Barely recovered from Lollapalooza last weekend, I set out to cover the first annual All Points West festival this weekend in Liberty State Park, New Jersey. I didn’t know what to expect going in, but if day one was any indication APW will be quite an entertaining weekend.
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Listening in Live to All Points West Day One
August 9th, 2008 by Eric Atienza
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TBTMTU: Hip Hop Ruckus (a checkup)
August 6th, 2008 by Jacob Nicolas
Today on a special They Bring The Music To Us we are going to go back and check up on a blog we previously featured.
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Listening In Live to Lollapalooza Day 3
August 4th, 2008 by Eric Atienza
Just as I finished work on my recap of day two crisp, slick DJ beats began pouring from the south main stage, adjacent to the press area. The club hip-hop that the set developed into sounded fun and fresh and i quickly rushed to the fence, schedule in hand, to see who was playing.
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Listening In Live to Lollapalooza Day 2
August 3rd, 2008 by Eric Atienza
I started off day two cursing my apparent inability to read a schedule as I waited 45 minutes for the Ting Tings (Web site, Myspace) to start their set. As I sat looking around and longing for the shade of the press tent, Matthew Mcconaughey’s immortal line from “Dazed and Confused” rang through my head: “That’s what I like about high school girls. I keep getting older; they stay the same age.” I managed to avoid any arrest-worthy thoughts as the crowd stood up and the band took the stage.
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Listening In Live to Lollapalooza Day 1
August 2nd, 2008 by Eric Atienza
After two quick breakfasts (one unexpected and one free) I began the walk Grant Park under the summer sun with colleague Viki Gonia. Twenty minutes of walking quickly made me rethink the idea of seeing Rogue Wave (Web site, Myspace) and instead I lounged in the press area drinking beer. After a quick rest and quasi-rejuvenation it was off to the Bud Light stage on the far side of the park. The walk was unshaded for the most part, though quick dips into the XRT lounge area near the BMI stage provided much needed respite from the heat.
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Mix: To Everything There is a Season - Summer 2008
July 30th, 2008 by Eric Atienza
Since it’s officially (been) summer (for over a month now) it’s also officially time for another seasonal playlist. For those who haven’t been keeping track at home every season I make a playlist that epitomizes the feeling inspired by that time of year. This summer list starts off much like the spring one did: with light, airy, toe-tapping tunes. These lead into some songs that are dancier, and a few that are pretty damned party before (relatively) cooling down.
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TBTMTU: Condemned to Rock ‘N Roll
July 30th, 2008 by Jacob Nicolas
I have to say that even though I do this They Bring The Music To Us series every week, featuring a new blog, very few of 
them make a significant impression on me. That isn’t to say that those blogs aren’t awesome in their own right, and even if I don’t think they are I believe that they still deserve to be brought to the attention of one of you who may not have heard of them otherwise. Having said that, today’s TBTMTU featured blog Condemned to Rock ‘N Roll is simply breathtaking.
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They Bring The Music To Us: Late Night Wallflowers
July 23rd, 2008 by Jacob Nicolas
Up this week on They Bring The Music To Us is Late Night Wallflower, the webzine “dedicated to alternative music and culture”.
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Listening In Live To Bon Iver at The Crofoot Ballroom 07/21/08
July 22nd, 2008 by Steve Mock
Justin Vernon and company unloaded their souls last night in an extremely moving live incarnation of ‘the record’. As a tangible hush often filled the space, about 300 admirers showed great respect for the band and material throughout.
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They Bring The Music To Us: Battle of the Midwestern Housewives
July 16th, 2008 by Jacob Nicolas
This weeks They Bring The Music To Us featured blog is Battle of the Midwestern Housewives, a music blog featuring punk, indie and ska.