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Big weekend: Coachella, Record Store Day, NBA Playoffs

WHAT A WEEKEND: Temps are expected to hit the mid-90s today at the site of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and could approach triple digits tomorrow—but veterans of the fest have become accustomed to enduring intense heat. For newbies, if you’re on the I-10 reading this item on your iPhones, you may wanna pull off the freeway and grab some sunscreen And bottled water. Music fans not attending Coachella can indulge their passions at their neighborhood indie music retailers tomorrow during Record Store Day. You’ll find a helpful complete list of special releases on the event’s official site. But hoops fans won’t have to leave the house to get their kicks. The first round of the NBA Playoffs begins with a pair of quadruple headers Saturday and Sunday, spread among ESPN, ABC and TNT. Oh, boy. (4/15a)