Larry Jack’s Musical Ghost Tour 3/1/24

“Remember, the best way to support live music is to actually go see live music.”– Larry Jack Sammons

Boy, there have been a bunch of exciting (at least to me) shows announced over the past couple weeks…Lucero, The Chats, All Them Witches, Dawes, Crash Test Dummies, AJJ, and a Joyce Manor show at Lodge of Sorrows that’s fairly short notice…it’s next Saturday. Lots of good stuff going on in the next couple weeks. Here’s what I could find. Come say hey between sets and we’ll try not to talk about how this would have been Savannah Stopover weekend. See you out there. Tom

Fri. 3/1

AURA Fest Day 1 at South Bound Brewing featuring The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Through the Eyes of the Dead, With Blood Comes Cleansing and a ton more (8!) bands

“The Blues is Alright” w/ Tucka, King George, Pokey Bear, West Love at Johnny Mercer Theatre

Improvement Movement, Bero Bero, Beneath Trees at Starland Yard (First Friday)

Super Bitch, Rubber Udder, Jus B, Beerpiss at El Rocko Lounge

Tiz & Jane at Jazz’d

Swamptooth at Service Brewing Co.

Paul Martel at Bull Street Taco

Highway 49 at Barrelhouse South

Sat. 3/2

AURA Fest Day 2 at Southbound Brewing featuring Darkest Hour, Orthodox, I AM, Escuela Grind, Capra, The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir and a bunch (7!) more bands

Sultry, Protozoan, Sourpuss, Kola Hak, S’villes at El Rocko

Green Jelly at the Wormhole  

Matt Andersen at District Live Savannah

Parker McCollum at Enmarket Arena

Anders Thomsen Trio at Over Yonder

Kirk Lee Trio at Jazz’d

Justin Vreeland/Los Hermanos Mirafuentes, Little Gracie, Aloha Jones at The Sentient Bean

Excitable (Def Leppard tribute) at Coach’s Corner

Individually Twisted at Barrelhouse South

Sun. 3/3

Ray Lundy at Jazz’d

Mon. 3/4

Ben Robbins at Service Brewing Co.

Tues. 3/5

Gravesend & Maul at Lodge of Sorrows

Nick Shoulders and the Okay Crawdad at Victory North

Wed. 3/6

Pentagram String Band At El Rocko

Phil MacDonald Duo at Jazz’d

Thu. 3/7

Christopher Seymore & The Western Cosplay at Over Yonder

Anders Thomsen McCoy at Jazz’d

The Sleeveens, Palmetto Slug, Sissy Fists at The Sentient Bean

Fri. 3/8

Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top at Enmarket Arena

The Maxines, Measurement, Manarovs, malpais anhedonia at Lodge of Sorrows

Cathy Ladman at District Live Savannah

Wymberly at The Wormhole

Bottles & Cans at Jazz’d

Luna, Kailey Marsh, Eric Ackerman, Emily Kathey at The Sentient Bean

Swamptooth at Service Brewing Co.

Sat. 3/9

Joyce Manor & Liquid Mike at Lodge of Sorrows

Hot Rod Walt and The Psycho-Devilles, Smokin Souls at El Rocko Lounge

Brandon Nelson McCoy, The S’villes at Over Yonder

Hirow, Current, Blue Local at The Sentient Bean

Sun. 3/10

Eric Britt at Jazz’d

Matt Eckstine at Service Brewing Co.

Tues. 3/12

Bikini Trill, Jarv, Unifya at El Rocko Lounge

Levi Moore at Over Yonder

Wed. 3/13

Mandy & Phil at Jazz’d

Thu. 3/14

Levi Moore at Jazz’d

Fri. 3/15

Bottles & Cans with Ben Keiser at Jazz’d

Sat 3/16

Damon & The Shitkickers at Over Yonder

Beneath Trees, Sultress, and Lilakk at The Sentient Bean

Salt Flat Pickers at Service Brewing Co.

Sun. 3/17

Lyn Avenue at Service Brewing Co.

Larry Jack’s Musical Ghost Tour 1/25/24

“Remember, the best way to support live music is to actually go see live music.”– Larry Jack Sammons

Hey, everyone, there’s a good bit going on the next couple weeks, pick your poison. I’ll be out a good bit, but am particularly looking forward to Day 1 of Cougar Fest at El Rocko, it should be a very solid night of aggressive music across several sub genres of rock. The Talking Heads tribute band at Congress Street Social is a really solid choice, too. See you out there, Tom

