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All Points West Music & Arts Festival

Sunday, Aug 2 (2009) 12:00p

at Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ

Price: Single Day Tickets: $89.00, 3-Day passes: $239.00

Age Suitability: None Specified

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Our festival's name is inspired by the historical events that occurred at Liberty State Park, Ellis Island and the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal (CRRNJ) located on the festival site. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the now abandoned Central Railroad Station at Liberty State Park served as the gateway for immigrants on their journey into the United States as they embarked across the country to ALL POINTS WEST. The immigrants of Northern, Southern, and Eastern Europe purchased tickets and boarded these trains on the CRRNJ, which then took them to their new homes throughout the United States. The Terminal essentially served these immigrants as an opportunity to the realization of their hopes and dreams of a new life in America.

Line up features:

Friday:
Jay-Z
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Vampire Weekend

The National / Fleet Foxes / MSTRKRFT / Q-Tip / The Pharcyde / Organized Konfusion The Knux / Ra Ra Riot / Seasick Steve / Telepathe / Shearwater / Heartless Bastards / Xavier Rudd / Flying Lotus / Carolina Liar / Peanut Butter Wolf / CollegeHumor Live / Arj Barker / Eugene Mirman / Bo Burnham

Saturday:

Tool
My Bloody Valentine
Gogol Bordello

Arctic Monkeys / Neko Case / The Ting Tings / Crystal Castles / St. Vincent / Tokyo Police Club CollegeHumor Live / …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead / The Cool Kids / Kool Keith / Cage the Elephant / Chairlift / White Rabbits / Electric Touch / The Postelles / Black Gold / The Honey Brothers / Tim & Eric / Judah Friedlander / Jim Jefferies

Sunday:

Coldplay
Echo & The Bunnymen
MGMT

The Black Keys / Elbow / Silversun Pickups / Mogwai / We Are Scientists / Ghostland Observatory / The Gaslight Anthem / Etienne De Crecy / Lykke Li CollegeHumor Live / Akron/Family / Steel Train / Kitty, Daisy and Lewis / La Roux / Hey Champ / PT Walkley / Janeane Garofolo / Todd Barry

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Performers at this Event

Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen's dark, swirling fusion of gloomy post-punk and Doors-inspired psychedelia brought the group a handful of British hits in the early '80s, while attracting a cult following in the United States....

Rock, Funk, Punk

My Bloody Valentine

Like the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, and the Jesus & Mary Chain before them, My Bloody Valentine redefined what noise meant within the context of pop songwriting. Led by guitarist Kevin Shields, the group released several EPs in the mid-'80s before recording the era-defining Isn't Anything

Rock, Pop, Alternative

The National

Although formed during the post-punk revival of the late '90s, the National took inspiration from a wider set of influences, including country-rock, Americana, indie rock, and Britpop. The lineup began taking shape in Ohio and officially cemented itself in New York, with baritone vocalist Matt Berni

Rock, Pop, Musicians / Bands

Organized Konfusion

Rap, Hip-Hop, Pop

The Pharcyde

They perform alternative hip hop music and hail from South Central Los Angeles. The The group is known for the hit singles "Drop", "Passin' Me By" and "Runnin'", as well as their first album, "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde"....

Rap

Tool

Tool's greatest breakthrough was to meld dark underground metal with the ambition of art rock. Although Metallica wrote their multi-sectioned, layered songs as if they were composers, they kept their musical attack ferociously at street level....

Rock, Metal

Q-Tip

The longtime MC with pioneering alternative hip-hop trio A Tribe Called Quest, rapper Q-Tip was born Jonathan Davis in New York City on November 20, 1970. While a student at the Murray Bergtraum High School for Business Careers, he co-founded A Tribe Called Quest with fellow students Ali Shaheed Muh

Rap

Peanut Butter Wolf

Among the true talents in the late-'90s new skool of old-school hip-hop, Peanut Butter Wolf began DJing as a teenager and became quite an entrepreneur at his San Jose, CA, high school, selling mix tapes of his turntable work....

Rap, Hip-Hop, Electronic

Jay-Z

Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream, Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City and, in turn, a major-label executive following his short-lived retirement from music-making....

