This is a thread for getting to know some of the lesser known acts on the Newport Folk Festival lineup. Here is one of the smaller bands I know:
Honeyhoney:
I checked these guys out a while ago due to being on the Coachella lineup and really liked it. In a somewhat similar vein as Gillian Welch. I've heard their most recent record, Billy Jack, and it is a really strong record.
JRE-Podcast HoneyHoney perform Back to You.mp4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkY5JEZ-lzo#ws)
honeyhoney plays the Esquire House (2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MxCAGaupKU#ws)
Don't Know How - honeyhoney in The Room Live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVhXqr1Gfcw#ws)
good idea Mr. Whippy...I started a topic on Jonathan Wilson, which is prob somewhere down on the 'other music' page but here is some more:
Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiNv8XRpZ-8#ws)
Jonathan Wilson - Desert Raven (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hYiY1vOOVw#ws)
oh and here's some of my local representatives (I'd imagine most are familiar with Deer Tick so I won't post them):
Brown Bird
Brown Bird - "Thunder And Lightning" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_LMMQqBwjk#ws)
Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons
Drunk And Single - Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvlJyHzKBQQ#)
Of Monsters and Men: (Sunday)
Described as Head and the Heart from Iceland.
Folk-pop band, acoustic, driving rhythms, layered vocals. You know the drill. Becoming a bit of a crowded genre. Also seen the description "mumford and sons meets Edward Sharpe with a touch of Arcade Fire".
Radio success with their first single
Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (Live on KEXP) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ-kXZsUa_w#ws)
album not out in the US yet but is in Iceland. Generally good reviews. Can stream at NPR
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=149062982&m=149160939 (http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=149062982&m=149160939)
I got a kick out of this song that came over my Twitter feed today: The Punch Brothers covering The Cars' "Just What I Needed" for A.V. Undercover.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/punch-brothers-cover-the-cars,70701/ (http://www.avclub.com/articles/punch-brothers-cover-the-cars,70701/)
Even if you're not a bluegrass fan, give these guys a listen if you're going to Newport. The musicianship is incredible.