Old rock, new rock at MusicFest

Train at Union County MusicFest. Watch the video.

Dan, Julie, Christine and Andy enjoyed two days of free live music at Union County MusicFest, held in a county park in Clark, N.J., on Sept. 11-12.

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The annual event includes some moderately big-name acts each year, along with some local bands and some oldies-but-goodies. A few years ago Chuck Berry showed he can still rock at age 80-something.

This time the headliners were Train "(Drops of Jupiter," "Hey Soul Sister") on Saturday night and Spoon ("Got Nuffin," "The Underdog") on Sunday. Train drew by far the biggest audience, which made exiting the park on Saturday night a long ordeal, but the crowds all weekend were friendly and the atmosphere very relaxed.

OK Go perform at Union County MusicFest

Our gang also enjoyed watching and listening to The Bravery, OK Go, Robert Randolph and the Family Band and the Zombies.

Yes, the Zombies are still around (undead, right?). They currently consist of original members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone; bassist Jim Rodford (formerly of the Kinks) and his son, drummer Jim Rodford; and guitarist Tom Toomey.

For any old rock-and-rollers who might be interested, here's a clip of the band performing "Hold Your Head Up" -- which was not a Zombies song but was a hit for Argent's later band, Argent, and features his wild playing on the classic Hammond organ.

THERE'S MORE TO SEE:
VIDEOS: A brief clip of Train and a longer one of Spoon
PHOTOS: See the album on Picasa