Rap

La Roux

Meaning "red-haired one" in French, La Roux is the synth pop project of flame-haired singer/songwriter Elly Jackson and keyboardist/producer Ben Langmaid. Before they collaborated, Jackson, the daughter of actress Trudie Goodwin, grew up listening to folk artists and singer/songwriters lik

Rock, Pop

Kool Keith

After single-handedly redefining "warped" as the mind and mouth behind the Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC's, "Kool" Keith Thornton -- aka Rhythm X, aka Dr. Octagon, aka Dr....

Rap

Neko Case

Neko Case has performed and recorded solo, as Neko Case and her Boyfriends, with The New Pornographers, Cub, The Corn Sisters, The Sadies, Kelly Hogan, Mao and others. She was born on September 8, 1970 in Alexandria, VA....

Rock, Country, Alternative

Mogwai

The cosmic post-rock band Mogwai were formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1996 by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist Dominic Aitchison, and drummer Martin Bulloch, longtime friends with the goal of creating "serious guitar music....

Rock

Etienne de Crécy

Deep house DJ and producer Etienne de Crecy was a key figure behind the French capital's rise as one of the world's dance music hubs during the 1990s. De Crecy has peddled his talent under several different guises, including Motorbass, La Chatte Rouge, and Super Discount....

Electronic, House, Techno

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead were formed in late 1994 by singers/guitarists/drummers Jason Reece and Conrad Keely, longtime friends who originally met in Hawaii before settling in the perennial indie hotbed of Olympia, WA, where Reece drummed for the notorious Mukilteo Fairies....

Rock, Pop

Janeane Garofalo

Standup comedian, actress, and alt-rock era icon. ~ Rovi

Musicians / Bands

Black Gold

Brooklyn-based indie rock ensemble Black Gold features the talents of lead vocalist/keyboardist Eric Ronick and drummer/guitarist/vocalist Than Luu. Both former touring members of such bands as Ambulance LTD and Panic at the Disco, Ronick and Luu formed Black Gold in 2006....

Rock

Coldplay

After surfacing in 2000 with the breakthrough single "Yellow," Coldplay quickly became one of the biggest bands of the new millennium, honing a mix of introspective Brit-pop and anthemic rock that landed the British quartet a near-permanent residence on record charts worldwide....

Rock, Pop

Shearwater

Originally conceived as a one-off collaboration between Okkervil River's Will Sheff and Kingfisher's Jonathan Meiburg, Shearwater continues the tradition of detailed, reflective songwriting set by classic artists like Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen and contemporary indie rock songwriters such as Bill

Rock

Elbow

Injecting a wider range of emotions into their music than most of their guitar-based British peers, Elbow have been known to refer to their orchestral, grandiose sound as "prog without the solos....

Rock, Pop

Gogol Bordello

Combining elements of punk, Gypsy music, and Brecht-ian cabaret, Gogol Bordello tell the story of New York's immigrant diaspora through debauchery, humor, and surreal costumes. Leader and singer Eugene Hütz's taste in music was spun out of black market tapes of the Birthday Party and Einstürzande Ne

Rock, World, Musicians / Bands, Punk

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Discovered in the wake of the Strokes' popularity and the subsequent garage rock revival, New York's art punk trio the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are comprised of singer Karen O, guitarist Nicolas Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase....

Rock, Punk

The Black Keys

It’s too facile to call the Black Keys counterparts of the White Stripes: they share several surface similarities -- their names are color-coded, they hail from the Midwest, they’re guitar-and-drum blues-rock duos -- but the Black Keys are their own distinct thing, a tougher, rougher rock band with

Rock, Blues, Punk

Steel Train

Much like Southern rock revivalists My Morning Jacket and Kings of Leon, Steel Train take a post-punk approach to the hoary sounds of '70s album-oriented rock. Taking their name from a Bob Marley song, singer Scott Irby-Ranniar and guitarist Jack Antonoff formed Steel Train as a New York busking duo

Rock

Xavier Rudd

Like Jack Johnson, independent Australian musician Xavier Rudd combines a love of surfing with a love of roots music. Like Ben Harper, he plays Weissenborn lap steel guitars. Utterly unlike both of those musicians, however, he has a unique setup....

