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.