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Lovely Mellow (In A Good Way) Show At The Paradise
The Milk Carton Kids (MCK) are riding high, in part due to their talent and in part from their appearance in ‘Another Day, Another Time‘ (the documentary about the New York City concert that presented the music of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’).
The Milk Carton Kids
Last night, they performed to a sold-out crowd at The Paradise Rock Club, a venue not known for presenting folk acts. Hopefully they will consider adding similar acts (and MCK again, although I predict they will be booking larger venues) after MCK’s stellar performance. Read the rest of this entry
Another Interesting Set of Lineup Announcements for Newport Folk Festival
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Wow, week 5 started off with a fabulous announcement!
This week’s additions to the lineup are:
Robert Hunter – the great lyricist of The Grateful Dead
Lucero – a Memphis-based band that’s been described as country-punk
Caitlin Rose – singer-songwriter from Nashville
The Milk Carton Kids – an indie folk/Americana duo from California (I love these guys and am delighted that they’ll be back at the Fort this year)
The lineup, so far, includes:
Friday: The Devil Makes Three, Band of Horses, Death Vessel, Jenny Lewis, Phox, Robert Hunter
Saturday: Shakey Graves, The Oh Hellos, Benjamin Booker, Nickel Creek, Shovels and Rope, Houndmouth, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, The Milk Carton Kids
Sunday: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Mavis Staples, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Trampled by Turtles, Gregory Alan Isakov, Lucero, Caitlin Rose
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