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a quick take on day 2 of Savannah Stopover 2015 – photos

Ok, we all survived, I think. Day 2 of the 2015 Savannah Stopover was one of the most satisfying nights of music I’ve ever experienced. Part of the reason was some good planning, but good luck was on my side…

a quick take on day 1 of Savannah Stopover 2015 – photos

One of the things I like best about Savannah Stopover is the ease with which fans can curate their own experiences. Here are a few quick photos from my first night, this is just me. No one had quite the…

Savannah Stopover V preview: Turbo Fruits

According to Consequence of Sound, Nashville-based Turbo Fruits “display newfound maturity” with the upcoming release No Control, due out on 4/20. Honestly, I don’t know how I feel about that. Turbo Fruits put on a stellar show at The Jinx…

Savannah Stopover V preview: Adia Victoria

Savannah Stopover is a perfect festival for discovering new artists. One of the up-and-coming talents that I’m most intrigued to see for the first time is Adia Victoria, whose limited online footprint includes a Facebook page with fewer than 1,800…

condo board, city of Savannah nix music at Moon River beer garden, Savannah Stopover adjusts schedule

First off, I guess it’s worth noting that Savannah Stopover isn’t going to be critically impacted by the loss of Moon River Brewing Company‘s beer garden as a venue for the 3-day indie music festival on March 5-7. There are…

Coastal Rock Productions announces A.U.R.A. Fest 2015 in Statesboro

Coastal Rock Productions, spearheaded by Timothy Walls, has programmed some great shows in all-ages venues over the past few months. The shows definitely tend toward the heavy side, but Coastal Rock is clearly interested in promoting both establish bands and…

Saturday night includes big shows at The Jinx & Hang Fire in Savannah

We’ve already noted the plethora of options tonight (Saturday, 2/21) for live music lovers in Savannah, so consider this post just a quick update. The Blind Boys of Alabama will be headlining the A-Town Get Down Festival, which wraps up…

Wet Socks’ new video puts the sex back in libraries (nsfw)

If all libraries were like this, print would not be dying. Wet Socks‘ new video (nsfw, unless you work someplace pretty freaking cool) for “Library Card” — the final song on Drips, released last year by Retro Futurist Records —…

Nightingale News unveils full band on Saturday at The Jinx opening for American Aquarium

This weekend presents an embarrassment of riches for the Savannah music scene — on Saturday alone there’s A-Town Get Down with headliner Blind Boys of Alabama; the Caleb Klauder Band and The Accomplices at American Legion Post 36; Crazy Bag…

Niche joins Retro Futurist label, new album coming later this year

Well we knew something good was in the works, and today it was officially announced that the Savannah-based rock band Niche will release their upcoming album via Retro Futurist Records. Retro Futurist, founded by core members of Kylesa, has subtly…