Author: Tom Cartmel

The Business + The Attack at The Jinx – photos

I often hear complaints that Savannah doesn’t get enough punk shows, and that the bands that do play are usually on the metal side of the punk spectrum. Well, make no mistake, Saturday night at The Jinx was a punk…

Os Mutantes + Capsula at Dollhouse – more photos

Another great show from the Savannah Stopover crew last week, ranking up there with The Glands at The Wormhole and Pokey LaFarge at the Ships of the Sea Museum in terms of flat out coolness. I really like the space…

Kylesa forms new record label, Retro Futurist

Lots of news from the Kylesa camp lately. In addition to an upcoming European tour, they’ve created a new record label, called Retro Futurist, announced the first bands signed to the label, and have scheduled their first releases starting in…

Quintron and Miss Pussycat with Jane Jane at the Jinx – photos

Usually the phrase “dance beats” will make me avoid a show (call it a character flaw), but for some reason I was curious about Quintron and Miss Pussycat. Boy, am I glad I went. Jane Jane Pollock opened, and though…

Kylesa releases new video

Kylesa released a video today for Low Tide, one of the more mellow cuts off of this year’s excellent Ultraviolet. While the band often straddles the line between sludge metal and psychedelic rock, Low Tide is decidedly on the trippier…

new DEAD YET? record streaming on Bandcamp

Local hardcore/punk outfit DEAD YET?‘s new record is now available to stream or purchase on Bandcamp, and it sounds really good. Vinyl has been pressed and will be available for order soon, or better yet, picked up at a record…

Black Tusk in “How to be a hardcore singer” video

Rock It Out! blog‘s “How to be a hardcore singer” video features Andrew and Athon of Black Tusk explaining how they maintain their fine singing voices night after night. You can struggle through the way over caffienated host’s shtick or…

The Jinx Annual Halloween Tribute Night – photos

Savannah can be pretty darn weird on any given night, but Thursday night it was filled with more character(s) than usual. The streets were flooded with costumed super heroes, clowns, pirates, sexy nurses, vampires, tourists and drunks. There was an…

The Jinx annual Halloween tribute night Thursday

After you’ve stolen more than enough candy from the kid’s goody bag Thursday, you might want to think about heading to The Jinx for their annual Halloween cover band celebration. The bar is going to be decked out in “full…

Record Store Day’s Back To Black Friday to feature free John Dyer Baizley print

In an effort to encourage people to buy more music and fewer bad ties for Christmas gifts, indie record stores will be stocked with special and unique releases on Black Friday, thanks to Record Store Day. John Dyer Baizley(Baroness) created…