Marshall’s version lingered amid nowhere. Her cover of “Fortunate Son,” for example, conveyed none of John Fogerty’s raw anger. Yet her emotion did not properly transfer to all her songs. She nodded to the beat, twitched violently to the music and doubled over in agony while singing the most poignant lyrics.

Her performance throughout the set was notably body-centered. Covering Jessie Mae Hemphill’s “Lord, Help the Poor and Needy,” Marshall shuffled clumsily around the stage. Dressed in an army fatigue shirt and loose black tie, Chan Marshall looked exactly as her music would imply: relaxed but precise. Saturday afternoon, I arrived about ten-minutes into Cat Power‘s set. Sponsors abounded, from the “Toyota Green Spot” to a humongous Kyocera-logoed balloon to the “California Tortilla Wrap VIP Shuttle.” I forced myself to overlook this relentless shilling, however, so that I could enjoy the festival’s all-star lineup. But, as the name suggests, Virgin is also one of the most corporate-infused festivals you’ll find. The infield is transformed as two monster stages, at the north and south ends, host some of the world’s biggest acts in music. The Virgin Mobile Festival takes place annually at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness. Virgin Mobile Festival :: 08.09.08 & 08.10.08 :: Pimlico Race Course :: Baltimore, MD Words by: Eric Zimmerman | Images by: Kenny Pusey & Michael Jurick

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