film world, Sundance begat Slam Dance, and in music, South By Southwest spawned South By So What and a dozen other alternate festivals. Now with the rising popularity of this Coachella, we've got Whoa... Chella fest and a couple other also-rans we caught wind of.

By Britt Chester and Jay Vollmar, and the braintrust over at Backbeat, the Westword music blog. Go ahead, check it several times daily.