Wakarusa in Words: Saturday (Ben Folds! Dr. Dog! Alejandro Escovedo! Old 97’s! Beer! Piss! Outrage!)

By GREG FRANKLIN

Alejandro Escovedo

Day three of the festival has fewer acts that I’m interested in, but the level of quality is still good. I am surprised at how diverse the lineup is, and surprised that a person with no real interest in jam bands or hippie jazzbo noodling can stay exhaustively busy. I begin to wonder where the Grateful Dead/Chicago Cubs logo came from, and why there isn’t a Pink Floyd/Oakland Raiders connection, or a Rolling Stones set of lips with Manchester United written across them. Sports and bands are a weird mix unless you’re John Fogerty.