Subtropical storm Beryl expected to turn toward southeast U.S. coast on Saturday

I’m not going to be posting about this with every official update, but all folks along the Georgia coast, the southern portion of South Carolina, and the northern part of Florida should be preparing for a potentially serious storm. Beryl is NOT currently predicted to reach hurricane strength, but tropical storms and depressions can be pretty nasty.

Near 100% chance of tropical cyclone forming over Memorial Day weekend

There’s a near 100% chance of a tropical or subtropical cyclone forming off the Atlantic coast sometime this weekend. If she reaches tropical storm strength, which seems likely, she’ll be christened Beryl.

Endless Summer – Dollhouse Productions – 05/25/13

SMF fave Chris Thile’s Newshour interview, plus a preview of “The Goat Rodeo Sessions”

Chris Thile has become a mainstay of the Savannah Music Festival each spring. Tonight PBS will feature “The Goat Rodeo Sessions”, a collaboration of mandolinist Thile, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bluegrass fiddler Stuart Duncan, and bassist Edgar Meyer. That lineup is worth a couple of wows.

Fast Company magazine highlights SCAD, entrepreneurship in Savannah

In the wake of some bad press for SCAD about the return on investment for graduates (tuition vs. future earnings), Fast Company has a fascinating interview with college co-found and president Paula Wallace.

New Orleans Times-Picayune to cut print edition to 3 days per week, launches ugliest website ever

Sad news for the newspaper world today, and especially sad news for residents of New Orleans.

New data shows homes underwater, county by county

In Chatham County (Savannah), 37% of mortgages are underwater. Most counties in metro Atlanta top 50%.

John Brown’s Body / Domino Effect – Live Wire Music Hall – 05/29/12

Cusses / Odist / Tow3rs – The Jinx – 05/31/12

Cusses’ “Worst Enemy” as seen on MTV: Get More: Cusses, Worst Enemy, Music, More Music Videos Odist: "Pyramid Eyes" single by ODIST Really like the sound of Tow3rs: If All We Have Is Time by T0W3RS

Modern Skirts / The District Attorneys – The Jinx – 06/08/12

Another entry in Savannah Stopover’s excellent year-round series.

Frontier Ruckus / Les Racquet – Live Wire Music Hall – 05/31/12

I thoroughly enjoyed Les Racquet‘s gig at Live Wire on 5/17, and then they showed up out of the blue to open for Truth & Salvage Co. last Saturday.

I sure hope to catch Les Racquet again on the 31st.

Thanks to Connect Savannah’s readers, plus a few photos from last night’s Best Of Savannah party

Thanks to all those who voted for me as Best Local Newspaper Columnist in Connect Savannah’s Best of Savannah 2012 readers’ poll.