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6.14.2005
Iron & Wine
 Yes, that shot's from behind the band. Ha. Pretty good show at the Newport, all things considered -- opener Band of Horses was kind of a mellow-ish cross between Grandaddy and Built to Spill (and had three! drummers! Who needs three drumkits on stage at once if they're not gonna play the superloudrockmusic?) I&W's set was much more plugged-in than I expected, since that's certainly not how they (he?) come across on the albums, which are closer to, I dunno, Civil War-era folk than Neil Young/Crazy Horse rock. Friend of a friend connections leads to Casey and me watching the show from backstage with members of local band Greenhorn, who are a fine bunch of fellas in their own right. Safe to say that a Good Time Was Had By All. Iron & Wine on the web here; debut album on Amazon; clip from cover of Postal Service's "Such Great Heights" on GARDEN STATE soundtrack (Windows Media) here. UPDATE: Heard from Casey that Steve (our Greenhorn pal) took the I&W crew out for drinks after the show (we bailed on that in favor of burritos as big as your head), and head I&W dude Sam was asking about the guy on the side of the stage who loudly grunted in appreciation at the end of each song. Congratulations, Casey, you're (in)famous.
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