The B-Side

The lineup for the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, set to be held April 17 to 19 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., announced its lineup today (Jan. 30), and it looks like there are a few rockers with Garden State ties set to take the stage and make Jersey proud during the first big music festival of 2009. New Brunswick-based band the Gaslight Anthem, which found itself at the receiving end of plenty of critical praise in 2008 thanks to its album "The '59 Sound" and indie rock trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs, featuring Englewood native Karen O on lead vocals, will both be taking the stage during the festival's third day.

With a lineup this strong, you'd think the recently-announced roster for the second annual All Points West festival was some kind of April Fool's Day joke, the kind that was too good to be true. Well, then you'd be wrong -- the line-up was released two days ago (March 30), and it's the real deal.

Lollapalooza, that touring alt-rock head trip turned stationary Chicago festival, recently announced its lineup for this summer's festival, and music fans may feel a nagging sense of déjà vu while scoping out the roster. Tell me if any of these names sound familiar: Tool, Beastie Boys, Ben Harper and Relentless7, the Gaslight Anthem, the Decemberists, TV on the Radio, Silversun Pickups and Vampire Weekend. From the A-list headliners to the buzz-worthy support acts, the plain truth is that the lineup at Lollapalooza looks like, well, the lineup at just about every other festival this year.