Thu. Jan 25

IN THE END: Linkin Park Experience @ Victory North

Drive-By Bukkake, Lobstrosity and One Last Hope @ Sentient Bean

Glenn Miller Orchestra @ Johnny Mercer Theatre

LAX Duo @ Jazz’d

Andrea & Mud @ Over Yonder

Fri. jan 26

Atlanta Rhythm Section @ Victory North

Circle Back, Heavy is the Head, Slingblade, Rectoplasm @ El Rocko Lounge

Patti & The Mild Mannered Men @ Jazz’d

Swamptooth @ Service Brewing

Trea Landon @ Saddlebags

Sat. Jan 27

Trvy & The Enemy, Dope Knife, Feature Preacher, Itz*Nobi @ El Rocko

Trae Pierce and The T-Stones @ Barrelhouse South

Heyday Guru, Neckromance, Girlfriend From Hell @ The Sentient Bean

Kyle Yardley Blues Band @ Jazz’d

Damon & The Shitkickers @ Over Yonder

Beneath Trees and Bird Leaf @ The Wormhole

Sun. Jan 28

Matt & Jared @ Jazz’d

Tues. Jan 30

EarthTonez Music Collective at Barrelhouse South

Wed. Jan 31

Eric Britt at Jazz’d

Thu. Feb 1

Space Coke, The Maxines, Temptress, Dead Register @ El Rocko Lounge

Anders Thomsen Duo at Jazz’d

Guavatron at Congress Street Social Club

Fri. Feb 2

Cougar Fest Day 1 with Bastardane, Hotplate, Lobstrosity, Manarovs and more @ El Rocko

Almost Monday @ District Live Savannah

Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi at Victory North Savannah

Tiz & Jane at Jazz’d

Mainstream Band at Barrelhouse South

Will Jones at Saddlebags

Sat. Feb 3

Cougar Fest Day 2 with Shehehe, Ex-Boogeymen, Chimes, Pink Peugeot and more @ El Rocko

Same As It Ever Was (Talking Heads Tribute) @ Congress Street Social

Muddy Ruckus with High Impact Distortion at The Wormhole

Dune Lane at Barrelhouse South

Creed Fisher @ District Live

Jon Lee Murphy Band at Jazz’d

Anders Thomsen Trio @ Over Yonder

Larry Jack’s Musical Ghost Tour 1/11/24

“Remember, the best way to support live music is to actually go see live music.”– Larry Jack Sammons

Okay, ladies and gents, we’re coming out of the holidays and getting back in the live music groove around here.  I hope everyone is well in the New Year. As for shows, there’s some good stuff in here. I’d say I’m looking forward to Space Prom hosted by Nordista Freeze the most. That dude makes everyone have fun with sheer will power, and then a weird prom theme with special guests on top of that? No brainer fun. Other stuff: Koffin Kats show at El Rocko should be great. The Georgia On My Mind show is stacked with great performers and will be Quality. Southern Culture on the Skids has literally been great every time I’ve seen them. Anyways, here’s a bunch of options for the next couple weeks. Pick something and go for it. See you out there, Tom

Thu. Jan 11

Jon Lee Murphy Duo @ Jazz’d

Fri. Jan 12

Kirk Lee Trio @ Jazz’d

Swamptooth @ Service Brewing

Sat. Jan 13

Aloha Joes, Little Gracie, Justin Vreeland and Los Hermanos Mirafuentes @ The Sentient Bean

Ben Keiser Band @ Jazz’d

Boyscott, Smalltalk, Crimson Fever @ El Rocko

Georgia On My Mind – Celebrating Georgia Artists @ Victory North

Thomas Claxton’s “Me, Myself & Us” Concert Series w/ Liberty Devitto, Eddie Martinez, Carmine Rojas @ District Live

Jackson and The Janks @ Over Yonder

Sun. Jan 14

Ben Robbins @ Service Brewing

Josephine Johnson @ Jazz’d

Wed. Jan 17

Koffin Kats, Girlfriend From Hell, Manarovs @ El Rocko Lounge

Southern Culture on The Skids w/ The Intracoastal Playboys @ Victory North

Jesse Cook @ District Live Savannah

Stan Ray @ Jazz’d

Thu. Jan 18

Space Prom: All Aboard presented by Nordista Freeze and Dog Days @ Victory North

Lyn Avenue @ Barrelhouse South

Mandy & Phillip @ Jazz’d

Fri. Jan 19

Chris Casey, C Shreve The Professor and Dope Knife @ The Sentient Bean

Melody Trucks with Jackson Stokes @ Congress Street Social Club

Swamptooth @ Service Brewing

Winter Jimboree featuring Love Handles and Lo-Fi @ Victory North

Stephanie Nakasian @ Jazz’d

Sat. Jan 20

North Mississippi Allstars @ Victory North

Damned To Earth, Bongfoot, Hot Ram, One Lonely Goat @ El Rocko

Dead Mans Hand @ The Wormhole

Elenor, Olivia Francis, Brody Van Arnam, Kailey Marsh @ The Sentient Bean

The Talismen @ Congress Street Social

Swing Del Sur @ Jazz’d

Sun. Jan 21

Craig & Amy @ Jazz’d

Matt Eckstine @ Service Brewing

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 12/01/23

“Remember, the best way to support live music is to actually go see live music.”– Larry Jack Sammons

Ho ho holy shit, it’s December somehow! Here’s the next couple of weeks worth of shows to the best of my knowledge.  

