Photos | Pointfest at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with Queens of the Stone Age, The Head and the Heart, Crosses, Band of Skulls, The Airborne Toxic Event, Neon Trees, Morning Parade, Chelsea Wolfe,A.F.I., and More

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Crosses at Pointfest | All photos by Louis Kwok

105.7 Pointfest took place at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater this past Saturday, and Louis Kwok caught the moments that continue to define the one-day festival. Our favorite set was delivered by Josh Homme and Queens of the Stone Age, who opened with "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionare." Yes, we were all rich, even us on the lawn.

Please enjoy the photos of the action below, along with a few select portraits. And please visit Louis' site here.

Morning Parade

Band of Skulls

The Orwells

Morning Parade

Neon Trees

Chelsea Wolfe

The Airborne Toxic Event

Crosses

The Head and the Heart

Blue October

Neon Trees

A.F.I.

Queens of the Stone Age

Jam of the Day | Chelsea Wolfe - The Warden

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Writing about Chelsea Wolfe is just about the only context where I can imagine using "doom queen" as a compliment.

The Los Angeles based songstress established a devoted following the release of her 2010 debut, The Grime and The Glow, and 2011's critically acclaimed Apokalypsis. Her eclectic blend of goth-rock, metal, European folk and gloomy ambience is one of the most distinctive sounds on the indie circuit today, and Wolfe prides herself on her inability to play the same thing for too long. 2012 saw the release of Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs, which, as you probably gathered, focused on more acoustic instrumentation and a folkier vibe.

Wolfe's new record, Pain Is Beauty, will be out on September 3rd via Sargent House. "The Warden" is one of the premier tracks from the album, and it represents yet another stylistic shift for Wolfe, this time toward a more electronic, Depeche Mode inspired variety of doom.

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