It’s that time of the week again. Here are some new songs and records that our contributors are listening to. Click on through to find more by the artists and to follow them on social media. Enjoy! Blind Pilot Portland,…
New Music Monday – 8/8/16
Author: bill
Valore releases new album “Gritty Marsha Brady”
From “Valore’s Eurotrip; Savannah’s Gritty Marsha Brady takes spoken word/hip-hop skills overseas” by Anna Chandler in this week’s Connect Savannah: With a musical journey propelled forward by constant motion and a new album, the hustling spoken word/hip-hop artist took a…
Bragg Jam 2016 in Macon – review + photos
If I had to sum up my 2016 Bragg Jam experience with one vignette from the day-long festival, I’d have to pick the moment Justin Osborne of SUSTO realized that most of the crowd at Gallery West knew the chorus…
The Weeks, Chief Scout, and Breakers at The Jinx – photos
The Weeks returned to Savannah last Friday for their second show here — the first was at the 2014 Savannah Stopover — before a packed house at The Jinx. The Weeks, one of the most exciting young bands in the…
The Whigs + SUSTO at Service Brewing’s 2nd anniversary – photos
Service Brewing on Indian Street here in Savannah celebrated its 2nd birthday in grand style a couple weekends ago, as a packed house enjoyed beer samples, the new Big Bon Pizza, and great sets from The Whigs and SUSTO. The…
New Music Monday – 8/1/16
Happy August everyone. Here’s our New Music Monday, an ongoing feature here at hissing lawns. Relax and enjoy. The Bouncing Souls New Brunswick, NJ Simplicity The Bouncing Souls has been playing classic 3-chord, heartfelt, pogo-punk rock for nearly as long…
preview: The Weeks at The Jinx on 7/29
As I write this, there are still tickets available for the MusicFile Productions show tomorrow night (Friday, July 29th) at The Jinx with The Weeks, Chief Scout, and Breakers, but it just might sell out. So I strongly urge lovers…
Las Robertas, Twisty Cats, Sunglow at Sulfur Studios – photos
The production team Dad Joke pulled off quite a coup last Monday. Savannah wasn’t included among Las Robertas‘ original tour dates, but a Monday at Sulfur Studios worked out just fine between gigs in West Palm and Washington, D.C. Las…
New Music Monday – 7/25/16
As regular readers know, we started our weekly New Music Monday feature earlier this summer. We’re covering a really broad range of stuff in these posts, and we’re always including embedded music. Enjoy. Mild High Club Chicago/Los Angeles “Skiptracing,” on…
NOTS, Muuy Biien, Cray Bags at The Jinx – photos
OK, we’re not quick, but we’re thorough. Tom and I took a ton of photos back on 7/9 at The Jinx at the MusicFile Productions gig with NOTS (Memphis), Muuy Biien (Athens), and Cray Bags (Savannah). It was a night…