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…
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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…
General Oglethorpe & the Panhandlers, “Whistle the Dirges,” and the wonders of contradiction
I’m not quite sure where to begin with a review of Whistle the Dirges, the first album by the Savannah-based General Oglethorpe & the Panhandlers. With the complex, evocative lyrics? With the layers of sound — including the occasional accordion,…
First Savannah Stopover Festival scheduled for March 9-12
UPDATE 3/21: For all my posts about the Stopover, go here. Savannah folks are going to be reading and hearing A LOT more in the next two months about the ambitious plans for the Savannah Stopover Festival, which is actively…
KidSyc@Brandywine, up and coming hip hop from Savannah
I don’t know how many folks have actually been paying attention — yet, anyway — to the Georgia Lottery All Access Music Search, but the contest has been going on for months now. The Savannah hip hop band KidSyc@Brandywine is…
Nights of love and loss with American Aquarium
I first heard the Raleigh-based band American Aquarium on March 16, 2009. I remember the date so specifically because that was the night before St. Patrick’s Day, generally the wildest night of the year in Savannah. By mid-evening, downtown was…