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Festival of Creations: St. Louis gets its own music festival in Forest Park

A A A Comments (2) By Annie Zaleski Wednesday, Aug 25 2010

Multiday music festivals have been popular attractions for years in Europe and the UK. However, they were a novelty in America — at least until Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza stormed the concert scene and proved that musical immersion could work in the States. St. Louisans are used to leaving the city to experience such an event — until this year: Enter LouFest, a two-day event in Forest Park. The inaugural festival booked a mix of established musicians (Alejandro Escovedo, Built to Spill, Jeff Tweedy, Lucero), up-and-comers (Airborne Toxic Event, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Titus Andronicus, stephaniesid) and indie darlings (She & Him, Fruit Bats, Broken Social Scene). An emphasis on local acts with national reach (Bottle Rockets, So Many Dynamos and Gentleman Auction House) and hometown heroes (Adam Reichmann, Kim Massie, Magnolia Summer) round out the bill. It's almost too good to be true, having a cool, high-quality festival right in our back yard. But believe it — and read on for interviews with Tweedy, Escovedo, She & Him's M. Ward and Broken Social Scene's Justin Peroff, and for an overview of what LouFest attendees can expect.

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Kelly 08/30/2010 4:32:00 PM

Jeff Tweedy's solo acoustic set at sundown was one of the more memorable music experiences I have had. The fact that it was right here in Forest Park made it all the more special. I sincerely hope Lou Fest returns next year. Despite the relatively small crowd, the festival felt like a success to me. P.S. She & Him was flat and decidedly without soul. Zoey needs to turn off the reverb and let her natural voice come through. It would be more honest. M Ward's presence was lacking. I'm not sure where his talent comes into play with this whole gig. His solo stuff is so much better.

Jenn V. 08/26/2010 8:14:00 AM

Actually there is a music festival that started in west county last year called ValleyPalooza Music Festival. Last year they had a great showing and they are expecting to double their attendance this year. Not only is ValleyPalooza the first music festival in the area, but they have a great concept I think every town should consider. All bands, food, drinks, kids area is donated and all proceeds from the music festival is being used to better the lives of citizens in their community. Imagine if we all did that! Every town and their people would benefit greatly from it while having a great time! So, for clarification, ValleyPalooza was the first music festival and you should consider attending.