So a week and a half after the All Points West Music and Arts Festival, my art-filled APW village and artists’ compound is long gone, my shoes are scraped clean from their mud-spa treatment, and the producers are reviewing RFP’s to see who gets the important job of restoring my namesake park to its pre-festival grassy, green turf.
I am now back to my quiet vigil of representing liberty and freedom, and yet I cannot get the sound of the music and beautiful energy from inside my head. I hold my torch high in salute to the bold producers who made All Points such a great success in spite of a very soggy weekend.
To reward my little muddies, yours truly, the divine Miss Liberty, has compiled the “best of the best” pictures, videos and articles for you to remember your beautiful, yet muddy, visit to this glorious, East-Coast festival known as All Points West.
So please do the following: skip work, crack open a beer, add 10 pounds of top-soil to your bathtub, turn on the shower, and get in with your clothes on, blast My Bloody Valentine till the cops get called, and you’ll feel like you’re right back at All Points West. If anyone asks why you’re following this odd recipe for musical flashback, just tell them, “Mama, said so”
Now that your feet are soggy, and shoes once again trashed, here are the best links around, with all the Rock n’ Roll attitude that will knock you off your sober ass.
Articles
For all you tree-huggers concerned about Liberty State Park’s clean-up and restoration, here are some reassuring words from Sam Pesin, President, Friends of Liberty State Park and Ken Tesler, Co-Producer of All Points West.
More calming Ken Tesler quotes about the great restoration process happening in the park from Star Ledger.
This is a quick review of thoughts from stylishly, muddy All Points West Attendees from blackbookmag.com.
A quick article from New York Times describing the East coast festival tradition (or lack thereof). With its incredible music and fan base, All Points West is the solution the East Coast needs.
Rolling Stone coverage. A large number of articles describing each day as well as great music reviews. If you want professional music journalism, with all the details that are blurry in your head, here they are.
Great Jambase 3 page article on APW and 3 pages of great Rod Snyder pics of mud and music.
Photos, blogs and videos of the music, comedians and the atmosphere during APW as presented by Star Ledger.
Brooklyn Vegan link to all the blogs written about the festival. Including videos, pictures, music and mud updates. Brooklyn Vegan has always been my better half when it comes to representing the music scene here in the harbor, and they do not disappoint. Love that Vegan guy. When I’m I going to meet you, papi, and why isn’t Notes From the Teeming Shore on your Music only Blog Roll?
Funny observations about audience participation, musicians, and of course the rain and mud from Spin magazine as summarized by day 1, day 2, and day 3 of the APW festival.
Pictures
Super nice pictures of Yeah,Yeah,Yeahs, Coldplay, muddy fans and soggy festival grounds from guestofaguest.com.
Rolling Stone Pictures. Once again, respectable journalists providing you with a nice collection of 60 music-inspired shots.
Spin’s “Best of APW” 38 artist pics. Provides artist close-ups so you can print that picture of Chris Martin and frame it above your bed. Me? I’m framing Eugene Hütz and Yuri Lemeshev of Gogol Bordello. Amen, and nighty night.
A huge list of videos and pictures shown in order of which bands withstood the rain and the mud the best from Pitchfork Media. So you’ll know which bands created unity and pride with their wet and muddy audience, something I admire.
David J. Simchock’s gallery photos. Great photographer, great pics. Enough said.
59 great pics depicting the public, grounds, and the bands at APW. Great shots representing the general atmosphere and intrepid, amazing fans involved from stereogum.com.
Nice artists pictures of cool artists such as Neko Case, Elbow, Chairlift, Tokyo Police Club, MBV, Black Keys, Coldplay, Tool and others courtesy of flaworwire.com. Nice artist close-ups so you can kiss your computer screen, and say, “Please come back, All Points West. I already miss you.”
Videos
Q-Tip video. My boy rocked the stage and now you can witness his craziness.
Very funny video from Youtube of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Eyeball balloons, dedicated fans, mud accidents and my PA boy Ethan in the background.
Jay Z tribute to Michael Jackson video. You have probably seen it a million times, but a little too much is just enough. Michael is now dancing with Janis on the big stage in the sky. In case you’re wondering Jim, Jimi, and Elvis are also in the band.
YouTube video of “Heads will roll” by the YYY. Awesome Rocker Chick, awesome sound, awesome video. Karen, can I please borrow some of your outfits?
YouTube video of Vampire Weekend in the rain. These guys sounded great and handled the rain better than anyone. They also made the announcement that Friday ticket holders could return Saturday & Sunday. Good Move, producers.
Youtube video of Tool’s Aenema. Crazy lasers, crazy good show.
YouTube video of St. Vincent’s “Dig a Pony”. The cutest little girl with the most amazing sound.
YouTube video of Gogol Bordello’s “Not a Crime”. This was one of my favorite acts and if you watch this, you’ll see why. Spray me with Red Wine, Please !!!
Super YouTube video of the Arctic Monkeys “Fluorescent Adolescence”. The Brits rocked out like their lives depended on it.
Hope you enjoyed this little list. It brings me back and I can’t wait till next year!
Cheers to all my little muddies,
You made this concert special.
See you next year,
Miss L
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