Month: September 2015

Holy Ghost Tent Revival at Revival Fest 2015 – photos

I missed Holy Ghost Tent Revival when the big band from Asheville played Savannah recently, so I was thrilled to see them at Revival Fest. Check out the 2014 record Right State of Mind: Right State of Mind (2014) by…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 9/17/15 – 9/24/15

Hey guys, It looks like we have another week with plenty of music to choose from. The weekend starts on Thursday this week with a big show at the Jinx. There are also several Savannah bands playing around town tonight…

Song Premiere: The Casket Girls – “Sixteen Forever”

The Casket Girls will release The Piano Album on October 17 via Graveface Records, but you can preorder it now. And you can check out our exclusive premiere of the album’s first single — the lush, languid, eerie “Sixteen Forever”:…

Parker Millsap at Revival Fest 2015 – photos

22-year old Oklahoman Parker Millsap made his first Savannah appearance on Saturday night at Revival Fest. Millsap’s songs sprawl are unfailingly smart and well-constructed, but their emotional range is what I find most astonishing — from wry to touching, from…

Those Darlins at Revival Fest 2015 – photos

I’ve already done an overview post with photos of the amazing acts that played Revival Fest 2015 last weekend here in Savannah, but I ended up with a lot of pretty good shots of some of the bands. So this…

we are always looking for new contributors to this music blog

hissing lawns, which is named in honor of a Joni Mitchell album, was founded almost exactly two years ago. In spring of 2015, even though we had been around only a year and a half, readers of Connect Savannah chose…

MusicFile forges ahead with Stopover In The Yard, special shows throughout the fall

In my overview post (with photos!) of the spectacular 2015 Revival Fest, I noted that attendance took a hit because of the weather, which was ironic because the weather was actually pretty good: there was minimal rain, all the bands…

a quick recap of Revival Fest 2015, with lots of photos

On the Sunday morning after Savannah’s 3rd annual Revival Fest, I fired up Spotify and listened to Have Gun, Will Travel‘s stellar new album Science from an Easy Chair, which is based on the famed Shackleton expedition. Have Gun, Will…

Caleb Warren & The Perfect Gentlemen / Revival Fest after-party at The Jinx – photos

We have a lot of photos and posts coming up from Revival Fest but here are some images from the after-party at The Jinx with Caleb Warren & The Perfect Gentlemen. They played a three evening run of shows in…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 9/10/15 – 9/15/15

Hey guys, The next few days look like an excellent run for music downtown, one of the best in a while. There are several good shows on Friday night, but I would recommend the Talking Heads tribute band, Same As It…