Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon may have a sophomore LP on the way (you’ve heard the 51-second teaser of his follow-up to For Emma, Forever Ago, right?), but preparing for that highly anticipated release didn’t stop him from flying out to the desert over the weekend to support a few famous friends and past collaborators. Then again, who wouldn’t hop a flight to share the stage with friends like these. Watch below, as Vernon teams up with Kanye West, The National, and Gayngs — all of whom released their latest records featuring guest spots by the Eau Claire, Wisconsin indie songwriter — at Coachella 2011:

We may be able to add Solid Gold to the list of hard band names to Google, but the Minneapolis-based band’s Zack Coulter and Adam Hurlburt just announced a new project that is sure to not have that problem: GAYNGS.

As their press release reads, GAYNGS started out as a simple collaboration between Coulter, Hurlburt, and producer Ryan Olson, based out of a bedroom studio in their hometown. One move to a Wisconsin studio and over 25 notable guest musicians later, however, and they’ve compiled quite the epic one-sheet for their debut LP.

Guests on the album, dubbed Relayted, include Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Mike Noyce, the Rosebud’s Ivan Howard, all 3 members of Megafaun, Rhymesayers’ P.O.S, Dessa, Leisure Birds’ Jake Luck and Nick Ryan, and a slew of other artists.