Photos by Justin Wise. Setlist: Ain’t No Cover The Calculation On the Radio Ode to Divorce Blue Lips Patron Saint How All the Rowboats Eet Call Them Brothers (w/Only Son) Après Moi Dance Anthem of the 80′s Better Firewood Oh Marcello Ballad of a Politician Open The Party Encore: Us Fidelity Hotel Song Samson

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Perfect way to end a musical weekend in the woods. Jack White and Tom Morello even did a little impromptu in Choco Lands. Photos below of Allen Stone, Jovanotti, Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman, Birdy, Franz Ferdinand, Caveman, Electric Guest, Regina Spektor, Jack White, Santigold, Bloc Party, and Mr. Stevie Wonder. Photos by Debi Del Grande

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There was not a single Quizno’s uniform in sight on this chilly night, on which the clear skies and bustling wind made for a dramatic atmosphere suitable for Spektor’s dramatic performance. Spektor, looking like she dressed in her Little Bo Peep costume a few days too early (but adorable nonetheless), took to her grand piano backed by a string quartet and famed session drummer Matt Chamberlin.

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Willy Porter, alone on stage for a few numbers, discussed with the audience everything from guzzling beers with Paul Simon and his enjoyment of naked women, to cleaning the gutters of a very tall house. It was as if we were all sitting and listening at the local bar, over sizey sips of brown liquor. He talked and sang of the profane, the mundane, and his fingers moved so fast on his strings, building a truly impressive layered illusion of multiple people performing.

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