All Points West Sunday Lineup Picks & Some Friday Photos

Jay-Z at All Points West (07/31/09) Photos: Paul Crispin Quitoriano HOVA came out with the Beastie Boys’ classic “No Sleep Til Brooklyn” booming an proceeded to rap along to a good chunk of it, the crowd energetically taking care of the chorus for Jay. This led perfectly to one of Jay-Z’s newer hits “Brooklyn, Go…

All Points West Starts Today, Friday Lineup Picks

All Points West Festival Schedule for Friday, July 31 So today (July 31) is the first day of the second annual All Points West Festival and here’s what I’d try and take in on this fine Friday if I wasn’t working: Bullet Stage 1:00 PM Heartless Bastards Blue Comet 1:15 PM The Knux (just for…

All Points West Festival… Now with More Jay-Z

All Points West Festival Yup, it’s official, Jay-Z is replacing the Beastie Boys on the Friday night (July 31) of this year’s All Points West Festival. For those of you not near an Internet for the past couple of days, the Beastie Boys were forced to pull out of All Points West due to Adam…

All Points West Lineup Announced (Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Tool)

All Points West Festival 2009 (07/31/09 – 08/02/09) UPDATE: Jay-Z has replaced the Beastie Boys. The headliners aren’t a huge attraction for me personally, though I think the supporting acts for each night are solid enough to make it worth the trip to NJ, especially if you haven’t seen most of these artists before. All…

Rogue Wave Tour Dates, Endless Shovels Playing Union Hall

Rogue Wave I have long been a fan of the pop stylings of Oakland’s Rogue Wave and I kind of wondered (not out loud though) why their last album, the excellent Asleep At Heaven’s Gate didn’t get a little more attention or recognition from the people in the know. Anyway, the band is on tour…