During the beautiful Monday night set by The Barr Brothers at the Savannah Music Festival, Brad Barr quietly observed that the band wasn’t entirely accustomed to such polite, reverential audiences. He mentioned typically having folks talking loudly back by a…
Dope Sandwich, the Savannah-based indie label that for years has been at the forefront of the region’s hip hop scene, has had a prolific year — and the work keeps coming out. Late last year, Dope Sandwich released the Miggs‘…
Who doesn’t like Dawes? As Jim Reed said in his excellent preview of the quartet’s Savannah Music Festival performance in Do Savannah, Dawes has become known for “meticulously crafted, emotion-drenched, country-tinged, everyman-inspired ‘classic rock’ songwriting epitomized by the likes of…
From our friends in Velvet Caravan: Post by Velvet Caravan. The Austin Chronicle says, in part: The quintet’s varied lineage contributes to its eclectic sound, as the group weaves thick threads of Latin and gypsy music into acoustic swing jazz.…
Diarrhea Planet topped Paste Magazine’s list of the The 25 Best Live Acts of 2014. If the band’s show at The Jinx on the final night of Savannah Stopover is any indication, Diarrhea Planet will be picking up similar accolades…
Matthew E. White will be on Letterman on Monday, March 16 and then heads on to SXSW. His brand new album Fresh Blood, which was released a few days ago, has been getting rave reviews. From the stage at Trinity…
As I said in a preview of her Savannah Stopover show, Adia Victoria doesn’t have much of a digital footprint, but it sure seems like she has the makings of a breakout star. After seeing her Saturday afternoon set at…
As Tom already said in his roundup of Savannah Stopover‘s 2nd day, All Them Witches‘ “stoner/desert/psych rock grooves” entranced the late crowd at The Jinx. The stage presence at first seemed a little subdued after the energy of Capsula and…
There are shows, and there are shows. And then there are Capsula shows. The powerful and charismatic Argentinian trio — now based in Bilbao — opened for the legendary Os Mutantes in 2013 in a Stopover-produced show at Dollhouse Productions…
BLKKATHY was barely on my radar screen when Savannah Stopover 2015 began, but I had heard just enough so that I slipped into Club One just before the duo began on the 2nd night of the festival. (That main dance…