July 2011
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Update from Justin: he’s no longer “a bitchy jet-lagged mess,” and he’s putting a more positive spin on his coast-to-coast travel with an encore that pays homage to his love for “Wanderin’”
-Lindsay Abrams
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David Wax and Suz Slezak of David Wax Museum sat down with Rolling Stone for an exclusive interview about the wild year they’ve been having.
Last year you were here as a couple of unknown contest winners. This year, you were invited to perform on the main stage. Does it feel a lot different?
Suz: Both years have been incredibly exciting, but this year definitely feels like an amazing...
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Found a shady place to sit where we can hear The Cave Singers coming from one stage and Trampled by Turtles from another…sometimes you can’t commit to just one!
-Lindsay Abrams
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Even after yesterday’s craziness, 11:30 am isn’t too early for the many fans who got here in time to see David Wax Museum open up the main stage, including those who discovered them at last summer’s festival and led the campaign to get them back today. The band itself is treating the gig like a headlining event. Perhaps they’re trying to live up to their title of Boston’s Americana Band of the...
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Delta Spirit wants their fans to know that it’s okay if they decided to sit, but they’re about to launch into more rock ‘n’ roll, so they’re suggesting we all stand up. Tucked away from the water and guarded by the fort itself, the Quad Stage is attracting the best crowd of the day, due in small part to the Magic Hat tent at stage left and in large part to Delta...
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It’s tranquil and sunny right now in Newport, Rhode Island, a situation that’s sure to change as folk fans come swarming in droves via water taxi and bicycle, lawn chairs and coolers in hand, to Fort Adams for the Newport Folk Festival. Last night—and well into this morning—Providence favorite Deer Tick, led by frontman John McCauley, rewarded early arrivals at the Newport Blues Cafe with an...
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