I’ve got a couple of gigs by touring acts on my music calendar — in the right sidebar>>>>>>> — but there’s also a big show at The Jinx tonight featuring local Savannah rockers Bear Fight.
Bear Fight headlines big night of rock at The Jinx
As tragedy unfolds, news media and social media users make some big mistakes
Let me begin by saying that I can’t imagine the horror and sadness in Newtown over the last 24 hours or so. My heart goes out to those whose lives have been devastated by yesterday’s mass shooting.
After two gray days of biting, relentless cold — Thursday’s high barely reached 50 degrees! — Savannahians finally get a reprieve from winter’s grip
“The data speaks”: Tax hikes for wealthiest Americans won’t destroy the economy
Before I continue to the numbers, I want to say that I’ve been surprised over the last few years to realize that so many Americans simply reject data collected and analyzed by independent scholars, economists, government workers following strict methodology, and other experts. So many Americans just want to go with their gut — they want to believe, well, what they believe.
The Prometheus Radio Project’s Reclaim the Airwaves Tour comes to Savannah
Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and his new band Chelsea Light Moving coming to 2013 Savannah Stopover
Chelsea Light Moving will play an all ages show on the Savannah Stopover opening night. Twelve additional bands were also announced, bringing the total to more than 50.
Let’s hope public gets behind plan for safer bridges on road to Tybee
We need safer bridges on the road to Tybee — on US 80 from the Bull River all the way to the other side of Lazaretto Creek. The proposed plan addresses our critical needs.
Ravi Shankar, 1920-2012
From Ravi Shankar’s Facebook page: “It is with great sadness the we mark the death of Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar virtuoso, cultural ambassador, teacher, friend and inspiration to all of us. But it is with great joy that we celebrate his life of 92 years and its uncompromising dedication to musical collaboration beyond national boundaries, virtuosity in every creative endeavor and a fundamental love of Gurukul teaching of Indian classical music forms.”
Same As It Ever Was – Live Wire Music Hall – 12/15/12
Somehow, I have never made it to one of this Talking Heads tribute band’s shows, but I hear only good things about the Knoxville-based band.
Thee Holy Ghosts / The Rodney Kings – The Sparetime – 12/15/12
Dan Deacon, Grand Buffet, Triathalon play to euphoric Savannah crowd (lots of photos)
The crowd did whatever Deacon asked — they pointed, kneeled, stepped back, divided into two teams, even exited the back of the building and came back in the front after creating a long bridge of extended arms and united hands.
Eliminating the deficit may be harder than you think
I’d encourage all readers who are closely following the so-called “fiscal cliff” negotiations to take a look at this great interactive feature at the Wall Street Journal today: Make Your Own Deficit-Reduction Plan