The Savannah Jazz Festival’s annual opening night jam session at Blowin’ Smoke was thrilling.
Savannah Jazz Festival opening night photos
Month: September 2012
The Unchained Tour finishes with a glorious night in Savannah
The performance, which packed about 350 of us into the spare ballroom at the Knights of Columbus on Liberty Street, was simply beautiful on many levels.
Non-Fiction Gallery hosts grand opening exhibition: “Open Book”
The gallery Little Beasts at 1522 Bull Street — just north of the corner of 32nd Street — has been replaced by Non-Fiction Gallery, which hosts its grand opening tonight (Friday, Sept. 21) with “Open Book”, an exhibit featuring work by Adriane Herman, Gregory Eltringham, Liliya Soritova, Todd Schroeder, and Megan C. Mosholder.
Christ, Lord at The Sentient Bean (photos)
Christ, Lord has an upbeat gypsyish folk sound with excellent musicianship and an occasional biting edge. Highly recommended.
2012 Savannah Film Festival competition films announced by SCAD
The 2012 Savannah Film Festival — sponsored by the Savannah College of Art and Design — will be held Oct. 27 – Nov. 3.
New trailer for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”: “I’m going on an adventure!”
Well this looks great, unsurprisingly. The newly released trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:
Molly Nilsson: New video and a few pics from her Savannah show
Swedish performer Molly Nilsson performed a beautiful set on the second floor of The Sparetime on Monday night.
A clear turn in housing as economic conditions improve
In my City Talk column last Sunday, I wrote about the declining inventory in the Savannah metro area housing market. We’re still a long way from where we need to be, but the twin trends of fewer new listings and increased sales have steadily whittled the inventory lower and lower, which has helped put a floor under prices.
The full video of Mitt Romney speaking at May fundraiser
I’ve already posted about Romney’s wrongheaded remarks about “the 47 percent”, but here are two YouTube videos that together cover more than 50 minutes of remarks.
Rolling Stone: “CBGB” editing underway, but still questions about the soundtrack
Given Patti Smith’s reaction to the film, I don’t expect to hear any of her music, but what about the Ramones? What about Talking Heads? What about Blondie?
The 47%: why don’t they pay federal income taxes?
Romney’s remarks are not only offensive. They’re just wrong — it’s a fictional narrative about 47 percent of Americans taking from the other 53 percent.
No Control Fall Festival – 10/06/12
The twice-yearly event once again will be held at Southern Pine Company at 35th and East Broad streets in Savannah. Eight bands are scheduled for this all ages event.
South Carolina Ports Authority head talks about Savannah River dredging and proposed Jasper port
Check out this interesting interview in the Aiken Standard with South Carolina State Ports Authority head Jim Newsome: S.C. Ports Authority’s Newsome reflects on three years as CEO and the path ahead.
Elton John in Savannah: a review and set list
Elton John took the stage at last night in the arena of the Savannah Civic Center in blue glasses and a glittery blue jacket with the Madman Across the Water cover emblazoned across the back of it.