Rain once again put a damper on the headlining acts at the Nelsonville Music Festival Saturday night. Wilco did take the stage eventually, but by then I was snug in my back-up-plan hotel room.

Nelsonville Pro-Tip #2: Always have a back-up plan.

Most of the day was bright and full of sound, though. Here's a few snapshots. Audio snippets are coming in the next entry.

Wheels on Fire - Still my favorite Athens band, making their third consecutive appearance at the festival. A three-piece this time.

Jonathan Richman - Jonathan strummed, danced, and exhorted us to engage fully in life.

Sharon Van Etten - a much more personable and cheerful stage presence than her music would lead you to expect.

Calexico's Horn Players - I opted for this shot over the full band photo. These guys were good. Lots of sound checking and audio-tech strife prior to this brief but very good set on the main stage.

The Porch Stage was the place to be at the Nelsonville Music Festival, as a string of loud rockers of various genres took over after mid-day. There is a sampling of clips from various sets below.

The rain we had all been fretting about arrived in time to push the headliner, Cat Power, back to a 10:30 start. A fearless and soggy bunch took in her set and blistering sets by Screaming Females and the Reigning Sound.

Unfortunately The Coup had to abbreviate their set in order to get everything done before 2 a.m.

Rested (a bit), showered, back at it again...

Screaming Females was the highlight of last night's line-up in my opinion. Front-woman Marissa Paternoster shreds with wreckless abandon.

Cincinnati's The Hiders were the first electric band to put the Porch Stage sound system through its paces yesterday. Here's the final song from their set.

Reigning Sound reigned supreme at the Porch Stage for the hearty folks who waited out the rain.

Old Light opened the main stage on Thursday and returned for a second time on the porch stage yesterday. Their music is a psyched-out mix of styles.