All Points West Day 2: Cage the Elephant + The Cool Kids
Posted by Jess. D on August 4, 2009
Cage the Elephant at APW, 8.1.09
The second day at APW arrived blissfully — fully rested and recharged from sunlight, we headed back out to Liberty State Park in the early afternoon to catch main stage acts, Cage the Elephant and The Cool Kids, and snag a great spot for Arctic Monkeys later that afternoon.
Cage the Elephant are only starting to make a splash here in the States. The Kentucky rock band have been huge in the UK over the past year and a half, with their tunes In One Ear and Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked reaching massive hit status.
The Cool Kids at APW, 8.1.09
Frontman, Matt Shultz even appeared on popular UK comedy-quiz show Nevermind the Buzzcocks. They commanded the huge stage during the 2:15 timeslot and Shultz brought his ferocious energy out into the crowd. Cage the Elephant are poised to bring southern indie rock back into favor in the US of A.
We had been genuinely looking forward to seeing The Cool Kids bring the old school hip-hop flavor to APW. Unfortunately their set was plagued by sound problems and it seemed as though the 2 emcees and their dj did not have enough presence to fully engage the crowd (who were all admittedly waiting for A. Turn™ and his Monkeys anyway). After 30 minutes, the set seemed to drag and came to a welcome end. There’s no denying Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish have charm and clever rhymes, they just would’ve been much more suited to a smaller, more intimate stage.
MP3: Cage the Elephant – Psycho Killer (Talking Heads Cover) or zShare
MP3: The Cool Kids – Pump up the Volume (Flosstradamus Remix) or zShare
