As most readers of this blog probably already know, Athon from Black Tusk died on November 9 from injuries sustained when his motorcycle was cut off by a driver who apparently did not see a stop sign. That’s the sad…
Well how awesome is this? The Accomplices have a new live album recorded at Isis Music Hall in Asheville, N.C. Even better: the album is available for free download via NoiseTrade. You can listen to a track at a time…
I’d heard friends rave about Everymen, but I never caught the Lake Worth, Florida-based band until last Saturday’s raucous show at The Jinx. We use the word “show” all the time to refer to gigs, but, really, Everymen puts on…
The Train Wrecks took the stage at almost midnight on Saturday in front of a packed house at The Jinx — the club was filled with longtime fans, fellow musicians, and other lovers of compelling, emotional, finely crafted music. For…
Several lessons from Savannah Stopover‘s show featuring Futurebirds, this mountain, and Amythyst Kiah on Friday night at Southbound Brewing Company: 1. Southbound is brewing some damn fine beer. 2. The brewery has surprisingly good sound, at least if the engineers…
Last week’s Thursday Night Opry in the Trinity Sanctuary Concerts featured the charismatic Walter Parks, who had the crowd enthralled, and opener Waits & Co., an Americana trio whose work seems to get more refined and more evocative with each…
Kishi Bashi played on the final night of Geekend, an annual conference presented each year here in Savannah by The Creative Coast. The weekend is about geeky stuff, and this year there was also good music for attendees booked by…
A gorgeous day, an early show (8 p.m.), an unusual venue — what’s not to love about tonight’s show from the folks at Savannah Stopover with Futurebirds, this mountain, and Amythyst Kiah at Southbound Brewing Company here in Savannah? (Click…
Check it out: Graveface Records & Curiosities at 5 West 40th St. is just over three years old, and in the past year especially the store has proved itself an important all-ages venue. Because of Savannah’s alcohol laws, it’s hard…
Last Sunday, after hearing of Athon’s death, I posted a few photos from Black Tusk shows over the last couple of years. I didn’t have a lot to say in that post — I was just shocked and saddened like…