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a quick take on day 1 of Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta – photos

We’ll have more photos and detailed coverage in a few days, but here’s a quick recap of some personal highlights from day 1 of Shaky Knees Festival, which began yesterday in and around Atlanta’s Central Park on the southern edge…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 5/7/15 – 5/12/15

Thursday, 5/7 Matt Pless (folk punk), The Hippie and The Punk and The Girl, Maryssa Pickett (Sav’h lo fi folk) – Sentient Bean Positive Control, Seance, Mental Violence, The Anxiety Junkies, Sherman’s Boot – Sweet Melissa’s X Ambassadors, Dreamers, Chief…

in only its 3rd year, Shaky Knees is a festival to be reckoned with

I already posted a preview of day 1 of Shaky Knees Music Festival, which runs from May 8-10 in Atlanta. The Friday lineup might be my favorite of the three days, but there’s no doubt that many music lovers are…

Chuck Leavell: “There’s an art to everything”

Fifty years ago this week, The Rolling Stones played at Georgia Southern in Statesboro and spent a night at the Manger Towne and Country Motor Lodge on Highway 17 in Savannah. Sadly, that was Savannah’s closest brush with the Stones…

Old Crow Medicine Show & Sturgill Simpson at Johnny Mercer Theatre – photos

Many thanks to Ann Sosbe of One Horse Photography for contributing these excellent pics from the May 1st show at Johnny Mercer Theatre with Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson. Old Crow Medicine Show has a strong Savannah following,…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 4/30/15 – 5/5/15

Hey guys, The weather will be perfect for the next few days, there is no real excuse for not coming downtown enjoying a few good shows. In true Savannah fashion, the weekend starts on Thursday this week. The Talking Heads…

Deadly Lo-Fi, The Lonely Teardrops, & Wet Socks at The Jinx – photos

If I had to sum up last Saturday night at The Jinx in one photo: It was one of those strange nights downtown — a vicious storm kept some lame people at home, but that just left more music for…

The Steppin Stones at Paddy O’Shea’s – photos

There was apparently a violent storm in Savannah on Saturday night, but I missed it. I was at Paddy O’Shea’s, a new restaurant and bar on MLK, for dinner and for The Steppin Stones, a young trio out of Hilton…

Triathalon at the Aint-Bad Magazine launch party – photos

What a great turnout on Friday night in the ballroom of the American Legion Post #135 here in Savannah for the premiere of the 9th and newest issue of Aint-Bad Magazine, which is devoted to contemporary photography. Photos were displayed…

Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires cover Warren Zevon’s “Mutineer” on Letterman

Ever since Dawes closed out their Savannah Music Festival show with a cover Warren Zevon’s “The Hula Hula Boys”, I’ve been dying to hear more artists dip into Zevon’s amazing catalog of songs. Well, last night Jason Isbell and Amanda…