What’s the one thing Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Bonnaroo have in common other than their status as massive, highly respected music festivals? They’re nowhere near the East Coast. For many Brown students, that makes attending these festivals an ordeal or an impossibility. This summer, however, there’s no need to permanently move to Tennessee for Bonnaroo access or tattoo corporate logos on your body for Lollapalooza road-trip money. The New York City area is featuring the brand-spanking-new All Points West Music & Arts Festival on August 8th, 9th, and 10th (for those looking to maximize the rock, it’s the weekend after Lollapalooza).
Located in Jersey City’s Liberty Park, All Points West features a scenic view of the Statue of Liberty and New York City. Of course, you’re not paying for the view. For such a young festival, All Points West has an extremely strong lineup of festival favorites and latest things. It’s also a solid mix of mainstream crowd-pleasers and hipster darlings. Radiohead will headline on both Friday the 8th and Saturday the 9th in what looks to be the bands only New York area appearance on its upcoming tour, while frat boy hero Jack Johnson plays Sunday night.
Friday’s lineup is currently the most appealing and pop-influenced, as it includes the New Pornographers, Brazilian dance-rockers CSS, mashup king and Spring Weekend performer Girl Talk, and the smooth singer and violinist Andrew Bird. On Saturday, don’t miss the crazy kids in Animal Collective, the cheesily slick dance music of Chromeo, and former Spring Weekend success The Roots. Husky-voiced Cat Power and cool buzz band The Black Kids perform Sunday. It’s going to be a smaller festival than its contemporaries as far as ticket sales and attendance are concerned, but there’s nothing small about this lineup. For music fans, All Points West will hopefully serve as a starter festival, weekend day trip or sacred pilgrimage for years to come.
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