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New Music Monday – 6/27/16

Welcome to our 4th New Music Monday, a new feature that we launched at the beginning of June. Each week, our contributors are teaming up to share new songs, records, and videos that they recommend. Click here for previous NMM…

AthFest day 1 – review + photos

[Editor’s note: So who do you call when you want someone to spend the weekend seeing tons of music at AthFest so you can get reviews and photos for your blog in Savannah? Lisa Sammons, who happens to be the…

Little Tybee, Culture Vulture, Kewl @ Tybee Social, El-Rocko, The Jinx – photos

I made it out to Little Tybee’s shows on Thursday at Tybee Island Social Club and on Friday at The Jinx, the latter of which was opened by Culture Vulture in their final local gig before their move to L.A.…

indie label Hearts & Plugs hosts 3rd annual Summer Shindig in Charleston

The Charleston-based indie record label Hearts & Plugs will host their third annual Summer Shindig on June 25th in the parking lot at The Royal American. The label has assembled a great lineup for the “flamingo themed” event: Brave Baby…

New Music Monday – 6/20/16

Here’s our third New Music Monday post. The last couple of weeks included a number of new releases from here in Savannah, but today’s installment features songs, videos, and albums from all over. You’ll find some big names on this…

Culture Vulture plans move to California; Savannah farewell show on 6/17

Culture Vulture — the talented, eclectic, boundary-pushing, Savannah-based instrumental — is moving to California. From Anna Chandler in Connect: CULTURE VULTURE’S Nick Gilbert, James Weber, and Mathew Pelton aren’t Savannah natives. But the sound they hatched together among Savannah’s raucous…

The Graveface Roadshow with The Casket Girls, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Wet Socks & Hospital Ships at Southern Pine Co. – photos

The Graveface Roadshow is now traveling across America, headlined by The Casket Girls, who are now promoting their eerie, dense, catchy, and awesome new album The Night Machines. The Roadshow kicked off last week here in Savannah with an evening…

New Music Monday – 6/13/16

So here’s our second New Music Monday post. We’ve tweaked a few things since our inaugural New Music Monday and now have short write-ups from our contributors. If you’d like more information about any of these acts or want to…

introducing New Music Monday — 6/6/2016

Welcome to our first New Music Monday. We’ve struggled here at hissing lawns to keep up with everything we’d like to cover, especially new releases by Savannah acts and by some of our out-of-town faves. Album reviews are time-consuming, and,…

Three singer-songwriter showcases coming up this weekend in Savannah

Singer-songwriter A.M. Rodriguez tells us this week that he’s hoping to do more to support the broader community of songwriters in Savannah. After a big success with an early evening show recently at The Jinx , Rodriguez and The Jinx…