 Personally, I’m kinda stoked to see Evergreen Terrace again. They were amazing at AURA Fest a couple years ago and highly recommended if you like gnarly metal, metalcore specifically if you’re picky about your nasty metal genres. Great live, mosh at your own risk.  That Minks/Black Hat show at El Rocko will be great, too. Two of Larry Jack’s favorite psych rock bands, and for good reason. Seriously, if you like live rock music, this show should be a no brainer. See you out there.

Fri. Dec. 1

Calico MD, The Great Indoors, Holy Scare @ El Rocko

Kansas 50th Anniversary Tour @ Johnny Mercer Theater

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and Eggy @ Victory North

High Velocity @ Jazz’d

Nathan Hagar @ Service Brewing

Sat. Dec. 2

Mosh For Tots 2023: Evergreen Terrace, Omenkiller, Homicyde, Violent End, Slingblade @ Southbound Brewing

HIRS Collective, The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir, Girlfriend from Hell@ Lodge of Sorrows

Anders Thomsen Trio @ Over Yonder

Alma Russ @ Service Brewing

Ladies R&B Kickback Concert @ Enmarket Arena

Chase Matthew @ District Live Savannah

Eric Jones Trio @ Jazz’d

Sun. Dec. 3

Ray Lundy @ Jazz’d

Wed. Dec. 6

CC Witt @ Jazz’d

Thu. Dec. 7

Anders Thomsen Duo @ Jazz’d

Hardy @ Enmarket Arena

Fri. Dec. 8

Katherine Kincaid @ Service Brewing

Rhyan Sinclair with Danny Flanigan @ The Wormhole

Hillbilly Casino & Rosie @ The Wyld Dock Bar

Voodoo Soup @ Jazz’d

Sat. Dec. 9

6 Time Losers, Andrew Sovine @ El Rocko

Princess Goes @ District Live

Anders Thomsen @ The Wormhole

The Fab Four (Beatles Tribute) @ Savannah Civic Center

Roosevelt Collier’s Jimi Meets Funk + Steeln’ Peaches: Allman Brothers Revue @ Victory North

Lyn Avenue @ Over Yonder

Stephanie Nakasian @ Jazz’d

Sun. Dec. 10

Big Mountain Fudge Cake @ Jazz’d

Wed. Dec. 13

Andrew Sovine @ Over Yonder

Shrimp City Slim @ Jazz’d

Thu. Dec. 14

The Minks, Black Hat, Ryan Jones @ El Rocko

Andrea & Mud @ Over Yonder

Shrimp City Slim @ Jazz’d

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 11/02/23

“Remember, the best way to support live music is to actually go see live music.”– Larry Jack Sammons

What a turnout at Eastern Wharf for Larry Jack’s List this past Saturday! Great performances, and lots of familiar faces. So cool.

There’s plenty going on in the next couple of weeks, too. Personally, I wouldn’t miss Daikaiju at El Rocko (Yeah, it’s a Monday show, but Google them or watch some Youtube videos, it’s totally worth dragging ass on Tuesday.), Cindy Lee at Lodge of Sorrows is interesting, and that old school rap show at Enmarket Arena looks nuts, but all of these shows are almost certainly worth your time.

See you out there, Tom

Thu. Nov 2

Severed By Dawn, Corrupted Empire, Oshiner @ El Rocko

Dash Evett, Kailey Marsh, NADYA @ The Sentient Bean

The Al Gore Rhythms @ Barrelhouse South

Nick Dittmeir & The Sawdusters @ Over Yonder

Anders Thomsen Duo @ Jazz’d

Fri. Nov 3

Laiken Love & The Fellowship of Love, The Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love @ Victory North

Bryan Martin @ Saddlebags

Swamptooth @ Service Brewing

Judi Chicago, DIP @ El Rocko

Vivus (free metal show) @ The Sentient Bean

Xuluprophet, Clay Hodges, Alvin & Co. @ The Wormhole

Voodoo Soup @ Jazz’d

Mainstream Band @ Barrelhouse South

Sat. Nov 4

Daddy’s Beemer, Calico MD, Dustin Price, Uncle Skunk, Ryan Jones @ El Rocko

Brandon Nelson McCoy, Chris Rudasill, S’Villes @ The Wormhole

Anders Thomsen Trio @ Over Yonder

Swing Del Sur Trio @ Jazz’d

American Blonde @ Barrelhouse South

Sun. Nov 5

Cindy Lee + Freak Heat Waves @ Lodge of Sorrows

Cory Chambers @ Jazz’d

Mon. Nov 6

Daikaiju, Lobstrosity, Nosebleeeeed @ El Rocko

Tues. Nov 7

Dave Matthews Band @ Enmarket Arena

Wed. Nov 8

Portrayal of Guilt, True Body @ Lodge of Sorrows

Joshua Ray Walker @ District Live Savannah

Ray Lundy @ Jazz’d

Thu. Nov 9

Lobstrosity, All Hell, Atomic Peacemaker @ El Rocko

Izreal Graham, Phil Beach, CJ Giovanni, Basik Lee and more @ The Sentient Bean

Jason Bible @ Over Yonder

Fri. Nov 10

Perpetual Groove @ Victory North

Ember City/Smoochyface and Zalongo @ The Wormhole

Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute) @ Coach’s Corner

Tiz & Jane @ Jazz’d

Ash Gray @ Service Brewing

Sat. Nov 11

Measurement, Annie Dukes, Smalltalk @ El Rocko

Doug E. Fresh, Rakim, Treach, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane @ Enmarket Arena