Rock, Pop, Alternative

Eugene Mirman

Absurdist standup Eugene Mirman was a leading light of the New York City alternative comedy scene, earning a cult following in indie rock circles for his performances in support of bands including Yo La Tengo, the Shins, and Modest Mouse....

Musicians / Bands

Todd Barry

Finding it hard to apply his B.A. in English to his previous jobs -- VD clinic clerk and drummer -- the deadpan, sometimes doe-eyed Todd Barry accepted his fate and turned to standup comedy in 1987....

Musicians / Bands

Heartless Bastards

The Heartless Bastards are a power trio whose members have taken a no-frills approach to life and music. Singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter Erika Wennerstrom and her brother were raised by a single mom in Dayton, OH....

Rock, Punk

Akron/Family

Akron/Family are one of those exasperatingly unknowable bands. They've concocted an image, all right -- check out their MySpace page or the Young God Records one, and you will quickly be advised that they are "extremely nice, sincere and well-mannered young men from rural America who came to Ne

Rock, Pop

The Honey Brothers

Hailing from New York City, the Honey Brothers are a five-piece indie rock combo whose approach fuses the sunny vibes of the jam band scene; the off-kilter humor of bands like Camper Van Beethoven and Ween; and instrumentation that brings together rock and newgrass, with drums and electric guitars s

Rock, Pop

Silversun Pickups

Brian Aubert (guitar/vocals), Nikki Monninger (bass), Christopher Guanlao (drums), and Joe Lester (keyboards) comprise the swarthy indie rock stylings of Silversun Pickups. The quartet's textured melodies capture the hypnotic dream pop threads of My Bloody Valentine and pop bitter sweetness of Earli

Rock, Pop, Alternative

We Are Scientists

Although formed on the West Coast by three California-based college students, We Are Scientists officially took flight after frontman Keith Murray, bass player Chris Cain, and drummer Michael Tapper relocated to Brooklyn and began building a small, devoted following....

Rock, Punk

Arctic Monkeys

By distilling the sounds of Franz Ferdinand, the Clash, the Strokes, and the Libertines into a hybrid of swaggering indie rock and danceable neo-punk, Arctic Monkeys became one of the U....

Rock

MSTRKRFT

MSTRKRFT (pronounced "master kraft") are the Daft Punk-loving alter ego of Death from Above 1979's Jesse F. Keeler along with producer Al-P. Hailing from Toronto, the duo makes a move from DFA 1979's abrasive rock to robotic electronic complete with vocoders and handclaps....

Rock, Alternative, Electronic, Techno

Telepath

Music is a collective language. It can bring a sense of community among strangers, regardless of language, nationality, or beliefs. It can provide the listener an environment for creative thought and unrestrained emotion....

Rock, Jazz, Alternative, Acid Jazz, Breakbeat, Indie, Trance

Ghostland Observatory

Mashing together electro, rock, and funk and taking cues from such artists as Daft Punk and Prince, Ghostland Observatory formed in Austin, TX, and consists of vocalist/guitarist Aaron Behrens and producer/beat-maker Thomas Turner....

Rock, Electronic

Flying Lotus

Great nephew of Alice Coltrane, Flying Lotus (who was born Steven Ellison) made beats for the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming before releasing his debut full-length, 1983, which resembled the work of fellow avant-garde hip-hop producers Madlib, J Dilla, and Ammoncontact, on Plug Research in

Rap, Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Techno

PT Walkley

Having recently opened for Coldplay at Madison Square Garden, composed music for several acclaimed feature films and scored national ad campaigns, PT Walkley is poised for the release of his solo debut....

Rock, Alternative

Fleet Foxes

Seattle's Fleet Foxes are led by vocalist/guitarist Robin Pecknold, who fashioned his band's earthy, harmony-rich sound in honor of such perennial '60s artists as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, the Zombies, and the Beach Boys....

