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NEWPORT FOLK, DAY 3: JACKSON BROWNE, HOORAY FOR BROWN BIRD, RAIN

Posted on August 1, 2012 by HILARY HUGHES

Charles Bradley. tUnE-yArDs. Tallest Man On Earth. Conor Oberst. JACKSON F_CKING BROWNE. Yeah, we more or less played hopscotch, bouncing between the stages at the Newport Folk Festival like that. Here’s our wrap coverage of Newport Folk 2012. Photos: Mike Basu. Continue reading →

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FOTOBOM: THE HEAD AND THE HEART AT ROYALE

Posted on July 30, 2012 by HILARY HUGHES

I am 200% convinced that if Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem were living breathing humans instead of Muppets, and living breathing humans who didn’t do a ton of drugs, that they’d be exactly like the Head and the Heart. Before hitting Newport Folk on Sunday afternoon, they blazed through town with a two-night bill at Royale. Caitlin Snyder snapped ‘em up. FOTOBOM! Continue reading →

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NEWPORT FOLK FEST, DAY 2: O HAI MATT VASQUEZ, PATTY GRIFFIN UNPLUGGED (LOL), ETC.

Posted on July 29, 2012 by HILARY HUGHES

Despite the fact that My Morning Jacket conjured up one hell of a downpour with some kind of melodic dark magic, the second day of the Newport Folk Festival doled out hearty portions of impromptu musical pairings, guitar O-faces and squashed rumors. This is the rundown of who we caught throughout our second day at Fort Adams. BOOM. Like a thunderclap.

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NEWPORT FOLK FEST, DAY 1: WILCO. (‘NUFF SAID.)

Posted on July 28, 2012 by HILARY HUGHES

AHHHH JEFF TWEEDY BE CAREFUL THERE IS AN ARMY OF GHOSTS SWARMING BEHIND YOU #loljk. Newport Folk’s bringing about a bunch of surprises in 2012, and they started with Wilco last night. Read on and stay tuned for more #NewportFolk coverage. Continue reading →

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