Author: JWaits

Reverend Justin Hylton – interview

In continuing to document the Atlanta-Savannah Americana/Roots circuit, I reached out to Atlanta’s Reverend Hylton about his current tour, and what the latest news is from the road. The following interview is an email response to five questions that I…

South River – preview

Over the last few years it’s become evident that there is no shortage of talent coming out of the local roots, folk, and alt-country scene in Atlanta. The ‘city too busy to hate’ has Georgia Mountain Stringband, Cold Heart Canyon,…

Savannah Stopover 2016 in my rearview mirror – photos

For the third year in a row I shot Savannah Stopover professionally; my first year for the festival itself, and the last two for Savannah Magazine. Over these last three years I’ve had the good fortune to meet, and become…

In For a Penny – Savannah Saint Patrick’s Day – video

As we turn towards Spring, anyone who lives in Savannah knows what this week brings…a sea of green, our city’s out-of-towner invasion, and generally accepted shenanigans for a few days. One of this town’s local bands has made a name…

Georgia Mountain Stringband at Tybee Island Social Club – photos

After what was reported as a rowdy success, playing with City Hotel on Thursday evening at The Sentient Bean, the guys from Georgia Mountain Stringband took a night off of downtown performing to have an evening out on the island.…

House Show For One – video

A great resource for watching/hearing Savannah’s local performers is House Show For One, which is the creation of musician (Garden Giant) Devin Smith. As is the case with quite a few of Savannah’s musicians, his talent isn’t limited to just…

The Accomplices at ArtLab Sessions – photos

The team from ArtLab Sessions came together again to record a new set of videos. Today’s session was with The Accomplices who are on a bit of a run right now. We posted earlier about their upcoming performance with Peter…

Underhill Rose at The Wormhole – preview

The last time that Underhill Rose came through Savannah it was to accompany The Accomplices at The Jinx. Before a full house these consummate professionals put on a great showing of harmony & songwriting. Yes, these ‘up the mountain’ songstresses…

Waits & Co., The Accomplices, Caleb & The Gents at The Jinx – preview

Though it might only be the beginning of the week as of this post, there is a lot of hype in town for this upcoming weekend’s music. A-Town Get Down is bringing a host of great musicians & artists to…

Ladies of the Blues at Tybee Post Theater – photos

Saturday night brought a sold-out performance to the Tybee Post Theater, which now has Ricardo Ochoa of Velvet Caravan as it’s artistic director. This show featured Huxsie Scott, Danielle Hicks, and Jared Hall. Here are a few highlight photos with…