Tag: Les Racquet

Les Racquet closing in on ambitious Kickstarter goal

From Les Racquet: “The risks of recording this record are profoundly obvious to us. We understand that in the music industry, successful bands have staying power through evolution and the process of getting better, both individually and collectively. Being versatile and self effacing allows artists to forge ahead, roll with the tide and represent the passions and values of themselves and their fans.”

Get ready for the busiest fall weekend in Savannah

Just a note to those hoping to launch new ventures on the weekend closest to Halloween and to those hoping to get exhaustive press coverage even though they’re up against a huge array of other offerings: there are 51 other weekends during the year that you might want to consider.

Les Racquet – Live Wire Music Hall – 10/26/12

The great rock trio Les Racquet was hanging around Savannah for a while over the winter — playing gigs at the Tybee Island Social Club and at Live Wire. They first came through the area and quickly won some hardcore fans on their first trip last year.

Frontier Ruckus / Les Racquet – Live Wire Music Hall – 05/31/12

I thoroughly enjoyed Les Racquet‘s gig at Live Wire on 5/17, and then they showed up out of the blue to open for Truth & Salvage Co. last Saturday.

I sure hope to catch Les Racquet again on the 31st.

Weekend shows highlight strengths, weaknesses of Savannah live music scene (lots of photos)

I haven’t been teaching this past week, so I’ve been going out a little more than usual. On the advice of a friend, I checked out Les Racquet at Live Wire Music Hall on Thursday night. A really talented trio…

Les Racquet – Live Wire Music Hall – 05/17/12

I haven’t had a chance to see Les Racquet yet, but they come highly recommended. And they sure seem to love Savannah, if this glowing blog post after their multi-day stint at Live Wire and Tybee Island Social Club is…