Yesterday marked the final day of All Points West music festival. It's only their second year putting it on, and despite the rain and potential crazy-profit-loss, I think they did a most excellent job (but maybe that's the free bonus ticket speaking).
Trekked through masses of mud (but perfectly clear skies this time!) to catch the synthetic pop stylings of La Roux and a few uninspired minutes of We Are Scientists before the day really took off. It started with the tiny Swedish sorceress Lykke Li, who is absolutely my second-day-APW-idol (Karen O. being the first). She covered Kings of Leon, called for the audience to spark a jay for her newest "downtempo" single, then announced it time to "party like they do in Europe." We left for the next show as her birdlike choirgirl voice soared to the sounds of "everyday I'm hustlin.'" That's one crazy-cool little chica.
Next up, The Black Keys absolutely killed it. Some heavy, 70s-style, real-live real-deal rock. Definitely the best of the night, in my opinion. Made it to Coldplay for a little feel-good Chris Martin loving, then ended the evening with a disappointingly lackluster MGMT performance. Maybe they can't make it happen in festival venues, or perhaps they just (dare I say it?) ain't got it no more. Either way, the weekend was magical in the way only music festivals can be. Fingers crossed that the weather didn't ruin APW's chances of a third year, because with a little guidance and a bit more practice, this could be one of the better things out there, especially for us New Yorkers. Until next year!
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