By the time Angel Bond and CUSSES stormed the stage, things were pretty hot in The Jinx.
Damon and the Shitkickers, Niche, and CUSSES at The Jinx (lots of photos)
Month: July 2012
Bank failures and scandals, state revenue, T-SPLOST, tax credits for filmmakers — a roundup of my recent Peach Pundit posts
Regular readers will know that since June I’ve been a regular contributor (2-3 posts per week) to Peach Pundit, the most important political blog in Georgia.
AJC: Transportation in Atlanta vs. Portland
“he dominant reason, according to one narrative prevalent among city planners, is that young folks gravitate to high-energy, walkable, eclectic neighborhoods where they don’t need cars — and that projects like Portland’s streetcar help create those neighborhoods.”
Alan Rickman likes Leopold’s Ice Cream
Open the post for a great pic from the Leopold’s Ice Cream Facebook page.
Who were the top CBGB bands? Where are the club’s icons now?
Including links to updates on the whereabouts of Television guitarist Richard Lloyd, Dick Manitoba of the Dictators, Wayne/Jayne County of The Electric Chairs, Richard Hell of Television and other bands, Alan Vega of Suicide, Cheetah Chrome of The Dead Boys, sax player James Chance, Tommy Ramone, DNA drummer Ikue Mori, and Tom Verlaine.
CUSSES, Niche headline benefit show at The Jinx
Savannah being Savannah, that means some great musicians and artists pooling their talents to raise money for Cody Rexrode, who was injured by a hit-and-run driver while on his bicycle.
More “CBGB” comings and goings hit Twitter
drummer from the foo fighters in the house ! playing iggy pop in the cbgb’s movie ! @gilbertocruzjr twitter.com/thejinx912/sta…
— thejinx (@thejinx912) July 19, 2012
More on the opening of “The Journey to the Beloved Community” tonight at the Jepson Center
The centerpiece of those shows is Journey to the Beloved Community: Story Quilts by Beth Mount. You can read more about that show and related ones on the Telfair website and the Chatham-Savannah Citizen Advocacy website.
Obama executive order should expedite Savannah harbor deepening
“The first 7 of the initial 43 projects that will be expedited by the Executive Order are located at five ports – the Port of Jacksonville, the Port of Miami, the Port of Savannah, the Port of New York and New Jersey, and the Port of Charleston.”
Classy Nude / Sins of Godless Men / Dude Magnets – The Sparetime – 07/23/12
Looks like a fun Monday night at a relatively new venue that I’m listing on this calendar for the first time.
Ike Stubblefield – Congress St. Social Club – 07/20/12
Ike Stubblefield will be joined by Jack Sherman (formerly of Red Hot Chili Peppers) and “Big E” Eric Moore (Voodoo Soup) in this free show.
Listening to Television
Danny Fields — an author and music industry executive important in the punk scene — called Television “the band of beauties.”
Ellis Square in Savannah: an appreciation
Why I’m voting for T-SPLOST
Desperate for safer bridges on the road to Tybee? Desperate to get out of the train-induced gridlock over on 21? Desperate to see some forward movement on Project DeRenne? You might quite literally have to wait a generation to see those projects completed without the T-SPLOST.