I tell you, that sun feels wonderful  after a chilly afternoon. It’s just low enough to cast long shadows over the stages, so you can still see without shades, but there are plenty of sunny spots to warm up — and a few green patches of grass to lounge on.

I was just doing a bit of back-and-forth between the Cellular South and Sam’s Town stages, where Cat Power and The Whigs are playing, respectively. Both acts have played in Memphis at the Hi-Tone over the past year, so this was an opportunity to catch both of them on a much bigger stage. Also, both have deep Memphis connections. Hank Sullivant of The Whigs is a former member of Accidental Mersh, who regularly filled the New Daisy Theater back in their high school days. His former bandmate, Andrew VanWyngarden is, of course, one half of it-band MGMT. Cat Power showed off some of the Memphis-grown talent that backed her on her 2006 breakout album “The Greatest.” Hi Records guitarist Teenie Hodges and keys man Rick Steff sat in this afternoon on selections from that record.

Another hot festival cover version: The Whigs blazing through The Who’s “The Kids are Alright.” Power trio covering power trio was the way to go.