An impressive lineup of Savannah bands has signed on for a fundraiser at Doc’s Bar on Tybee to support Ryan Buttimer and his sister Erin. Here’s part of the story from the Facebook event The Renal Fundraiser for Ryan Buttimer:…
Well this is interesting. From The Wrap’s William Hurt to Play Gregg Allman in Biopic ‘Midnight Rider’: Oscar winner William Hurt has been cast as Gregg Allman in the biopic “Midnight Rider,†which is being produced by Randall Miller and…
I’ll probably write more about this impressive project from Savannah Rocks! in my Tuesday City Talk column, so just a reminder that the bulletin board of 30 feet of Savannah rock history is now hanging at The Sentient Bean. From…
I started the blog hissing lawns back in September because I thought the local Savannah music scene needed more coverage. And I thought that local writers and photographers needed another platform for posting about regional and national acts. I always…
The Beatles played The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. In honor of that cultural moment that was literally life-changing for those who were kids and teens at the time, Savannah Rocks! — which has over 1,000 members on…
Most of my posts about the local Savannah music scene, especially the club and indie scene, are now being made to the music blog hissing lawns. So you might want to check out that site, or even like hissing lawns…
Johnny Mercer would have been 104 today — he was born in Savannah on Nov. 18, 1909. He died way, way, way too early — in 1976. Given all of his other achievements — the great songs, the business acumen,…
Well I sure didn’t expect 350 or so people to show up last night at the Morris Center for the Savannah Music Festival‘s free kickoff party for next spring’s festival. Maybe the big crowd was due to the word “free”,…
As we’ve come to expect, the Savannah Music Festival will have an impressive and exciting lineup in 2014. Here are some of the highlights from today’s press release: CHAMBER AND SYMPHONIC MUSIC World premiere of Charlotte Bray’s The Sun Was…
The Sacrament tells the gripping story of a cult rattled by sudden scrutiny from a couple of journalists from VICE. This latest movie from the talented young director and writer Ti West skillfully uses a documentary technique. We see the…
At Talking Heads’ 2002 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band called CBGB owner and founder Hilly Kristal onto the stage. “We want to start where we began,” Tina Weymouth said. “He kept us alive,†Weymouth…
The New York Times’ Marc Spitz (heh) previews CBGB this weekend: Recalling Blitzkrieg Bop on the Bowery; ‘CBGB’ Dramatizes the Heyday of New York’s Premier Punk Club It’s definitely worth checking out. (Click here for a less interesting but similar…
I haven’t been posting here to Savannah Unplugged quite as frequently in recent weeks, but look for posts in the coming days with some thoughts on the Savannah Film Festival lineup, with a review of CBGB: The Movie, with a…
If you’re interested in the music scene and music industry in Savannah, I’d recommend checking out my Sunday City Talk column in the Savannah Morning News: House committee hears about Savannah’s music industry The 5-person state legislative committee is holding…