Cody Marlowe & The Dead Flowers @ Over Yonder

Tyler Braden, Lyn Avenue @ Service Brewing

The Gaslighters @ The Wormhole

Whiskey & Wine @ Jazz’d

July Turner @ District Live

Sun. Nov 12

John Lee Murphy Duo @ Jazz’d

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 10/18/23

“Remember, the best way to support live music is to actually go see live music.”– Larry Jack Sammons

There’s so much going on over the next several weeks, it’s kinda nuts. Tons of worthy shows, but the one that matters most round these parts is Larry Jack’s List on Saturday October 28. Other than that, there’s some big touring acts (Stevie Nicks!), legends (Jonathan Richman!), Halloween cover bands (often fun!), Finkfest (Electric Frankenstein!), 2 nights of Widespread Panic (drugs!), album releases (Neckromance!) and, as always, more local talent than you can shake a stick at. See you out there. Tom

Thu Oct 19

Zeta, The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir, Tan & Handsome, Oshiner @ El Rocko

Dope Knife, The Taste of Vomit, Tim Jones @ The Sentient Bean

GA-20 @ The Wormhole

Jen Kober @ District Live Savannah

Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay @ Victory North

Levi Moore @ Jazz’d

Fri Oct 20

Alvin & Co., Itznobi Navia, Jacob Evans, Basik Lee, DJ Professor Beam @ El Rocko

Boy Named Banjo @ Saddlebags

Bottles & Cans @ Jazz’d

Swamptooth @ Service Brewing

Sat Oct 21

Finkfest w/Electric Frankenstein, Atomic Mosquitos, Bedlam Hour, Killers From Space, The Creature Preachers, Los Rumtones @ Lodge of Sorrows

Damon and the Shitkickers @ Over Yonder

Jason & Jared @ Coach’s Corner

Cody Johnson @ Enmarket Arena

Matt Eckstine @ Service Brewing

Nicholas Mallis, Bero Bero, Katie M. @ El Rocko Lounge

Stephanie Nakasian @ Jazz’d

Sun Oct 22

Pentley Holmes @ Jazz’d

Seth Walker Trio @ Foxy Loxy

Tue. Oct 24

The Slow Death, Measurement, Manarovs

Wed. Oct 25

Lone Wolf, Manarovs @ El Rocko

Underground Springhouse @ Barrelhouse South

Jon Hill @ Jazz’d

Thu. Oct 26

Klept, Pink Peugot, Youth League, Weather Eye @ El Rocko

Shrimp City Slim @ Jazz’d

Fri. Oct 27

Widespread Panic @ Enmarket Arena

Grocer, Chipper Bones, Fauvely, Small Talk @ The Sentient Bean

Donna Savage, Beneath Trees @ Starland Yard

Isaac Smith Band @ Service Brewing

Departure (Journey tribute), Back N Black (AC/DC tribute) @ Coach’s Corner

The Head and The Heart, Amanda Shires @ Johnny Mercer Theatre

Patti and The Mild Mannered Men @ Jazz’d

WSP after party – Bonnie Blue @ Congress Street Social Club

WSP after party – Xuluprohet, Turtle Folk @ The Wormhole

Sat. Oct 28

Larry Jack’s List featuring The Train Wrecks, The Accomplices, Bottles & Cans, City Hotel and Manarovs @ The Eastern Wharf from 12 To 6. FREE! Come to this, and then go to any of these other shows! Make it a day!

Jonathan Richman @ Lodge of Sorrows

Widespread Panic @ Enmarket Arena

Andrea & Mud @ Over Yonder

Ben Keiser Band @ Jazz’d

WSP pre party – Bloodkin @ Congress Street Social Club

Beneath Trees, Klept, Kola hak, Nosebleeeeed @ Southbound Brewing

Chance Stanley @ Service Brewing

Neckromance album release w/ Lovecry, Hey,Chroma @ El Rocko Lounge

Silversel, Darkness Bound, Coffin Slide, Withering Earth @ The Wormhole

Vincent Mason @ Saddlebags

Sun. Oct 29

Dave Smith @ Jazz’d

Tue, Oct 31

Halloween Cover Band Bash @ El Rocko Lounge

Vision Video, Beneath Trees, DJ Blue Ice @ Southbound Brewing

Wed. Nov 1

Stevie Nicks @ Enmarket Arena

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 10/12/23

“Remember, the best way to support live music is to actually go see live music.”– Larry Jack Sammons

Okay, guys, it’s been a heck of a couple weeks. I’ve driven all over creation and seen shows in Jacksonville, Charleston, Savannah (obvs!), attended weddings, a celebration of life, and…well, you get it. Hopefully my not posting didn’t make anyone miss the best concert of their life.

