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Lesser lights shine amid Fuji Rock rains

by Japan Times

When U.S. act Washed Out hit the Red Marquee stage on Friday night, that's when the Fuji Rock Festival 2011 really began to get going. Coming off a drab performance at May's Freaks Festival that left many disappointed, singer Ernest Greene was determined to prove that it was just a freak accident, and was boldly wearing the May festival's T-shirt like a statement of intent. Greene swaggered through the band's set with a level of confidence unbecoming of his status as chillwave's poster boy, urging the crowd to "jump, jump!" through disco'd-up versions of "You'll See It" and "Eyes Be Closed." (Japan Times)