Sometimes when I see legendary performers for the first time, I’m let down a little. They don’t seem to be bringing it all, they seem past their prime, they seem to be relying on their long histories to ensure their…
Cheating our children: Suspicious school test scores across the nation is definitely worth a read. From the piece: Suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts resemble those that entangled Atlanta in the biggest cheating scandal in American history, an…
Savannah-based General Oglethorpe and the Panhandlers is currently on tour across the South promoting their brand new EP North of the River. At the end of the tour, General O will be having a CD release party at The Jinx…
What’s better than Victor Wooten playing solo bass? Not much. Except maybe him playing with banjo master Bela Fleck and the two other original Flecktones: Howard Levy on piano and harmonica, and Roy “Futureman†Wooten (Victor’s older brother) on various…
From the FDIC press release: Covenant Bank & Trust, Rock Spring, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered…
A couple of weeks ago, we got to see Oberhofer perform this song at the Savannah Stopover — on a glorious opening night in Telfair Square. After another band had to cancel a later performance at The Jinx, Oberhofer —…
The not-officially-named “grocery anchor” and new commercial development on Victory Drive at the old Backus Cadillac site moved ahead today. (As I have discussed before, all indications are that the grocery store will be a Whole Foods.) Savannah City Council…
From Wagatail Productions: Boom Chick is a rock n’ roll duo consisting of Frank Hoier on guitar & vocals and Moselle Spiller on drums. Boom Chick’s sound is born out of an ecstatic love for early American rock n’ roll.…
The question of national variations in pump prices came up after a recent post in which I quoted Parker Companies CEO Greg Parker talking about the reasons for increasing gas prices. Well, check out the post Why do gasoline prices…
Job growth in Georgia is going to be a key element to watch in 2012. The state benefited in recent weeks from significant upward revisions of some of the data from late last year. I’ve been very negative about the…
From Wagatail Productions: Philadelphia-based Hoots & Hellmouth (MAD Dragon Records) creates new music for old souls. Their second full-length effort, “The Holy Open Secret†(street date: June 2, 2009), continues to blaze a trail forward in the name of progressive…
From Wagatail Productions: Trigger Hippy is an American Rock and Roll supergroup composed of Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, Ex Black Crowes guitarist Audley Freed, singer Joan Osborne, singer/songwriter Jackie Greene and bassist Nick Govrik. Formerly of the group is…
More on a theme that I’ve written about before. I don’t agree with every single word in this piece, but I highly recommend The New Suburban Poverty in the NYT, written by Lisa McGirr, professor of history at Harvard and…
I posted earlier today about the suddenness with which the Georgia legislature has pushed some major changes to the tax code. The measure — HB 386 — was exempt from the ordinary rule for bills to be approved by at…
