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Little Tybee, Triathalon, and Curbdogs – photos

Little Tybee played two packed shows around Savannah this week. It’s not often that we see full venues early in the week, especially in midsummer, but Tybee Island Social Club on Monday and Hang Fire on Tuesday were both jamming.…

NPR streaming Jason Isbell’s new album “Something More Than Free”

OK, it’s just a first listen, as NPR says, but this new Jason Isbell album Something More Than Free is excellent — a stirring followup to Southeastern. From NPR’s writeup: Isbell’s formula hasn’t been modified much since his triumphant, Americana…

Fucked Up, DOOMSQUAD, Crazy Bag Lady at Southern Pine Co. – more photos

Tom already posted a review of last week’s MusicFile Productions all-ages show with Fucked Up, DOOMSQUAD, and Crazy Bag Lady at Southern Pine Co., so I won’t waste much of your time here. It was my first time seeing the…

Afropunk announces strong lineup for first Atlanta festival

Afropunk has annual festivals in NYC and Paris, and earlier today announced the lineup for the inaugural Afropunk Fest in Atlanta, which will be held Oct. 3rd and 4th in Central Park (same venue as the recent Shaky Knees). I…

setting sail for Forecastle again in 2015 + a photo gallery from 2014

Louisville is cool. And hot. (And it’s generally pronounced Loo-a-vul by locals.) I grew up in central Kentucky and have always had family in Louisville, but I don’t know quite when the city made the pivot to develop into what…

listen to Christopher Paul Stelling’s Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music

Christopher Paul Stelling has performed at every year of Savannah Stopover I think, and he’s also in the lineup for Revival Fest 2015, so it goes without saying that the intense and talented singer-songwriter has a big following around these…

Little Tybee: new tour, new video, shows in Savannah & on Tybee

Little Tybee will be playing on Monday, 7/6, at Tybee Island Social Club and on Tuesday, 7/7, at Hang Fire with Triathalon and Curbdogs. I wrote a preview of those shows for Do Savannah and Anna Chandler wrote one for…

photos from the inaugural Stopover In The Yard at The Grey with Great Peacock

None of our usual photographers were able to make it to the first Stopover In The Yard, a new collaboration between Savannah Stopover and The Grey, but Geoff L. Johnson was officially shooting the event. And no surprise: Geoff got…

new Sauna Heat video premiered by Boston music blog Allston Pudding

Remember when Sauna Heat was routinely playing gigs around Savannah? The band was created by Michael Younker as a sort of Triathalon side project, but developed its own sound and personality even before Michael moved on from Triathalon. He’s now…

Music Midtown in Atlanta 2015 lineup includes Elton John, Drake, Sam Smith & Van Halen

We’re back! Tickets on-sale Saturday at 10am at www.MusicMidtown.comMore from Rolling Stone: http://rol.st/1CqyLj8 Posted by Music Midtown on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 A curious but entertaining mix of musicians was announced today for Atlanta’s Music Midtown 2015: Elton John Drake…