[Update at 12:24 p.m., 3/3: I just saw the text of the very nice letter — as nice as it could be under the circumstances — that Riverfront Savannah staff sent to the bands being canceled. The decision apparently was…
Bank failure Friday again in Georgia
From the FDIC: Global Commerce Bank, Doraville, 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 into a purchase and…
Savannah Stopover preview: Grimes
The solo artist Claire Boucher — better known as Grimes — has been attracting all sorts of praise for her new album Visions.
The New York Times calls it […]
The Wild’s Witt Wisebram talks to AMP about the rock and punk scene in Atlanta
Back in January, I posted about a great show headlined by The Queers at The Wormhole here in Savannah. I knew The Queers would be good – what else could one expect from Joe Queer after all these years? —…
What’s at stake when 18 to 20 year olds are excluded from the live music scene?
A number of years ago, I did what I could as a community columnist to stop the city of Savannah’s misguided ordinance change that excluded legal adults ages 18 to 20 from many live music shows. I’m not going to…
Georgia challenges Michigan for #4 slot for highest percentage of mortgages underwater
The states with the biggest mortgage crises? Nevada has been the worst for a while, with Arizona running a strong but still distant second. Florida comes in third, but we’ve seen changing fortunes of the rest of the lead pack.…
Savannah Stopover less than a week away
Click here to read my column in Do in the Savannah Morning News about the March 7 Savannah Stopover opening night, featuring five bands, an exhibit of posters at the Jepson Center, and a party in Telfair Square. In next…
The Monkees with “Daydream Believer”
The Atlantic Cities: The Bottletree turns Birmingham — of all places — into “an indie rock destination”
In a great post recently for the Creative Coast, Savannah Stopover founder and CEO Kayne Lanahan wrote about the ingredients necessary for a great music scene. I’m planning to circle back around to some of her points sometime soon, but…
Are home prices cheap right now? Or falling more?
There’s no question that home prices are now well within the range suggested by historical trends. One could argue that they are even cheap at this point. But are they cheap enough? By a couple of key measures, it’s obvious…
Marijuana in Georgia
The latest on home prices from S&P/Case-Shiller — and more bad news for the Atlanta housing market
A few notes regarding the Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller indices: There are actually three different indices: a 10-city composite, a 20-city composite, and a national index updated quarterly while the other two are update monthly. Each month’s data is actually a…