Music

So last weekend I went to All Points West, a music festival near New York City. It was absolutely AMAZING. There were a lot of bands there that I knew I liked, and a ton that I had never heard before and fell in love with. To recap, here are some of my favorites:

Friday
-Jay-z. So freakin good. He did an amazing tribute to the Beastie Boys (who couldn't make it to the festival due to Garth having cancer) which was No Sleep til Brooklyn. AND he gave shoutouts to the crowd, and said hi to me and my friend Chris.
-Yeah Yeah Yeahs. A little weird, but really really good.
-Vampire Weekend. Possibly now one of my favorite bands. I hadn't really listened to them much before, but I'm so glad we stood out in the rain to hear them. They were getting just as soaked as us, but they still put on a great show. The lead singer was just so... I can't describe it. I just felt like he was so excited to be there, and happy that we were all there to hear him sing. So good.
-Ra Ra Riot. We only got to hear the end of their set, but they are coming to Boston in the fall, so I'm excited to hear them again. They have two girls in the band that play cello and violin, which really adds something else.

Saturday
-Arctic Monkeys. Very good.
-Crystal Castles. We heard them on our way out. We only heard a few songs, but we were dancing the entire time. Kinda techno-ish, but better.
-the Cool Kids. Haven't listened to them too much before, but I liked them. A good live show, fun to dance to.

Sunday
-Silversun Pickups. A huge surprise. I did not expect them to be as amazing as they were. I know a few of their songs, but they are soooo much better live. The lead singer just has so much presence. The bassist is this absolutely adorable girl, I wish i could be her. And the drummer was so sick. He looked possessed, but in an awesome drummer sort of way (if that's possible?).
-We Are Scientists. Officially my favorite band of the weekend. I've heard a few songs of theirs, but their recordings do not show them justice. Before they played "After Hours" they said that they normally like to play it when the sun goes down, but they would have to play for three hours because it was only like seven. Well, by the time they ended the song, a huge cloud came and made it look like the sun had gone down. I was amazed. Please listen to them. They are my new favorite band.
-Coldplay. There is nothing to say here. They are so amazing, but also give off a really down-to-earth vibe. You can just tell that they love to make music and that they are so happy that everyone came out just to hear them.

So there you have it. If you haven't listen to one or a several of these bands, I highly recommend it. It was truly an amazing weekend.