Month: March 2016

From Savannah to Austin: 12 bands coming in hot to SXSW

The Savannah Stopover Music Festival began in 2011 after founder Kayne-not-Kanye Lanahan realized that dozens of bands were routing down I-95 each March before hanging a right on I-10 and heading to Austin for SXSW. hissing lawns has been around…

Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Savannah Stopover – photos

I’ve seen a couple hundred Savannah Stopover shows over the last six years, but I haven’t seen anything quite like the scene at Rainbow Kitten Surprise on Friday night at Trinity. I’ll admit that the Boone, NC-based band was barely…

a recap + gallery from the stellar final day of Savannah Stopover 2016

My 2016 Savannah Stopover finished about 1:30 a.m. with Capsula’s stunning set of originals followed by their encore: Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust” and “Suffragette City”. Wow. As I said in my day 2 roundup yesterday, we’ll have lots more posts over…

Scotty ATL refused to play Club One at Savannah Stopover

Day 3 of Savannah Stopover capped an amazing indie music festival. But there was one down note amidst Saturday’s excellent performances: Atlanta-based rapper Scotty ATL refused to play at Club One. .@scottyatl has cancelled his performance b/c he is unwilling…

a quick recap of day 2 of Savannah Stopover 2016

It was another day of great weather and awesome crowds at Savannah Stopover. I ended up missing headliners Yuck and Blitzen Trapper because the lineup was so full of emerging artists that I wanted to see. The 3rd and final…

Savannah Stopover 2016 – Saturday Recommendations

Alright, we’ve made it this far! By now, you’ve probably gotten the lay of the land and you’ve more than likely met a few awesome people around town while catching some radical bands. Just because it’s the last day of…

Stopover Spotlight… Say Brother

Say Brother plays Saturday March 12th at The Jinx // 3pm A true dark horse on the Savannah Stopover lineup, Say Brother are closer to veterans than their one album on Spotify, All I Got Is Time, suggests. The pride…

Savannah Stopover preview: Honduras

Honduras plays on Friday 3/11 at midnight at the Congress Street Social Club. I’m not always sure that Savannah Stopover attendees realize just how strong the booking is. Again and again, organizers Kayne Lanahan and Peter Robaudo — working months…

Savannah Stopover roars out of the gate – a quick recap of day 1

Great crowds. Great weather. Stellar music. Not a bad day one for Savannah Stopover. It’s impossible to be everywhere at once, and I definitely missed a few bands that I really wanted to see, but I still managed to catch…

Savannah Stopover 2016 – Friday Recommendations

Greetings! So, you survived day one and hopefully had an awesome time! Well, there’s no rest for the weary so make sure you hydrate with something besides beer and take in a little more of the local flavor besides that…