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JOANNA NEWSOM AND WILD BELLE ADDED TO SUNDAY LINEUP
Mystical Joanna Newsom will make a rare live appearance at this year's festival. Don't miss the opportunity to see her!

October 13th-14th 2012

http://www.treasureislandfestival.com/2 ... ay-lineup/

I guess it's time for me to take another vacation.

The Bay Area awaits your return milady!

Nice. I'll think about it.

Didn't know where Treasure Island was, so I looked on Google Earth. Ok, it's in SF Bay. Then I decided to see what it was like, so I went to Street View. I followed the roads in SV and found a spot where there is a seagull flying across right in front of the vehicle. Cool! It is right at 37°49'25.38"N and 122°22'25.70"W.

yes, it is an ex-military base and the connector island for the Bay Bridge
My kids play lacrosse tournaments out there.
Quite spectacular and a poplular landing spot for migrating geese recently

EDIT: VIDEO OF NEW SONG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRuPSf2Zh34

Hi everyone! I just got back from Treasure Island- Joanna played a great set!

Ok, on to the first takeaway from this show- NEW SONG. Gorgeous solo piano piece with something to do about a hunter? I don't know what to call this unofficially, so I'll refer to it as Look and Despair for now. Musically, Does Not Suffice may be the closest comparison, though to the piece's credit, I had a difficult time coming up with a comparison. Also, I have a difficult time describing her music with only one listen, so any description I could come up with would be lacking. With this and Diver's Wife, I'm very assured she's still producing work of the highest caliber. Unfortunately, I'm doubting the availability of a bootleg, or especially one that would be quiet enough (music festivals can be a little loud, I was a little worried about her playing one for this reason). She also only had an ensemble of her, Neil, and Ryan; I enjoyed hearing a lot of these songs a bit more stripped down.

Setlist:
Bridges and Balloons
Soft as Chalk
Have One on Me
In California
NEW SONG (Look and Despair)
Cosmia

Very grateful to have witnessed the debut of two new Joanna songs in the last year.

MP3 of Cosmia from Treasure Island: http://tindeck.com/listen/flpp