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…
Bank failure Friday yet again in Georgia
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…
Oberhofer on Letterman
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 —…
Backus Cadillac site redevelopment takes a big step forward
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…
Boom Chick – Live Wire Music Hall – 04/27/12
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.…
Econbrowser: Why gas prices vary so much from state to state
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…
Has Atlanta economy turned a corner? New study shows strong job growth compared to other metros
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…
Hoots and Hellmouth – Live Wire Music Hall – 04/12/12
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…
Trigger Hippy – Live Wire Music Hall – 04/20/12
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…
“The New Suburban Poverty”: will it change the way we define the American dream?
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…
Georgia tax overhaul raises some big questions — and could prove costly for local governments across the state
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…
More good economic news in latest Philly Fed data
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank’s coincident index of economic activity for January provides a promising picture for virtually the entire U.S. From the press release: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has released the coincident indexes for the 50 states…