The third day of Twangfest was the twangiest of the four - which still wasnt that twangy (hey, it seemed like a good name ten years ago).The Linemen opened with a set of country ballads along the lines of Thad Cockrell. They would benefit from a shuffle or two mixed into their set, but the lead's high clear voice is well suited to the material.Elizabeth Cook is as cute as a bug's ear. There. It has been said. And she has the Opry style stage presence down cold. Great hard country songs interspersed with amusing intros and even some clogging during an instrumental. She also worked in a cover of Sunday Morning by the Velvet Underground which took folks by surprise. Why she isn't on country radio is beyond me. OK, her single is called "Sometimes it takes balls to be a woman" but other than that...Chicago's Dolly Varden had a little trouble with pacing during their set, but managed to put on a fine performance in any case. They did a great job translating the multi-layered songs from the most recent CD into the live setting. If you like vocal-heavy pop/rock you should give this band a listen. They've been around forever, circling through the mid-west, but have never quite taken off.Graham Parker began his set solo acoustic, mixing songs from his latest Bloodshot release, 'Dont Tell Columbus' with songs from his first two albums - including a brilliant Discovering Japan. He then brought out The Figgs (Saturday's headliner) to rock the rest of the set out, again focused on the oldest (Local Girls, Soul Shoes) and the newest (I Discovered America). They played until the lights went on (St. Louis 1am license - feh) leaving me anxiously awaiting The Figgs headlining slot the following night.