The first day of Shaky Knees began like most festivals do, I overslept. The worst part about the extended slumber is that my friend and I were forced to miss Songs for Kids, who were the first act each day of the festival. The first act we were able to make it to was Lo Moon (Read our review of their show with Temples in Jacksonville) at the Ponce de Leon stage, the smallest stage, sponsored by Criminal Records. The band played an incredible set that prompted my friend to announce on twitter that the LA-based rockers had gained a new fan. After Lo Moon left the stage, we set out to explore the festival grounds a bit.

Exploration is often the most fun you’ll have at a festival, making friends, finding free goodies, and scarfing down glorious festival food truck delicacies like Mac the Cheese, Fry Guy, and Nectar. During this time we briefly dropped into Temples’ and The London Souls’ sets before making our way deep into the crowd for Rainbow Kitten Surprise. I had never seen or really listened to RKS before, but I knew that they were a hipster staple so I had to check them out. A few of our other friends met up with us here, and we all jammed out to hipster hits like “Cocaine Jesus.” About halfway through their hour-long set, I ventured out on my own to check out an intriguing artist, Margaret Glaspy. Guitar is in this girl’s veins and it showed. Unfortunately, I only saw the second half of her set, but what I saw was an entrancing style of guitar rock that heavily featured blues tones and phrases.