Anyway, during literally thousands of miles of driving, I’ve had some time to think about some things. I had initially decided to change the name of the column to something different that still paid respect to Larry Jack, but after the response to my last column, the lovely things that people have said to me about him, the hugs, and the vibe of Larry’s celebration of life, my intuition is that not changing the name of the column is the right thing to do. Thoughts? Objections?

I’d love some other input here, actually. What do we want this thing to be? Like, specifically? Just a Savannah live music schedule? Regional? All genres? Weekly posts? A couple weeks of shows in a post, or is it better to look out further? Do you want recommendations? Are times and prices important or are we all grown(ish) adults who can Google the details? I’m open to suggestions, keeping in mind that I’d rather be seeing live music than sitting in front of a computer.

You can comment online on the post, dm me on Insta (@flowplowed) or FB (Tom Cartmel), but much better yet, come out and talk to me at a show. Tom

Thu Oct 12

Savannah Stopover presents: Sarah Shook and The Disarmers, Sam Burchfield and The Scoundrels, Joelton Mayfield, Molly Martin @ Service Brewing

Johnnyswim @ District Live Savannah

Duane Betts & Palmetto Hotel, Cordovas @ Victory North

Jus B, Protozoan, Squeeze USA @ El Rocko

Ray Lundy Meets Kyle Yardley @ Jazz’d

Fri Oct 13

Needtobreathe @ Enmarket Arena

Savannah Salutes Jimmy Buffett – A Celebration of Life & Music @ Victory North

Swamptooth @ Service Brewing

Sat Oct 14

The Maxines Album Release w/ Bastardane, Neckromance, Fury in Few, Girlfriend From Hell, Pinto Sunshine, Lefty Lucy @ Southbound Brewing

Universal Funk Orchestra @ The Wormhole

Kicklighter, Parks and Razz @ El Rocko Lounge

Trae Gurley Band @ Jazz’d

Katherine Kincaid @ Service Brewing

Sun Oct 15

Big Fudge Mountain Cake @ Jazz’d

Tues Oct 17

Shindigs @ Over Yonder

Wed Oct 18

Andrew Sovine @ Over Yonder

Joanne Shaw Taylor @ District Live Savannah

Xiu Xiu and The Marshmallow Ghosts @ Lodge of Sorrows

Susanna Kennedy @ Jazz’d

Thu Oct 19

Zeta, The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir, Tan & Handsome, Oshiner @ El Rocko

Dope Knife, The Taste of Vomit, Tim Jones @ The Sentient Bean

GA-20 @ The Wormhole

Jen Kober @ District Live Savannah

Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay @ Victory North

Levi Moore @ Jazz’d

Fri Oct 20

Alvin & Co., Itznobi Navia, Jacob Evans, Basik Lee, DJ Professor Beam @ El Rocko

Boy Named Banjo @ Saddlebags

Bottles & Cans @ Jazz’d

Swamptooth @ Service Brewing

Sat Oct 21

Finkfest w/Electric Frankenstein, Atomic Mosquitos, Bedlam Hour, Killers From Space, The Creature Preachers, Los Rumtones @ Lodge of Sorrows

Damon and the Shitkickers @ Over Yonder

Klept, Pink Peugot, Youth League, Weather Eye @ El Rocko

Jason & Jared @ Coach’s Corner

Cody Johnson @ Enmarket Arena

Matt Eckstine @ Service Brewing

Nicholas Mallis, Bero Bero, Katie M. @ El Rocko Lounge

Stephanie Nakasian @ Jazz’d

Sun Oct 22

Pentley Holmes @ Jazz’d

The Legend of Larry Jack, The World’s Greatest Music Fan

“Remember, the best way to support live music is to actually go see live music.”

– Larry Jack Sammons
[photo by tom cartmel]

There is a massive hole in the Savannah music community, one that will never properly be filled. Long-time contributor and our great friend Larry Jack passed away on Sept. 10. 

On Oct. 1, per his wishes, the community gathered at Starland Yard to celebrate his life. It was evident from the gathering how many lives he touched with his infectious personality. His family and closest friends eulogized him with warmth between sets of live music. The perfect ceremony for a man who spent the majority of his life in search of the next show. 

Larry Jack not only attended a lot of live music—Guinness World Records figures—but he was the ultimate fan, cheerleader, and archivist. He found something early on in his life in live music that he cared about a great deal and did that thing with all of his energy. Even when he was fighting off cancer, going through breakups, or exhausted from working long hours. He was dedicated to the thing he loved most. 

