photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Suggested Friends
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Suggested Friends
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Suggested Friends
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Laura Misch
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Laura Misch
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Yo La Tengo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Yo La Tengo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Yo La Tengo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Yo La Tengo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Yo La Tengo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Kiran Leonard
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Kiran Leonard
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Kiran Leonard
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Kiran Leonard
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Penelope Isles
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Penelope Isles
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Penelope Isles
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Tiny Ruins
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Stella Donnelly
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Saba Lou
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Big Thief
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Big Thief
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Jen Long
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Du Blonde
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Nilufer Yanya
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Lucy Dacus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Lucy Dacus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Lucy Dacus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Lucy Dacus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Saba Lou
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Jeff Tweedy
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Jeff Tweedy
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Jeff Tweedy
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Tirzah
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Josh T. Pearson
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
The Orielles
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
The Low Anthem
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Low Anthem
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Zimpel/Ziolek
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Zimpel/Ziolek
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Fat White Family
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Big Thief
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Big Thief
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Orielles
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Orielles
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Orielles
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Orielles
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Powerdove
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
St. Vincent
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
St. Vincent
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Lucy Dacus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Julien Baker
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Boy Azooga
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Colter Wall
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Stealing Sheep
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Stealing Sheep
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Stealing Sheep
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Stealing Sheep
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Stealing Sheep
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Gwenno
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Flat Worms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Flat Worms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Flat Worms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Samuel R Saffery
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Rhys
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Rhys
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Rhys
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Rhys
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gwenno
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gwenno
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Gwenno
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gwenno
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gwenno
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Rhys
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Rhys
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Gruff Rhys
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Ryhs
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Ryhs
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Ryhs
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Lily Cole
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Lily Cole
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Gruff Rhys
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Soccer Mommy
Soccer Mommy @ End of the Road Festival (more by Rachel Juarez-Carr)
Hookworms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Hookworms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Sweet Baboo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Sweet Baboo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Sweet Baboo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Sweet Baboo
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Vampire Weekend
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Vampire Weekend
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Oh Sees
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Erin Rae
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
AKDK
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
AKDK
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Anna Burch
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Anna Burch
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Anna Burch
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Anna Burch
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Anna Burch
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Liminanas
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Liminanas
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Liminanas
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Liminanas
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Liminanas
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
The Liminanas
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Honey Harper
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Honey Harper
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Imarhan
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Ezra Furman
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Ezra Furman
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
David Thomas Broughton
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
David Thomas Broughton
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Cut Worms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Cut Worms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Cut Worms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Cut Worms
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Titus Andronicus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Titus Andronicus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Titus Andronicus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Titus Andronicus
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Anna Burch
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Anna Burch
photo by CHristopher Jesse Juarez
Iceage
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
John Cale
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Idles
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
White Denim
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Feist
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Black Midi
photo by Rachel Juarez-Carr
Ariel Pink
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
Ariel Pink
photo by Christopher Jesse Juarez
End of the Road is the sophisticated family camp-out where herds of Pitchfolk singer-songwriters roam wild and inventive alt-rockers scare the peacocks. Out in the woods there’s competitive croquet, grunge bingo and a hidden piano stage where the stars of the weekend play inaudible secret sets. Across the compact main site, meanwhile, a refined esoterica reigns.
The haunting Soccer Mommy is Juliana Hatfield meets Red House Painters. Gwenno twirls, sprite-like, through spectral synth-folk tunes sung in Welsh and Cornish. Julia Holter summons a folk sea-squall. The Low Anthem build cacophonies of sawed violin and clawed guitar, then play a surf-pop song about plankton.
There’s a distinct shortage of glittery students here, but End of the Road’s spirit of intimacy and adventure remains lustrous, perfectly encapsulated in Friday’s headliners. St Vincent takes the Woods stage in a red plastic minidress with a full band line-up, for a set of visceral synth-rock perfectly poised between art and accessibility. Even if it’s intended as a cold satire on traditional rock shows, with its minimal marionette choreography and prowling guitar roadie, it’s an inspired blast; Los Ageless could be ELO’s lost Bond theme, Cruel an AI Abba. Duck across to the Garden stage, though, and Jeff Tweedy is delighting the faithful with phenomenal acoustic outtakes from his Wilco, Uncle Tupelo and solo catalogue. It’s simplicity versus invention; both quintessentially End of the Road, both utterly magical. – [The Guardian]
Unique, laid back UK festival End of the Road happened August 30 – September 2 at the lush, vegetal Larmer Tree Gardens, featuring sets from Vampire Weekend, St. Vincent, Feist, Yo La Tengo (who played NYC at Octfest this weekend), Ezra Furman, Jeff Tweedy, John Cale, Oh Sees, Gruff Rhys, Fat White Family, Julia Holter, Destroyer, Tirzah, Stealing Sheep, Gwenno, and lots more. You can get a sense of End of the Road’s special vibe in the photo gallery above.
End of the Road 2019 happens August 29 – September 1.
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photos by Christopher Jesse Juarez and Rachel Juarez-Carr