The world-renowned Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has filed a lawsuit against DC music and protest event “Moechella” over their similar name.
Moechella was founded as a celebration of Black culture in DC, the name being a play on the words from the area’s pronoun “Moe” and the high-profile festival in California.
The name references how festivals like Coachella flourish with the rich and famous but are unobtainable for the typically marginalized communities in DC.
The festival is free to the public and usually centers around go-go music, education in political matters, and encouraging attendees to use…
