Union County Music Fest 2010 Announce Initial Line-Up

This year's Union County Music Fest is bigger and better than ever. It'll be held at Oak Ridge Park in Clark, NJ this September. On Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, September 12, is two days of music on three stages. The events are all free. The music starts at 11am and goes until 10pm on both days. Headliners include The Bravery and Spoon. 

This year’s roster offers the wide-ranging tour around the world of music that fans have come to expect from MusicFest. Alternative rock groups Spoon and The Bravery join top drawer singer/songwriters Jesse Malin with his band The St. Marks Social and Willie Nile, while New Jersey native Robert Randolph explores the rich roots of rock and roll with The Family Band, and the Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo offers an intimate rock experience. More confirmed artists will be announced in the coming weeks....

Along with the free music, MusicFest 2010 includes all the extra attractions that have made it Union County’s premier outdoor family entertainment event. The County Fair at MusicFest will return for its second year, boasting a full scale carnival complete with a Ferris wheel and many other thrilling rides along with musical entertainment, beginning Wednesday, September 8 and running through Sunday, September 12.

Line-Up: 

Saturday, September 11

• The Bravery
• Willie Nile
• Jesse Malin

Sunday, September 12

• Spoon
• Robert Randolph
• Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo

The Bravery @ Webster Hall NYC, pics & review

All photos by StarBeat

The Bravery @ Webster Hall, NYC 10-8-09


The Bravery, New York's dance/rock 5-piece played at the studio of Webster Hall a day before their gig at Terminal 5. The event was for an RXP session with NYC radio station 101.9 The 300 capacity venue with lounge couches made the event feel intimate and exclusive. There was probably only around 50 people there. The band played 3 new songs including "Slow Poison" and two of their hits. The band sounded pretty good, however during "Believe" a bass string broke about a minute in, so they had to start over. After the set Matt Pinfield interviewed the band and took questions from the audience. Upon leaving, fans received stickers and autographed posters. The most interesting part of the show was when singer Sam Endicott said "Believe" was written in a bar in NYC and that he would write lyrics on napkins.

The band's new album Stir the Blood is out on Nov. 10.

Pics and setlist below.













The Bravery Setlist:
1. Slow Poison
2. New Song (Possibly named "Legal Tender")
3. Believe
4. New Song (hatefuck?)
5. An Honest Mistake