With an indie rock sensibility, gorgeous harmonies, and an intense combination of strings — including banjo, cello, and electric guitar — this mountain resists any easy categorization.
Savannah Stopover preview: this mountain
A new clip of Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
I’ve obviously been posting a lot lately about the Savannah Stopover, which runs from March 7 to 9, but the Savannah Music Festival begins in about three weeks. (March in Savannah is amazing and exhausting.)
One of the Savannah Music Festival’s most anticipated gigs is the performance by Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, with the stellar Richard Thompson opening.
Harris and Crowell are now out promoting their new album Old Yellow Moon.
Fired CEO of Groupon: “If Groupon was Battletoads, it would be like I made it all the way to the Terra Tubes without dying on my first ever play through.”
Here’s Andrew Mason’s refreshing and funny note to Groupon employees after the board dismissed him as CEO: (This is for Groupon employees, but I’m posting it publicly since it will leak anyway) People of Groupon, After four and a half…
Savannah Stopover preview: Roadkill Ghost Choir
Roadkill Ghost Choir’s music isn’t as dark and strange as the band’s name, but on multiple listens I’ve been almost transfixed by the gritty, southernishness to the rock and roll, combined with some almost ethereal flourishes. The band from Deland…
Savannah Stopover preview: Eric Britt
The Savannah Stopover’s focus is on touring indie rockers headed to SXSW in Austin the following weekend, but there’s a good dose of local music too, from a variety of genres.
Among this year’s local acts is Eric Britt, whose thoughtful, passionate album Greener was released last fall.
In Greener pastures for Eric Britt, Connect Savannah’s Bill DeYoung wrote in part:
Savannah Stopover releases details for free Forsyth Park concert featuring of Montreal
Savannah Stopover today released the final details about the Forsyth Park concert on Friday, March 8 with of Montreal and Royal Canoe.
Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade route, road closure info, and festival zone map
As I’ve noted recently, you’ll need a $5 wristband to drink out of to-go cups (unless you’re a smoker outside a particular establishment) in the designated festival area anytime on Friday, March 15 or after 5 p.m. on Saturday, March…
Case-Shiller: National home prices continue recovery, now back to 2003 (!) levels
From the S&P/Case-Shiller press release for home prices through December, Home Prices Closed Out a Strong 2012 According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices: Data through December 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price…
A few thoughts on the Oscars, Seth MacFarlane, and The Onion
I normally don’t pay much attention to the Oscars, and I certainly had not seen most of this year’s nominated films, so I didn’t have much stake in Sunday night’s ceremony. I’m so out of step with the times that…
A Republican governor, the Medicaid expansion, and the “conscience” of health care
From the Miami Herald a few days ago, Florida Gov. Rick Scott supports Medicaid expansion: Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday he supports expanding Medicaid and funneling billions of federal dollars to Florida, a significant policy reversal that could bring health…
What should Savannah name our bridge across the river?
Without belaboring it, I fully concur with those who want to rename the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge. I have little to add to these paragraphs from a guest editorial by the Georgia Historical Society’s Stan Deaton in the Savannah Morning…
Savannah Stopover preview: Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires
“The Glory Fires learned to construct music in the churches of their childhoods, and learned to destroy it in the punk clubs of their youths.”