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notes from the 2017 Savannah Music Festival

The Savannah Music Festival ended just over a week ago, and I feel like I’m still processing the 17-day event. As I’ve watched the SMF grow under director Rob Gibson, I’ve become increasingly interested in the ways in which the…

New Music Monday – 4/10/17

Lots of new music out again this week, and here are some bands that hissing lawns contributors are listening to: Christian Fitness Buildings Black God At the Drive In Valerie June Black Lips Enjoy! Christian Fitness Cardiff, UK “Bruce Hated…

New Music Monday – 4/3/17

This week’s installment of New Music Monday features work from: Big Walnuts Yonder Pile Slowdive Aye Nako Diet Cig Poolside Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever If you’d like to share the new music you’re listening to, please leave a comment here…

Cracker, AJ Ghent, Bobby Rush, Old Salt Union + lots of art A-Town Get Down – photos

In an ambitious move, A-Town Get Down Festival moved this year to a different date and venue. Previously held at the Morris Center on a generally quiet winter weekend, the daylong festival was held last Saturday and utilized some awesome…

New Music Monday – 3/27/17

For this week’s New Music Monday, we have work from Craig Finn Golden Pelicans Jason Isbell PWR BTTM Enjoy! Craig Finn New York, NY “God In Chicago” (official video) from We All Want The Same Things out now on Partisan…

New Music Monday – 3/20/17

This week’s New Music Monday features work from 5 stellar acts: Downtown Boys Juliana Hatfield Mastodon Hurray For The Riff Raff Fit For An Autopsy Enjoy! Downtown Boys Providence, RI “Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)” from upcoming Sub Pop release…

some Stopover odds and ends, including Lulu the Giant on GPB

I’ve already shared quick recaps + photos of my Savannah Stopover experience for day 1, day 2, and day 3, I have also posted several big galleries to the hissing lawns Facebook page. You can find those albums are here,…

photos from day 3 of Savannah Stopover

Savannah Stopover wrapped up on Saturday with powerful performances, including Lewis Del Mar at Ships of the Sea and Julien Baker at Trinity United Methodist Church. This is just a quick photo gallery of the acts I saw on day…

photos from day 2 of the 2017 Savannah Stopover

I’m writing this about noon on the final day of the 2017 edition of Savannah Stopover, and, holy shit, the first music starts within the hour. So I’m going to keep this post limited mainly to some highlight photos from…

Savannah Stopover Festival 2017 – a gallery of photos from day 1

Savannah Stopover kicked off on Thursday on a gorgeous night at the Ships of the Sea’s north garden. By the time Kishi Bashi hit the stage at 8 p.m., the packed venue was buzzing with excitement about the 3-day festival.…