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The New Festival Economics

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:01:01 -0400

Paul Tollett, the man behind the giant, weekend-long music showcase festival All Points West, which is taking over Liberty State Park in Jersey City this coming weekend, has learned a bit about holding giant, weekend-long music showcase festivals in New York, and what can go wrong.

“We felt there were a lot of things we didn’t like about last year,” he told The New York Observer in an interview this week. “I walked around as...

Sorry Kids, the Fun's In Jersey This Weekend: A Brief Guide to All Points West

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:42:47 -0400

Maybe you’re thinking of checking out All Points West this weekend, the inaugural East Coast version of the Coachella Music Festival that starts today and runs through Sunday in a giant, grassy park on the Hudson River waterfront. Sounds pretty good, right? Summer’s drawing to a close, so what could be better than some outdoor revelry and music under the sun to make the most of what’s left of it? And my, what a...

Music News From Across the Pond

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:03:36 -0400

Some exciting music news from the Brits today: A new multi-format Radiohead best-of compilation (aptly titled, The Best Of) is due out June 2 in the U.K. on the band's former label, Parliphone/EMI, Pitchfork reports. What hits will the disc include? "Paranoid Android," "Fake Plastic Trees" and (bringing it back to '93!) "Creep," all made the cut, as well as the rarity and super-fan favorite "True Love Waits." Radiohead, who are headlining the first...

Radiohead to Headline All Points West

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:24:06 -0500

It’s confirmed: Radiohead will headline the first two nights of the inaugural All Points West Music & Arts Festival, which takes place Aug. 8-10 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J, Pitchfork reports. The three-day festival is being produced by AEG Live/Goldenvoice, promoters of California’s popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the idea being to bring an event of Coachella’s magnitude to the east coast. Radiohead are no strangers to Liberty State...