Photos:Lake Worth-It '10 at Bryant Park

I've been at the Lake Worth-It Festival since about 11 a.m., and braved the oppressive heat, the slightly late start and the threatening clouds that finally stopped threatening and just brought the rain on. But it's been worth it. I tapped Steve Rullman, guru of Lake Worth club Propaganda, on the shoulder during early band Grey and Orange and said "Can you believe nobody ever thought of this before?" "Crazy, right?" he said. When I left around 3:30 p.m., the crowds were beginning to grow over there at Bryant Park, despite the rain that ran me off (MacBooks and Blackberrys don't like moisture), and the excitement was beginning to build. PBPulse genius Jon Tully will be blogging the latter acts, but here's my impressions of the festival thus far: — Lake Worth is one of the most eclectic places in South Florida: I have never been to a place where drinks made out of hemp fot so comfortably at the same festival as pulled pork and ribs. You have tattooed shirtless guys in tutus, hipster middle schoolers in fedoras and people's moms with fanny packs. This is the funkiest, grungiest, weirdest spot in Palm Beach County, proudly offbeat and unpredictable. While I wish there had been, at least early, more of a diversity of musical styles (there were no hip-hop bands that played while I was there) it was representative of the scene. And joyous. — Really enjoyed Grey and Orange, the first band, made up of members of Black Finger and John Ralston's band. There was something very comfortable and cool about them. — Loved The Ridicules, righteous pop-punk that made you want to pogo. That was one of the most fun sets of the festival. — Meryl Joan, of Wayside Flyer, has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. There's a Cowboy Junkies/Sarah McLachlan clarity to her tone that makes you want to write down the moment that you first heard her, so you remembered when you heard something truly remarkable. — Every band in the world doesn't sound like another band, but Sweet Bronco, whom Ralston produces, have a Pixies thing to them. And that's a great thing. Bassist Jessica Glisson is the shiznit. —  Is Angry Pudding not the best band name? — I have to admit that Bladesong was not initially my thing, with their combination of keyboardist/vocalist Zachary Dean's pirate-shirted jaunty theatricality, and the combination Rush/Gwar vibe from the rest of the band. But it grew on me, because it was so different, so intentionally conceptual. Was I not entertained? Heck yeah, I was. I adore being surprised. And they were surprising and delicious. I'd go see them anywhere. — The vendors are also delish - I bought a pair of earrings that look like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and considered a purse that had a cartoonish girl with an Afro on it. There was also a tattoo artist (not doing tats at the festival), hemp drinks and a photo booth. I had the best time. You should go! (Follow this link to Jon Tully's second half of our coverage...)