Rock, Country

Tokyo Police Club

Toronto's quirky, high-energy indie rock outfit Tokyo Police Club features vocalist/bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist/vocalist Graham Wright, guitarist/percussionist Josh Hook, and drummer/percussionist Greg Alsop....

Rock

Kitty, Daisy and Lewis

Rock, Rockabilly

Christian Finnegan

Standup comedian Christian Finnegan came up through the very happening New York City "indie" comic scene, but his style is more traditional and influenced by the comedy albums of his youth....

Musicians / Bands

Ra Ra Riot

Combining indie rock with chamber pop flourishes (courtesy of a small string section), Ra Ra Riot formed while the band's six members were attending college in Syracuse, NY. Milo Bonacci (guitar), Alexandra Lawn (cello), Wesley Miles (keyboard/vocals), John Pike (drums), Mathieu Santos (bass), and R

Rock, Pop

Seasick Steve

Like T-Model Ford, Seasick Steve (aka Steve Wold) began recording his own music much later in life than other musicians. A storytelling singer reviving traditional country blues, Wold spent his childhood in California, but left home at 14....

World, Blues, Musicians / Bands

The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem rose out of the fertile punk scene of New Brunswick, NJ, flaunting a unique style that melded the influence of Bruce Springsteen, Wilson Pickett, and various Motown groups with the rough, emotional grit of Hot Water Music and Jawbreaker....

Rock, Punk

St. Vincent

Before she began composing and performing her own quirky, intricate pop songs, Annie Clark proved her musical prowess as part of Glenn Branca's 100 Guitar Orchestra, as guitarist and background vocalist for the Polyphonic Spree (on their third album, Fragile Army), and as a member of Sufjan Stevens'

Rock, Pop, Alternative

White Rabbits

At first, it's easy to mistake the White Rabbits for just another set of New York City dance-rock hipsters in the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tradition, but a second look reveals a quirkier and more rewarding aesthetic....

Rock, Punk

Crystal Castles

Fusing low-res electronic noise and pop hooks so effortlessly that it can seem accidental, Crystal Castles began as producer/multi-instrumentalist Ethan Kath's solo project in late 2003....

Rock, Electronic

Vampire Weekend

Describing their sound as "Upper West Side Soweto," New York City's Vampire Weekend mix preppy, well-read indie rock with joyful, Afro-pop-inspired melodies and rhythms. Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson formed the band early in 2006, when they were finishing up

Rock

Tim & Eric

The comedy duo Tim and Eric represents the creative partnership between Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker who have been writing and making films together for the past 5 years. The culmination of their efforts has led to the creation of a television pilot called “Tim and Eric – The Show” which they are

Comedians, Actors

MGMT

Finding an unlikely middle point between Suicide's hostile, proto-electro punk art noise and the sardonic, pop-friendly sound of the Flaming Lips, MGMT started as electroclash musical terrorists but quickly grew into an eclectic, brainy pop group with psychedelic overtones....

Rock, Pop, Electronic, Funk

Cage the Elephant

Although chart success in England was an unlikely first step to fame for a band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, mainstream rock band Cage the Elephant achieved just that. Formed by Matt Shultz, Brad Shultz, Jared Champion, Lincoln Parish, and Daniel Tichenor, the group earned a contract with the Relen

Rock

The Knux

Comprised of brothers Krispy Kream and Rah Al Millio, the Knux are a clever alternative rap duo who are musicians as well as singer/rappers. Born in New Orleans yet displaced by Hurricane Katrina, the musically schooled brothers began creating a stir nationally in late 2007 when they were the openin

Rap

The Cool Kids

Part of the mid-2000s hip-hop movement that found kids in all-over prints rapping about their shoes and their favorite forms of transportation (which often weren't cars), the Cool Kids proved to be both an Internet and live show phenomenon....

Rap

The Ting Tings

Named after a Chinese friend whose name sounds like the Mandarin pronunciation of "bandstand," the Ting Tings -- a scrappy, dance-oriented indie pop duo consisting of singer/guitarist Katie White and drummer Jules De Martino -- formed in the Salford district of Manchester, England in 2006.

