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August 12th, 2008

All Points West Festival: Radiohead

Radiohead are gods. Seriously, they were absolutely amazing. They played the perfect mix of old and new and the light show was awesome. See the set list and more pictures after the jump.
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August 11th, 2008

All Points West Festival: Grizzly Bear

 
Grizzly Bear were awesome, as usual. Ed Droste and co. were in fine form and they started out the chain of awesome performances for me. They are opening for Radiohead on the rest of their tour so definitely catch them if you can.
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August 8th, 2008

What To Do This Weekend

If you aren’t at the All Points West Festival this weekend, check out these other shows:
Friday:
Lila Downs @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Free)
Hercules and Love Affair @ Irving Plaza
Black Sheep, Jamie Drastik, and Pimp Ninja @ Highline Ballroom (Free)
Tapes N’ Tapes @ Sound Fix (Free)
Cass McCombs @ South Street Seaport (Free)
Iggy and the Stooges @ Terminal […]

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August 1st, 2008

APW Set Times Released

The All Points West Festival, happening next weekend, August 8-10, has just released set times. Of course, everyone I want to see is at the same time…but check it out here. More tickets for the Saturday show have just been released. Get them here. Also, Robyn had to cancel her appearance–because she is rehearsing for […]

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June 17th, 2008

Girl Talk Does It Radiohead-Style

Mash-up artist extraordinaire Girl Talk will be releasing his latest album Feed the Animals online via a pay-what-you-wish website a la Radiohead’s In Rainbows. According to an interview with Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk, the album should be up “Wednesday or Thursday” and a physical CD and LP release will follow. One new song, “I,” […]

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February 22nd, 2008

All Points West Fest Has Initial Lineup

Coachella East aka All Points West has announced its initial lineup for its three-day festival taking place in Liberty Park Aug. 8-10.
Radiohead is headlining Friday and Saturday while Jack Johnson (ugh, I know) is on Sunday. The rest of the lineup so far is:
Underworld, Kings of Leon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cat Power, The Roots, The […]

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January 24th, 2008

Wordless Music Series

If you’re unaware of the Wordless Music Series, than you are missing out. The series pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional classical and chamber music performers, demonstrating “that the various boundaries and genre distinctions segregating music today…are an artificial construction in need of dismantling.” The shows usually take place at the Good Shepherd […]

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January 16th, 2008

Coachella East Update

Check this out from the New York Times:
“In the latest shift in the competition for music fans this summer, the concert promoters behind the popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California will stage a three-day event in Liberty State Park, according to people briefed on the plans. The new festival, tentatively scheduled for […]

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January 9th, 2008

Radiohead Announces North American Cities for Tour

No exact dates yet, but Radiohead has announced the cities they will visit in North America on their upcoming tour. The tour will occur in two segments; one before the already announced UK and Europe summer tour, and one after. Here are the cities:
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Houston
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Miami
Montreal
New York
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Seattle
St. Louis
Tampa
Toronto
Vancouver
Washington, DC
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December 28th, 2007

Top 30 Albums of 2007

The time has arrived for me to do my Best Albums of 2007 list. I know you have all been waiting with bated breath. Well, here we go:
30. Plague Park, Handsome Furs
29. Liars, Liars
28. Marry Me, St. Vincent
27. Strawberry Jam, Animal Collective
26. Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew Bird
25. Myth Takes, !!!
24. Viuex Farke Toure, Viuex Farke […]

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