Author: Tom Cartmel

Savannah Stopover 2016 – Tom’s Mega Photo Post

Okay, so I survived. Saw 36 bands at Savannah Stopover, drank ummmm…more than 36 beers, hung out in the VIP lounge, walked many, many miles, spent time with a ton of friends new and old, generally had a blast, and…

Agent Orange, In The Whale, and The Wave Slaves at The Jinx – photos

Another fun, old school punk show last week, sort of the West Coast answer to the East Coast punk show by The Queers a couple weeks earlier, Agent Orange blasted through a couple dozen sing-a-long skate classics in front of…

Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, Savagist and Bask at The Jinx – photos

Wow, Black Tusk‘s return home to The Jinx Saturday night was a sloppy, loud, glorious pile of energy and crushing heaviness. Finishing off their New Noise Magazine sponsored Southeast tour with Royal Thunder and Bask, and adding Athens’ Savagist for…

Savannah Stopover lineup announcement at The Jinx – photos

We love Savannah Stopover. We wholeheartedly support the local scene. And we’re certainly no strangers to The Jinx. If you’ve followed the blog for any time at all none of these things should come as much of a surprise. So…

Jucifer and HOTPLATE at The Jinx – photos

I made it out Thursday to listen to HOTPLATE and feel Jucifer at The Jinx. I’m continually impressed by HOTPLATE and their insanely precise, mathy, cerebral, instrumental rock. Weird ass time signatures and catchy riffs will get me every time.…

Torche, Jeff Carey and Day Old Man at The Jinx – photos

Torche returned to The Jinx Thursday and it was, in a word, fantastic. If you know of a finer live heavy rock/metal/doom pop outfit, I would be surprised. Thunderously heavy, melodic, hook laden guitar goodness at its best. A pretty…

Torche plays The Jinx Thursday – preview

Hey, everybody knows that the mighty Torche is playing (read as “laying waste to”) The Jinx Thursday night, right? That’s probably tonight by the time you read this. If you know who Torche is, you’re already planning to be there.…

Breakers, Black Beach, Midriffs and The Mumzees at The Jinx – photos

The Jinx? A Dad Joke show? I’m in. I know I’m starting to sound like a cheerleader (whatever you do, DO NOT picture me in a cheerleader uniform, nobody wants that. What’s that? Too late? Oh man, sorry.) for the…

So much music, so little time…Tom’s Best of 2015

Shut off the TV. Go to shows, listen to music, do stuff. Unlike this post, life is short. That’s how I finished my wrap up at the end of last year, and, well, I tried. I don’t really watch much…

Dad Joke 10, Monday Night Mixup at Sulfur Studios – photos

I’m not going to lie, both Dad Joke Productions and Sulfur Studios have been killing it lately. Case in point, Dad Joke #10, a showcase of musicians, artists, and comedians that made a Monday night waaay more fun and interesting…