If the concession stands had been selling hot cocoa and wool scarves at Saturday's WFNX Best Music Poll show at the Bank of America Pavilion, they would've done blockbuster business.

The 5 1/2-hour concert went from afternoon cool to see-your-breath chill as the artists of the wildly eclectic but uniformly solid lineup tried their level best to heat up the crowd.

The act that would've benefitted the most from humidity instead of frigidity was local rising star Eli "Paperboy" Reed and his band the True Loves. More suited to a swampy juke joint, the group's critically acclaimed retro soul stylings might've drawn more folks under the big top if they weren't out strolling the perimeter in an attempt to keep their circulation going.