 All Points West
Liberty State Park, New Jersey
After
several false starts and broken promises, the New York City area
finally seems to have an annual music festival to call its own. Led by two
stunning performances by Radiohead — whose live consistency is
currently without peer — the inaugural three-day All Points West fest was graced
with near-perfect weather, an incredible view of downtown NYC and a bounty
of high quality, overpriced kettle corn. While the line-up was admittedly
top-heavy and weak compared to this summer's other big fests,
once Radiohead took the stage around 8:30 on Friday and Saturday, any
and all misgivings were easily erased by the band's spaceship lighting
and endless canon of sing alongs about death, decay and the end of the
world. Good times! We're hoping for a heftier roster next year, but we can't
complain about two consecutive nights of modern classics from rock's
best live act. Check out photos and superlatives below:
Best Band (by an Obscenely Large Margin)
Radiohead
Best Subliminal Shark Week Promotion
Girl Talk's inflatable menagerie. 
Most Likely to Harbor a Deep Hatred Toward New Jersey
Welsh soul singer Duffy, who said,
"Hello, New York!" about 10 times even though the festival is
technically located in New Jersey. The Jersey dude behind us was not
happy. 
Best Futuristic Slice of Pizza
This Thing 
Best Simulacrum of the Keebler Elf Sanctuary
The Misting Area 
Most Likely to Get Nailed with a Water Bottle While in the Front Row
Couple on Stilts 
Best Phallic Meeting Point
This Other Thing 
Most Likely to Play a Cheerleader in an Upcoming Star Trek Film
The shiny Emily Haines, lead singer of Metric. 
Most Likely to Be the Only McCain Supporter in Attendance
This Guy 
Best Life Sized 3-D Cave Puzzle
Not much competition for this one ... 
Best Special Guests
Jersey delicacies pork roll, egg and cheese, who
accompanied Jersey native Nicole Atkins near the end of her set. 
Best Set From a Band With Less Charisma Than Kenny G's Big Toe
Animal Collective 
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