Rock, Alternative, Electronic, Punk

The Postelles

Playing propulsive pop tunes with a streetwise energy and rock & roll attitude, the Postelles are a four-piece group born and bred in New York City. Frontman Daniel Balk, lead guitarist David Dargahi, bassist John Speyer, and drummer Billy Cadden all met while they were attending the same high s

Rock, Pop

Arj Barker

Standup comedian Arj Barker is co-writer of the off-Broadway show the Marijuana-Logues and a regular on the HBO sitcom Flight of the Conchords. Born Arjun Singh and raised in San Anselmo, CA, Arj originally tried performing standup comedy on a dare....

Musicians / Bands

Lykke Li

The Swedish indie pop artist Lykke Li Zachrisson (better known as Lykke Li) grabbed the attention of international bloggers in the early 2000s with a handful of catchy, retro-chic singles made available on her MySpace profile....

Rock, Pop, Electronic

Carolina Liar

The story of Carolina Liar sounds like a Hollywood movie script about the music industry. At the center of the post-punk group is Charleston, SC native Chad Wolf. A singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Wolf fell under the spell of new wave through his older sister's record collection....

Rock, Musicians / Bands, Punk

Electric Touch

The odd combination of an Englishman in the midst of southeastern Texans, Electric Touch emerged following the demise of British band IV Thieves and Houston, TX-based Bojones. Shane Lawlor, Christopher Leigh, Ross Dubois, and Louis Messina, Jr....

Rock

Chairlift

Hailing from Brooklyn, NY (by way of Boulder, CO, where the trio originally came together in 2006), the avant-pop outfit Chairlift formed for the unusual purpose of crafting music for haunted houses....

Rock, Pop

Judah Friedlander

In his public appearances, standup comedian Judah Friedlander usually wears big glasses and a trucker hat over his shaggy head of dark hair. He's one of those guys who has the decency to appear untainted by his own mediocre brand of stardom....

Actors

Bo Burnham

His mom’s actually a nurse and his dad owns a construction company, but if Sarah Silverman and Ben Folds had a teenage son they’d probably sound a lot like comedian, singer, songwriter, and Internet celebrity Bo Burnham....

Musicians / Bands

Hey Champ

Rock

Jim Jefferies

Australian born Jim Jeffries is a headline performer in countries such as America, Canada, Asia, South Africa, Europe and the UK. Regarded as one of the fastest rising stars in the comedy world, his shockingly charming style has made him one of the most sought after comics on the world stage....

Comedians, Musicians / Bands

Location & Nearby Info

Liberty State Park
80 Audrey Zapp Dr.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-3400

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Jan 26, 2009 - guitarsenic on Arj Barker

WOW!

This was the first comedy show I went to, and it was the funniest stuff I've ever been subjected to. can't wait to see it again on Comedy Central!!! Great job Arj!
P.S. You're a legend Dave!

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Sep 02, 2008 - kopite on Mogwai

The best modern rock band

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Apr 30, 2008 - Tharrah on Tim & Eric

Horrible, just Horrible

I've been told I don't get it, but I really think I do. I see what they are trying to do, and I know the humor they attempt, but just fail miserably at. I honestly think the only reason they ever got a show on adult swim is because of friends who already work there. Adult swim has been getting increasingly more expensive shows, so it wouldn't surprise me if they used this crap to fill in the time slots they can't afford.

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Mar 12, 2008 - Bingo Book on Jay-Z

Better Business Man than Street Thug

That pretty much sums it up! I think Jay-Z would do well to quit the game at this point and stick to running his company. It certainly garners him more respect, and thats where it is really deserved. He was a decent performer at best.

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Feb 28, 2008 - PolyShirt on Coldplay

Wow, great band

How come all the Brits' bands are so great. I really like this band. Chris has great talent, gwyneth paltrow and him made a cute couple. But name your daughter Apple? For his talent, I would expect better than that. Expecting their next album.

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Nov 21, 2007 - dpodrid on We Are Scientists

Pretty good stuff

I've not seen these guys live, but I hear they're pretty good. I've been listening to them a bit on internet radio and I'm gonna catch them next time they come around.

Good, solid rockness.