Like every Newport Folk Festival lineup it's very, very deep. After reading my last two years of these posts(in which I realize that actually planning this is an exercise in futility), it looks like I'm going to be doing a lot more zigzagging around Fort Adams and splitting sets than in years past.
So I'll be getting new comfortable walking shoes and seeing if I can execute this plan:
I'm driving up from Long Island on Friday morning so my hope is that ferries and traffic all cooperate but assuming I'm there for the gates opening I think the move for me might be hitting up the Tretorn Backyard while taking in some Mandolin Orange.
The first band I'm excited to see is PHOX at 1:50. Their iTunes Festival album joined me on a lot of bike rides the last few weeks and I've been listening to their first studio album a lot since it came out a few weeks ago. If there is time I would like to hop over to the end of The Devil Makes Three.
I've been in to Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley to Jenny and Johnny to her solo stuff. But this is where it gets tough. I'm looking forward to this set but I will probably bail towards the end to see Lake Street Dive. You Go Down Smooth is a song I feel like I need to hear played live. If I hear that before 4:45pm then I will probably high tail if from there over to Band of Horses.
After Band of Horses the priority is obviously Ryan Adams but in that window of time between their sets I'm going to try for a few Jimmy Cliff songs over at the Quad Stage.
I'm thinking about starting Saturday at the Museum Stage before heading to the Quad Stage to see The Oh Hello's. I'm always on board with seeing a band that has a lot of pieces on stage.
After The Oh Hello's it gets crazy. I'm probably going to the Harbor Stage for J. Roddy Walston and The Business, leaving before the end of the set to check out the end of Benjamin Booker, watch a few songs from Shakey Graves before settling in for Houndmouth.
This brings me to the biggest conflict of the whole festival for me. The Houndmouth/Deer Tick/Lucius trifecta is just brutal. I really wanted to see as much of Houndmouth as possible which will probably have me showing up to Deer Tick a little late (which as my #2 favorite band on earth is shocking and annoying). I'm seeing Deer Tick that night at the Newport Blues Cafe so I'm hoping that lessens the sting. Finally, I've been listening to Wildewoman a ton so I'll high tail it over to the Harbor Stage and hopefully see enough songs to be satisfied.
From there it's over to Nickel Creek for a bit and then to Puss N Boots before settling in for Jack White.
My early Sunday priority is Ages and Ages. I'm been loving Divisionary these last few weeks. Looking forward to them a lot and it looks like I'll be able to relax and catch their whole set without clock watching. After them I'm open to Caitlin Rose or The Lonesome Trio so I'll make that a game time decision.
Since I probably will not have gone to the Fort Stage beer garden yet, maybe I'll take in the rest of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down from there and wait for Dawes to come on.
Now for my second biggest conflict of the festival. Dawes into Hozier into Hurray For The Riff Raff. I love Dawes live. I've seen them a bunch of times now which today probably doesn't work in their favor. I'm thinking as long as Dawes doesn't close with When My Time Comes and plays it at least a few songs from the end I can split Hurray For The Riff Raff and Hozier. I'd really like to at least see Take Me To Church if I can swing it. That song has been in my head non-stop.
From Hurray For The Riff Raff it's going to get back to zigzagging around the Fort. Conor Oberst to Trampled By Turtles to Jeff Tweedy to Rodrigo y Gabriela. Although there is a chance I'll get hung up at the Harbor Stage listening to Lucero so I'll end up splitting the two sets before going over to check out the last hour of Mavis.
If that doesn't sound like the best three days a person can have then I don't know what does.
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