His personal record for live shows in a single year was something like 766 individual concerts. Which is a world record, by far. He averaged around 400 a year (sans 2020, because there wasn’t much to attend). He kept a running log of every show in his phone with the date, venue, and band. If for some reason, we wanted to know the last time we saw a band play, he could consult the archive and remind us of the exact date. 

At live shows, for years, he would setup his digital voice recorder somewhere, or hold it in his hand, recording nearly every show he attended. Not for profit. Not to sell to people and, definitely, not to rip off the artist. 

He would take that recording, burn it on a CD, create his own album cover with the name of the band, venue and date, and then give that CD back to the artist the next time he saw them. If there were five people in your band, everyone got a copy. 

Among musicians in Savannah, you were not truly a Savannah band until you got a Larry Jack Demo thrust into your hands by a smiling, squirrelly, grey-haired dude who was at every single one of your fucking shows. He never wanted attention for this or payment. He didn’t chase popularity.

He was there for the music, and he always knew someone at the show. Because he was everyone’s friend. He bought t-shirts and vinyl records and CDs, or whatever the band was selling. He was the ultimate fan of everyone who played music. 

His house is a museum to live music in Savannah and beyond. There are demos, drum sticks, set lists, show posters, and so much more, that he saved, archived for no reason other than his own appreciation for the shows he attended. 

A number of years ago, hissing lawns was a thriving blog that was a response to a thriving music scene full of bands. In those days, Larry Jack saw The Accomplices and Train Wrecks over a 100 times each, two of his favorites. Larry Jack didn’t even want to contribute to this blog at first. And for years, he continually forgot his password.

But soon he became, as stated on Facebook, the heart of hissing lawns. When all the other writers and photographers dropped off, you could depend on Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour post each week with that week’s list of shows. And Larry would have his picks ready, the shows he most recommended, the ones he was guaranteed to be at. 

While most of us normal-abled people might make two or three or just a single show in an evening, by the time you saw Larry Jack, he had already seen three bands. And that was his love and his life. And he did it with the energy of a toddler into his early 60s, putting those 20-to-30 years his junior to shame. He had a zest for living we should all be envious of and strive to replicate. 

In his memory, in his honor, we will continue posting Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour to the best of our ability. But to truly honor Larry Jack, go see some live music. And stand up front, because “it’s a different experience up front,” as Larry would say. 

We are all better off for having known Larry Jack Sammons. We will miss our dear friend a great deal. 

See you at the show. 

PS: Larry Jack’s daughter, Lisa, is still in need of help financially. If you can, please donate here.

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 9/22/23

Hey, guys. In an attempt to honor Larry Jack, I am going to try to carry on his music schedule posts. I can’t think of a better way to remember Larry than to go to a show and enjoy the music and the amazing music scene that we have in Savannah. I felt his spirit in the room at a couple shows I attended last week … people having the time of their lives, smiles, hugs, weirdness, mosh pits, friends, discovering new bands … Larry lived for this stuff.

There is a ton going on in the next week. See you out there. Help me fill this giant hole in my heart. Tom

Friday 9/22
Damned To Earth, Wyndrider, Doof @ El Rocko Lounge
Howl of the Sirens-Part II w/Ember City, The Maxines, Neckromance, Girlfriend From Hell @ Victory North
John Penman, Basik Lee, Dope Knife @ The Wormhole
Karen Mills @ District Live Savannah
Outlaw Gypsy @ Congress Street Social Club
Pandora’s Box (Aerosmith tribute) @ Coach’s Corner
Sean Stemaly @ Saddlebags
Ben Keiser Band @ Jazz’d
Bottles & Cans @ The Rail
Saturday 9/23
Andrew Sovine, Elli Perry, Mary Margaret Cozart @ El Rocko
NeverNotGoth 5 year anniversary party @ Lodge of Sorrows
Alzheimer’s Music Fest w/Cracker, Anne Marie Perry, Stewart & Winfield, Thomas Claxton @ Coach’s Corner
Anthony Wayne Vibe @ The Wormhole
Earthtonez @ Congress Street Social Club
Gucci Mane @ Enmarket Arena
Trae Gurley Band @ Jazz’d
Chris Acker @ Over Yonder
Sunday 9/24
Dave Smith @ Jazz’d
Tuesday 9/26
Capra, Stay Lost, Palmetto Slug, Rail @ El Rocko
Wed 9/27
Jon Hill @ Jazz’d
Thu 9/28
Melvins, Boris, Mr. Phyzzz @ District Live Savannah
Negative Approach, Defiant Path, Protozoan, Malpais Anhedonia @ El Rocko
Candlelight: A Tribute to ABBA @ Victory North
CC Ellington Duo @ Jazz’d
Fri 9/29
Speedy Ortiz @ Lodge of Sorrows
Joe Buck Yourself @ The Wormhole
Pocket Change @ The Rail
Patti & The Mild Mannered Men @ Jazz’d
Sat 9/30
The S’Villes @ Over Yonder
Jon Pardi @ Enmarket Arena
General Patton and The Heads of State @ Congress Street Social Club
Kyle Yardley Blues Band @ Jazz’d

