As some of you may know, I’m currently the president of the board of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home. We’ve brought in some great speakers over the last few years: Brad Gooch launched his widely acclaimed Flannery: A Life of…
A recap of the 3rd Annual Junk 2 Funk Fashion Show at Savannah Arts Academy
In this post a few weeks ago, I reviewed the Savannah Arts Academy’s incredibly impressive Winter Dance Concert. Given the quality of that production — in terms of both dancing skill and staging — it was pretty easy to decide…
Savannah Stopover adds hip hop group Das Racist
I’ve already written about the ambitious Savannah Stopover festival that is luring some big names from the indie music world for the weekend of March 9-12, as some of those acts are on their way to Austin for SXSW. Well…
“The Conspirator” official trailer released
I’ll have some sort of review of The Conspirator posted before its official release on April 15th, but here’s the trailer: I enjoyed the film when I saw it last fall at the Savannah Film Festival — it wasn’t on…
Some background on the banking crisis in Georgia
I have been getting a lot of questions about issues regarding the ongoing banking crisis — FDIC orders, bank closings, etc. First off, I should say that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is easy to find online and their site…
Another southeast Georgia bank under an FDIC consent order
Here we go again. We’ve already seen several Savannah area banks be closed by the FDIC. Now another is under a consent order, which is essentially a list of requirements in areas like management practices and the amount of capital…
Quick update on Georgia budget, Savannah River deepening
Some new developments of note over the last couple of days. Governor Nathan Deal’s comments in recent days, like those quoted in this piece in the Savannah Morning News, indicate that we will not see dramatic changes to the state…
A review of “Lemmy”, the documentary about Motorhead’s iconic founder
You don’t have to be a Motorhead fan to enjoy Lemmy. But it sure couldn’t hurt. Lemmy is about Lemmy Kilmister, who founded the early metal band Motorhead in 1975 and has been synonymous with the band ever since. (Lemmy…
Band of Horses, Robert Randolph, Citizen Cope added to SMF lineup
Savannah’s spring music scene has gotten even stronger with more late additions to the Savannah Music Festival lineup. I’ve already mentioned the addition of The Avett Brothers here. Band of Horses, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and a solo…
A Wednesday night surprise: The Bright Light Social Hour
When some of us imagine a better music scene around town, here’s what we’d like to see more of: It’s a random Wednesday night. The Bright Light Social Hour, an indie band from Austin, is in the area, traveling from…
Savannah city manager search down to two: Rochelle Small-Toney and Alfred Lott
I’m a bit surprised by the quickness with which the already-small field of four city manager finalists has been whittled to two. From an update this afternoon in the Savannah Morning News, “Council names 2 Savannah city manager finalists”: The…
The Avett Brothers join incredible Savannah Music Festival lineup
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the Savannah Stopover Festival, the Savannah Music Festival has booked The Avett Brothers for March 30th at Johnny Mercer Theatre at the civic center. That’s big news, especially for the Avett fans…