Month: January 2016

Wet Socks, The Nude Party, Grimsel kick off 2016 at The Jinx – photos

You know it’s going to be a good year if Larry Jack ends up in the pit on New Year’s Day. And you know 2016 is going to be an interesting year when you kick it off with a lineup…

So much music, so little time…Tom’s Best of 2015

Shut off the TV. Go to shows, listen to music, do stuff. Unlike this post, life is short. That’s how I finished my wrap up at the end of last year, and, well, I tried. I don’t really watch much…

Hardy & The Hardknocks, Breakers, and SUSTO’s Justin Osborne at The Jinx – photos

I’ve written before about the versatility of T. Hardy Morris and the southern grunge of the flat-out awesome 2015 album Hardy & The Hardknocks: Drownin On A Mountaintop (buy it here). I’ve seen Morris perform five times, I think, in…

2015 songs & soul where you seek it – photos

This last year was a busy one for me, with a lot of switching creative caps; photography & music. Admittedly I didn’t get to as many shows as I would have liked, but sometimes that just comes with the territory…

yep, Monday, Jan. 4 is Hang Fire’s final night

Hang Fire’s impending closure on Whitaker Street generated intense interest last fall, but then the bar got a last-minute lease extension. We certainly haven’t heard the last of Wes and Heather, but nothing has been confirmed yet about a new…

Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks / A Review of 2015

Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Kyle and I’m a new contributor to hissing lawns as well as a new resident of Savannah. I like electric Neil Young, girl singers, pedals, and “pop” music. With social atrocities…

Thursday Night Opry | Winter 2016 | Annual Singer-Songwriter Edition – preview

It’s that time of year again for another of the quarterly Thursday Night Opry performances put on by Trinity Sanctuary Concerts; January 21st at 7pm. Last year’s singer-songwriter night was such a success that the decision was made to make…

Larry Jack’s Year End Review – 2015

Hey guys, It’s that time of the year again, year-end list time. Needless to say, I saw a bunch of shows last year. I can’t really write much about my favorites, you probably don’t want to read “it was really, really good”…