Virgin Festival

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The only bands I (Showtrotta) wanted to see at All Points West in Jersey City on Friday (8/8) were Underworld and Radiohead. I entered the festival a bit earlier than that though – just in time to get poured on, but luckily it let up pretty quickly…

“Got there early&saw a bit of Andrew Bird and checked out Shudder to Think because we were interested..then went off to get a good spot for She&Him…

“Andrew Bird — Wow, was this guy awful. I wanted to get close to the stage for She & Him so I had to tolerate Bird’s performance. It was horrendous…

“In the three-year history of this festival, no act has ever been late – not even by a few minutes. It always impressed me that the artists maintained enough professionalism to be on time and the organizers insisted on a tight schedule…

Jef Aérosol Dylan stencil, 76th & Columbus, NYC Bob Dylan‘s Brooklyn show happens at the Prospect Park bandshell tonight (Aug 12). The Asbury Park show is on Wednesday…

Kanye West took a bit of a jab at the festival’s schedule, specifically the choice concertgoers had to make between his performance and one from Nine Inch Nails happening at the same time at the other end of the park (a dilemma faced by fans at Chicago’s Lollapalooza a week earlier)…

Interpol @ the 2007 Virgin Festival (more by Bao Nguyen) The Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore is giving All Points West a run for its money this weekend…

Most of Shudder to Think got back together to play an Obama benefit at Bowery Ballroom in February (and another show not long before that)…

“People have eagerly awaited our lineup, and now everyone can see that we’ve achieved the ‘Whoa!’ factor,” said Virgin Mobile Festival concert producer and I…