I should start this post off with a full disclaimer that Roger Ruzow, bandleader for The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, and I have a friendship going back something along the lines of twenty-plus years to when he was a bass…
Little Tybee played two packed shows around Savannah this week. It’s not often that we see full venues early in the week, especially in midsummer, but Tybee Island Social Club on Monday and Hang Fire on Tuesday were both jamming.…
OK, it’s just a first listen, as NPR says, but this new Jason Isbell album Something More Than Free is excellent — a stirring followup to Southeastern. From NPR’s writeup: Isbell’s formula hasn’t been modified much since his triumphant, Americana…
Tom already posted a review of last week’s MusicFile Productions all-ages show with Fucked Up, DOOMSQUAD, and Crazy Bag Lady at Southern Pine Co., so I won’t waste much of your time here. It was my first time seeing the…
Hey guys, There are not as many choices this week as on previous weeks, but there are still plenty of quality shows to choose from. There are a few shows that I would really like to point out, like the…
First and foremost: screw you “curfew”. While I loved Southern Pine Company‘s huge, unique, outdoor venue that hosted the Fucked Up, DOOMSQUAD, and Crazy Bag Lady show last Wednesday evening, and totally understand respecting neighbors and noise ordinances in order…
Afropunk has annual festivals in NYC and Paris, and earlier today announced the lineup for the inaugural Afropunk Fest in Atlanta, which will be held Oct. 3rd and 4th in Central Park (same venue as the recent Shaky Knees). I…
Louisville is cool. And hot. (And it’s generally pronounced Loo-a-vul by locals.) I grew up in central Kentucky and have always had family in Louisville, but I don’t know quite when the city made the pivot to develop into what…
Christopher Paul Stelling has performed at every year of Savannah Stopover I think, and he’s also in the lineup for Revival Fest 2015, so it goes without saying that the intense and talented singer-songwriter has a big following around these…
Never let it be said that Savannah is a city where only the heaviest of bands survive. In the midst of a music scene that spawned acts like Black Tusk and Kylesa, classic 90’s alt-rock acts still have a solidified…