1:45 pm
Ate more veggies for lunch while having our production meeting. I'm turning into a regular vegetarian, sort of.

2:00 pm
Talking to fans who are waiting for the gates to open, take a few pictures, and wander around the grounds, watching everyone get ready for the day to begin.

3:05 pm
It is a very hot and humid day. No breeze today, or at least not strong enough to cool things down. This is sweat-while-standing-still weather. I'm sipping a large root beer right now and sitting in the shade. I'll be heading over to the Village stage in a moment to catch the local act, Erin Berghouse, but not quite ready to move again in this heat.

3:15 pm
Interviewed Carly, 16, Amber, 16, and Melinda, 22, about being at Lilith Fair. It is Amber's first concert, she says, unless you count the time she was 9 years old and went to see the New Kids on the Block. Carly likes the atmosphere at Lilith Fair, and the music is not as loud as other concerts. Melinda likes the informational tents and all the things to see during the day instead of just going to a concert.

3:35 pm
Erin Berghouse, the local act today, has a strong voice and is truly grateful and happy to be playing the Village stage. One of the songs she sings was written for a CD where the proceeds go to a camp for children with AIDS.

After her set, she goes to the Tower Records tent to sign her new CD which had just arrived that week.

3:55 pm
Jennifer Kimble was up next on the Village Stage, looking very Lisa Loeb-esque with thick-rimmed glasses and long straight hair. She was accompanied by a guitarist and percussionist and the tunes were folksy with harmonies. Made me think of a friend strumming a guitar and singing you a song.

4:30 pm
Interviewed Erin behind the catering tent, on a patch of grass under the trees. She cited Carly Simon and Carole King as some of her musical influences and described the themes of her songs as being about perserverence and going through tough times but making it through. Her musical background included singing at church weddings and on jingles. She sees songs as therapy.

4:45 pm
Part of the way through the interview with Erin, N'Dea Davenport took the stage all the way across the grounds, but the sound system was loud and clear, even at our vantage point behind the catering tent. We wrapped up Erin's interview and hurried over to the B Stage so I could catch more of N'Dea's set than I had the previous two shows.

N'Dea has an electrifying stage presence, full of excitement and enthusiasm, with a soulful voice that won't quit. When Sarah joined her for a dual vocal version of "Old Man," the crowd jumped to their feet and pushed toward the stage. N'Dea's energy is infectious as she dances, claps and moves across the stage. She got the audience to sing along and dance along with her as the sun slowly set behind the stage.

5:15 pm
Neko Case's set on the B Stage was dominated by her massive voice as she paced the stage in her knee-skimming plaid shorts and red t-shirt.

5:30 pm
Back at the Village stage, Sara Jepp's unique voice drew people in. She talked to the crowd in her Minnesota lilting voice, thanking them for coming out to see her. Her distinctive voice followed me as I made my way to the Tower Records tent to hook up with Neko for an interview.

6:00 pm
We caught up with Neko and got to do the interview in the quiet and air-conditioned comfort of her trailer.

Originally from Washington state, she has spent the last five years in Vancouver where she is currently finishing a degree in Fine Arts (photography, particularly pinhold photography as well as pattern and printmaking). Citing Loretta Lynn as her biggest influence, her roots are punk rock, but her first forays into songwriting turned out country tunes.

Her favorite song that she has written is something she calls a "murder ballad" about a woman who catches her man with a younger woman and the song is what the older woman says after she has already killed her man and is about to kill the other woman.

She'll be moving to Seattle in September to put together a new band and will tour the Southeast in October with Southern Culture on the Skids.

6:45 pm
Lisa Loeb -- as reviewed by fan Melinda Wagenaar, 22

Lisa Loeb opened the Main Stage at this years Lilith Fair. She created just the atmosphere many were looking for. She made the huge amphitheatre seem small and homey. She joked about the people running in to find their seats. To her, everyone looked like they were rushing to get the first piece of a just-delivered pizza. It was great that she was playing her guitar throughout the show. Her performance was cozy, but it did seem to lack energy and improvisation. It was comparable to listening to a CD.

7:30 pm
Joan Osborne -- as reviewed by fan Melinda Wagenaar

High energy, great use of her voice, really performed for the audience.

8:30 pm
Paula Cole -- as reviewed by fan Melinda Wagenaar

Impressive! Paula demonstrated her wide range of talents -- dance, piano, keyboard, drums, noises and singing. She also performed a variant of different styles of music including rap and reggae. A true performer, she astonishes and just really gave a show. Great for a festival that sets out to celebrate women. She exhibited strength, beauty, talent, creativity and intelligence.

Additional review by fan Amber Fross, 16

I really liked Paula Cole. She had some great well-known songs that she made better with a super improv set.

9:30 pm
Natalie Merchant -- as reviewed by fan Amber Fross Natalie was so awesome! I can't decide which was cooler: her psychedelic organ (with strange voices) during Ophelia, her yello and blue swing (that fell from the ceiling) or her duet with Sarah during "Kind and Generous."

10:15 pm
Sarah McLachlan -- as reviewed by fan Amber Fross

Sarah McLachlan was by far the greatest part of the entire day. She tore down the house and will kept me going even after today's 8am swim practice and all day dancing and singing.

Additional comments from Cybergrrl

Sarah mesmerized and enchanted the audience, going through her set with ease. The crowd went wild in all the right places, especially at the finale, when all of the artists came out to celebrate the day.

It was a long, slow, very hot day, but everyone seemed to leave the venue buzzing with energy and happy to have been here at Lilith Fair.

12:15 am
After hugging everyone on the bus and saying goodbye (I'm going home tomorrow), I step off the tour bus onto the parking lot with my bags in tow. The night is still warm as I make my way to a taxi at the front of the venue. I can see the tour bus up ahead as we make our way out of the parking lot and onto the city street. I watch the bus turn left and head for the highway as my taxi continues on the street we are on. I turn to watch the back of the yellow Lilith Fair bus disappear.