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 9/9/23

9/9 Saturday
Salt Flat Pickers- Over Yonder (3-6p)
It Takes 2 Festival – Two Tides (11:30a)
Toxic Oscar – Victory North
Sam Evian, Immaterial Possession, Holy Scare – El Rocko
A Nickel Bag Of Funk – Barrelhouse South
Sunhouse, Five Door Sedan – Wormhole
Jake Menendez- Congress Street Social Club
Matt Eckstine- Service Brewery (6p-8:30p)
Anders Thomsen Quartet – Over Yonder (7-10p)
Liquid Ginger- Boomy’s (9a-12mn)
Evan Rose Duo – Back River Brewing (7-10p)

9/10 Sunday
Jimmy Buffett Tribute Concert – Cockspur Grill (3p)

9/11 Monday
The Nude Party, Western Funeral Company – Over Yonder (8:30p, $20)

9/14 Thursday
Led Zeppelin Cover Band – Victory North
Matt Eckstine- Rail Pub (6-9p)

9/15 Friday
Mummy Cats, Just Rats, Crimson Fever – El Rocko (8p, $12)
Outlaw Gypsy- Rail Pub (6-9p)
Swing Del Sur- Back River Brewing (7-10p)

9/16 Saturday
Lyn Avenue- Barrelhouse South
Swamptooth Trio- Moon River (6-9p)
Bastardane, Basically Nancy – El Rocko

9/22 Friday
Damned To Earth, Wyndryder, Doof – El Rocko (8p, $12)
Ember City, Maxines, Neckromance, Girlfriend From Hell- Victory North (7p, $15-25)
Eight Second Ride- Barrelhouse South
Outlaw Gypsy- Congress Street Social Club (7p)

9/23 Saturday
Blind Willie McTell Festival
Nick Cave – Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC
Cracker, Stewart & Winfield, Thomas Claxton, Anne Marie Perry – Coach’s Corner (5p, $40)
Andrew Sovine, Ellis Perry, Mary Margaret Cozart- El Rocko (8p, $12)
Earthtonz- Congress Street Social Club
Anthony Wayne Vibe- Wormhole

9/26 Tuesday
Capra, Stay Lost, Palmetto Slug, Rail – El Rocko

9/27 Wednesday
Circle Jerks, TSOL, Negative Approach- Music Farm (Charleston)

9/28 Thursday
Melvins, Boris – District Live
Negative Approach, Defiant Path, Protozoan, Malpais Anhedonia- El Rocko ($20-25)

9/29 Friday
Speedy Ortiz, Foyer Red – Lodge Of Sorrows
Weather Eye, Nosebleeeeed, Hey Day Guru – Sentient Bean (7:30p, $10)
Mainstream Band- Barrelhouse South
Circle Jerks, TSOL, Negative Approach – Underbelly (Jacksonville, FL)

10/1 Sunday
Gov’t Mule – Firefly Distillery (Charleston)

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WEEKLY SHOWS
Tuesdays –
Eric Culberson Open Jam – McDonoughs

Wednesdays –
Eric Culberson Band – McDonoughs

Fridays –
Swamptooth- Service Brewery (6p)

Saturdays –
Hitman – 2 Cracked Eggs Riverstreet (9a-1p)

Sundays –
Hitman – 2 Cracked Eggs Riverstreet (9a-1p)
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 8/31/23

8/31 Thursday
Green Room, Neckromance, Insight- Sentient Bean (7p, $10)
CC Witt – Back River Brewing (6-9p)
Matt Eckstine- Rail Pub (6-9p)

9/1 Friday
Amy & Craig- Rail Pub (6-9p)
Damon & The Shitkickers – Starland Yard (6-9p)
Precocious Neophyte, Dreamend, Basically Nancy- Lodge Of Sorrows
Anders Thomsen Duo – Back River Brewing (7-10p)

9/2 Saturday
Green Room, Sultress, Missing Parts, Summer Villian, Lilakk, Xuluprophet- Southbound Brewery (5:30p)
Crimson Fever, Parks And Razz, Kicklighter, Meddle Waev – El Rocko (8p, $5)
Ember City- Barrelhouse South
Matt Eckstine- Back River Brewing (7-10p)

9/3 Sunday
Doobie Brothers Band – Enmarket Arena

9/7 Thursday
Jeremy Riddle- Rail Pub (6-9p)

9/8 Friday
Dougie Poole, Tonsstartbandht, Jalen Reyes- El Rocko (9p, $20)

9/9 Saturday
Salt Flat Pickers- Over Yonder (3-6p)
It Takes 2 Festival – Two Tides/ Starland Yard
Toxic Oscar – Victory North
Sam Evian, Immaterial Possession, Holy Scare – El Rocko (9p, $15)
Djunah, Lung – Starland Yard
Wm Tapely & The Cannons- Barrelhouse South
Jake Menendez- Congress Street Social Club

