Author: bill

Matt Eckstine of The Accomplices in new House Show for One

Ever since this blog was created in 2013, we’ve been batting around ideas about a series of live videos, but we haven’t gotten anywhere near pulling the trigger. Since then, ArtLab Sessions began doing some beautiful work over on a…

Lullwater returns to The Jinx on 6/19

Lullwater returns to The Jinx on June 19th, and, if the last Savannah gig is any indication, it’s going to be a great night of rock and roll. Lullwater is based in Athens, but two members live in Savannah. (Click…

Moon Taxi, Futurebirds, more bands added to Bragg Jam lineup for July 25 in Macon

I was among a busload of Savannahians that went to Bragg Jam in July 2014 (click here for a recap of the day with tons of photos), and I know that many of us will be going to Macon for…

Great Peacock first up in new Savannah Stopover series at The Grey

Great Peacock from Nashville will kick off a new collaboration between MusicFile Productions (parent company of Savannah Stopover) and The Grey, which was recently chosen by Food & Wine as one of the five 2015 Restaurants of the Year, an…

Savannah’s punk scene makes it to public radio (no joke)

On Wednesday morning, I struggled out of my hotel bed in Atlanta at some ungodly hour, and then decided to walk the deserted streets of midtown Atlanta (so many residents, so few pedestrians!) to Georgia Public Broadcasting‘s offices on 14th…

Cult Cyph debuts video for “The Birds” from upcoming album on Dope Sandwich label

There was more good new from the label Dope Sandwich this week. Cult Cyph will release their debut album Bushido Blades & Blunt Guts on the Savannah-based label on July 7th, and the video for the first single — “The…

The Rolling Stones at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta – review + photos

Let me get this out of the way first: The Rolling Stones looked great on Tuesday night at the Atlanta stop in their Zip Code Tour. Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are 71, Ronnie Wood is 68, and Charlie…

Murder By Death in another “magical” venue – a Kentucky cavern (photos + review)

Deep into their set on Friday night in a cavern, Murder By Death‘s Adam Turla told a story about the struggle to book venues in the early days. When a promoter asked what kind of places the up-and-coming band wanted…

J Roddy Walston & The Business + Avers at The Jinx – photos

The Jinx sold out last Friday night for a tremendous show headlined by J Roddy Walston & The Business with Avers opening. I’d seen both bands at Savannah Stopover gigs (J Roddy in 2014 and Avers in 2015) but Friday’s…

Man Man comes to The Jinx in Savannah on 6/25, with Ed Schrader’s Music Beat

Man Man will play The Jinx here in Savannah on June 25th — another in an impressive string of gigs by bands that often play much larger venues than the funky, intimate Congress Street club. The Man Man show is…