Author: bill

“Candy’s Room”: Perfect Pussy covers Springsteen

Perfect Pussy, the noise/punk band from Syracuse, has been attracting praise from music critics and, more importantly, from a growing legion of fans from around the country. Here at hissing lawns, we’ve posted several times about Perfect Pussy since the…

Waller + members of City Hotel at Moon River Brewing Company – photos

Waller, an Americana band from Decatur, played an afternoon gig on Sunday, 4/27 in the beer garden at Moon River Brewing Company (a great venue for shows like this). They were joined by members of City Hotel. And Jon Waits…

mark your calendars: 2nd annual Revival Fest slated for 9/20

Post by Revival Fest. The 2013 Revival Fest (organized by the folks at MusicFile Productions and Savannah Stopover) was one of the best full days of music that we’ve had in a long time around these parts. (Click here for…

The Woggles + Superhorse at The Jinx – photos

As hissing lawns blogger Larry Jack noted in his weekly preview, there was a garage rock overload last night at The Jinx. Savannah’s own Superhorse crowded onto the stage not long after 10 — an early start for The Jinx…

so how much do we like Courtney Love’s new single “You Know My Name”?

Actually, we like Courtney Love’s “You Know My Name” very much. Hard to imagine that she will ever be performing this in the corner of some dark, packed bar like the song deserves to be (think Perfect Pussy at Hang…

Jacuzzi Boys playing Hang Fire on 5/21

The Miami-based garage rock trio Jacuzzi Boys will be playing Hang Fire in Savannah on 5/21. It’s another great spring gig being presented by Savannah Stopover and MusicFile Productions. $10 general admission tickets are already on sale. This should be…

check out The Whigs’ new video “Hit Me” from upcoming album

Great stuff from The Whigs on the new video/single “Hit Me”: The Whigs’ new album Modern Creation will be released on Tuesday, 4/22. That release will be supported by a monthlong tour. As I write this, you can still stream…

The Accomplices’ southern tour kicks off on 4/23, album release party on 5/24

Next week, The Accomplices — the excellent Savannah-based “lowcountry string band” — will head off on a two and a half week southern tour. And note that on 5/24, The Accomplices will have an album release party at Southbound Brewery.…

dozens (and dozens) of good reasons to check out Record Store Day in Savannah

Here’s what you really need to know about Record Store Day: This is a day for the people who make up the world of the record store—the staff, the customers, and the artists—to come together and celebrate the unique culture…

4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra at Hang Fire – photos

The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra played Hang Fire on 4/10, and we’ve got some shots here by contributing photographer Jon Waits of JWaitsphoto. The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra was organized in 2008 in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward at the Eyedrum…