9/11 Monday
The Nude Party, Western Funeral Company – Over Yonder (8:30p, $20)

9/14 Thursday
Led Zeppelin Cover Band – Victory North
Matt Eckstine- Rail Pub (6-9p)

9/15 Friday
Mummy Cats, Just Rats, Crimson Fever – El Rocko (8p, $12)
Outlaw Gypsy- Rail Pub (6-9p)

9/16 Saturday
Lyn Avenue- Barrelhouse South

9/20 Wednesday
Peelers- El Rocko

9/22 Friday
Damned To Earth, Wyndryder, Doof – El Rocko (8p, $12)
Ember City, Maxines, Neckromance, Girlfriend From Hell- Victory North (7p, $15-25)
Eight Second Ride- Barrelhouse South
Outlaw Gypsy- Congress Street Social Club (7p)

9/23 Saturday
Blind Willie McTell Festival
Nick Cave – Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC
Cracker, Stewart & Winfield, Thomas Claxton, Anne Marie Perry – Coach’s Corner (5p, $40)
Andrew Sovine, Ellis Perry, Mary Margaret Cozart- El Rocko (8p, $12)
Earthtonz- Congress Street Social Club

9/27 Wednesday
Circle Jerks, TSOL, Negative Approach- Music Farm (Charleston)

9/28 Thursday
Melvins, Boris – District Live
Negative Approach, Protozoan, Malpais Anhedonia- El Rocko ($20-25)

9/29 Friday
Speedy Ortiz, Foyer Red – Lodge Of Sorrows
Weather Eye, Nosebleeeeed, Hey Day Guru – Sentient Bean (7:30p, $10)
Mainstream Band- Barrelhouse South
Circle Jerks, TSOL, Negative Approach – Underbelly (Jacksonville, FL)

10/1 Sunday
Gov’t Mule – Firefly Distillery (Charleston)

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WEEKLY SHOWS
Tuesdays –
Eric Culberson Open Jam – McDonoughs

Wednesdays –
Eric Culberson Band – McDonoughs

Fridays –
Swamptooth- Service Brewery (6p)

Saturdays –
Hitman – 2 Cracked Eggs Riverstreet (9a-1p)

Sundays –
Hitman – 2 Cracked Eggs Riverstreet (9a-1p)
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 8/25/23

8/25 Friday
Pocket Change- Rail Pub (6-9p)
Ben Keiser Band- Plant Riverside (7p)
Rumours – Victory North (9p)
Green Room – Wormhole
Individually Twisted- Starland Yard (7p)

8/26 Saturday
Nordista Freeze, Donna Savage, Crumbsnatchers – El Rocko ($15-18, 8p)
Blink-182 Tribute Band – Victory North
Cory Chambers- Coastal Empire Brewery (2p)
Swamptooth Trio- Back River Brewing (7p)
Bero Bero – Vici (7;30p)

8/27 Sunday
Kellie Parr – Back River Brewing (1-4p)

8/29 Tuesday
Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir, THIN, Heel Turn, Lobstrosity – El Rocko

8/30 Wednesday
Jus B, Protozoan – El Rocko

8/31 Thursday
Green Room, Neckromance, Insight- Sentient Bean (7p, $10)

9/1 Friday
Damon & The Shitkickers – Starland Yard
Precocious Neophyte, Dreamend, Basically Nancy- Lodge Of Sorrows

9/2 Saturday
Green Room, Sultress, Missing Parts, Summer Villian, Lilakk, Xuluprophet- Southbound Brewery (5:30p)

9/3 Sunday
Doobie Brothers Band – Enmarket Arena
Crimson Fever, Parks And Razz, Kicklighter, Meddle Waev – El Rocko (8p, $5)

9/7 Thursday
Jeremy Riddle- Rail Pub (6-9p)

9/8 Friday
Dougie Poole, Tonsstartbandht, Jalen Reyes- El Rocko (9p, $20)

9/9 Saturday
Salt Flat Pickers- Over Yonder (3-6p)
It Takes 2 Festival – Two Tides/Starland Yard
Toxic Oscar – Victory North
Sam Evian, Immaterial Possession, Holy Scare – El Rocko (9p, $15)
Djunah, Lung – Starland Yard

9/11 Monday
The Nude Party, Western Funeral Company – Over Yonder (8:30p, $20)

9/14 Thursday
Led Zeppelin Cover Band – Victory North

9/15 Friday
Mummy Cats, Just Rats, Crimson Fever – El Rocko (8p, $12)

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WEEKLY SHOWS
Tuesdays –
Eric Culberson Open Jam – McDonoughs

Wednesdays –
Eric Culberson Band – McDonoughs

Fridays –
Swamptooth- Service Brewery (6p)

Saturdays –
Hitman – 2 Cracked Eggs Riverstreet (9a-1p)

Sundays –
Hitman – 2 Cracked Eggs Riverstreet (9a-1p)
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club