2008 Woodie Awards
Points scored in festival's premiere
By Ian Nelson, Collegian Staff
Issue date: 9/2/08 Section: Arts & Living
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - For those braving the Amherst summer, the second weekend of August offered its usual slew of things to do in the Pioneer Valley, including the wet comb over and gin-and-tonic-defined Neil Hamburger, "America's Funnyman," at the Iron Horse in Northampton.
For the more ambitious, one could have upped the ante, dropped at least twice as much cash (for ticket as well as covering the mid-summer's exceeding gas price), and hopped over to Worcester's Palladium to check out CSS and The Go! Team combine forces, surely prodding all in attendance to dance the night away.
For those still not completely enthralled by what the immediate surrounding area had to offer, and those willing to step up and dish out even more precious dollars, a shining light still existed - in the form of a three-day music and arts festival in New Jersey.
All Points West, despite its Pacific-leaning name, took place Aug. 8-10 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City - right across the river from the famed New York skyline.
The festival provided options for cutting the concert-goers' cost to attend, including issuing single-day passes for all three days as well as letting their "green" hang out by offering discounts for carpooling parties.
The most surprising aspect of All Points West was not only its location, but the fact that it boasted two consecutive nights of perennial greatest-current-rock-band nominees Radiohead, who headlined Friday and Saturday.
How the bookers actually pulled in the band for its only New York City area shows is a complete mystery considering the festival was in its first year. This means no track record to go by, fewer numbers available to crunch and more risks with more opportunity for failure.
The big Radiohead acquisition left the festival visibly weak in the wallet, for their third night's headliner was chill surfer bro Jack Johnson, who may as well have played every festival all summer. The rest of the days also lacked, except for previously mentioned acts CSS and The Go! Team, which performed on Friday. However, the festival, anchored by Radiohead, was a sure success.
For the more ambitious, one could have upped the ante, dropped at least twice as much cash (for ticket as well as covering the mid-summer's exceeding gas price), and hopped over to Worcester's Palladium to check out CSS and The Go! Team combine forces, surely prodding all in attendance to dance the night away.
For those still not completely enthralled by what the immediate surrounding area had to offer, and those willing to step up and dish out even more precious dollars, a shining light still existed - in the form of a three-day music and arts festival in New Jersey.
All Points West, despite its Pacific-leaning name, took place Aug. 8-10 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City - right across the river from the famed New York skyline.
The festival provided options for cutting the concert-goers' cost to attend, including issuing single-day passes for all three days as well as letting their "green" hang out by offering discounts for carpooling parties.
The most surprising aspect of All Points West was not only its location, but the fact that it boasted two consecutive nights of perennial greatest-current-rock-band nominees Radiohead, who headlined Friday and Saturday.
How the bookers actually pulled in the band for its only New York City area shows is a complete mystery considering the festival was in its first year. This means no track record to go by, fewer numbers available to crunch and more risks with more opportunity for failure.
The big Radiohead acquisition left the festival visibly weak in the wallet, for their third night's headliner was chill surfer bro Jack Johnson, who may as well have played every festival all summer. The rest of the days also lacked, except for previously mentioned acts CSS and The Go! Team, which performed on Friday. However, the festival, anchored by Radiohead, was a sure success.
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