Our new contributor Dylan Kennedy got some great shots of Reverend Bro Diddley and the Hips‘ recent album release party at El-Rocko Lounge. If you haven’t been keeping up with this new project from Ty Thompson (best known around Savannah for his work with The Hypnotics), check out this rollicking track from the record:
Also, let me add that El-Rocko sure looks like fun when the bands bring in lights like this.
Thursday 9/19
Mostly Goodspell – Tubby’s Thunderbolt (6p)
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Ramona Quimby – Jazz’d (7p)
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Warehouse (8p)
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
Talia Stewart w/ Laiken Love – Wormhole
Preachervan, Psychotic Reaction, Forest Evil – Jinx
Friday 9/20
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Jason Bible – Tubby’s Thunderbolt (6p)
Tradewinds – Jazz’d (7p)
Perpetual Groove, People’s Blues Of Richmond – Victory North (8p)
Eric Culberson – Warehouse (8p)
A Fragile Tomorrow covers Loveless/My Bloody Valentine – El Rocko
Keith & Ross – Congress Street Social Club
JD Music – Molly MacPherson’s
Fiona Silver, Damn Jackals, Street Clothes – Jinx
Easy Honey, Underground Springhouse – Barrelhouse South
Saturday 9/21
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx (6-8p)
Eric Culberson, Rachael Shaner – Warehouse
CAR – Jazz’d (9p)
Lilakk, Willess – Wormhole
Elliott Szabo – Molly MacPherson’s
LaGoons – Barrelhouse South
Sunday 9/22
Danielle Hicks Band – Starland Yard (2p)
Eric Britt – Jazz’d (7p)
Selwyn Birchwood – Coach’s Corner (7p, free)
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club
Monday 9/23
Drive-By Truckers – Victory North (8p, $26)
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
Castle Black, Jeff Two-Names, Heavy Books – Jinx
Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster, Spencer Thomas, Dustin Price – El Rocko
Tuesday 9/24
Clouds and Satellites – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s
Twen, Babe Club – El Rocko
Wednesday 9/25
Gino Castillo & The Cuban Cowboys – Ships Of The Sea Latin Dance Party (6:30, $10)
Eric Britt – Jazz’d (7p)
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s
Thursday 9/12
City Hotel – Tubby’s Thunderbolt (6p)
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Warehouse (8p)
Bottles & Cans – Bayou Cafe
Friday 9/13
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Danielle Hicks Band – Rail Pub (7p)
The Accomplices – Bluffton Roasting Room (8p)
The Sundogs Present: The Tom Petty Show – Victory North (8p, $13)
Bottles & Cans – Jazz’d (9p)
A Fragile Tomorrow covers Remain In Light (Talking Heads) – El Rocko
Liquid Ginger – Congress Street Social Club
Magic Rocks – Molly MacPherson’s
Voodoo Soup – Dub’s
Saturday 9/14
Ben Keiser Band (12:30-3:30), Jason Bible (4:30-7:30) – Ghost Coast Distillery Ultimate Tailgate & Bourbon Release
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx (6-8p)
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Free Spirits Orchestra – Jazz’d (9p)
Rev Bro Diddley & The Hips LP Release Show – El Rocko
Little Vicious, Sick Ride, Mr. Wait, DJ Beatnik – Jinx
The Orange Constant – Barrelhouse South
Brian Bazemore – Molly MacPherson’s
Sunday 9/15
Chameleon Brotherhood – Starland Yard (2-5p)
Jason Bible – Jazz’d (7p)
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club
Monday 9/16
Eric Britt – Wild Wing Cafe
Ford Natirboff – Warehouse
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
Nordista Freeze, Small Talk, Ember City – El Rocko
Tuesday 9/17
City Hotel Solo Sessions – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Andrew Sovine’s Rhythm Method – El Rocko (7-10p)
FEATHER – Jazz’d (7p)
Greef, Sundog, Raine Raine – Civvies
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s
Wednesday 9/18
Stan Ray – Jazz’d (7p)
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s
Thursday 9/19
Mostly Goodspell – Tubby’s Thunderbolt (6p)
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Ramona Quimby – Jazz’d (7p)
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Warehouse (8p)
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
Talia Stewart w/ Laiken Love – Wormhole
Preachervan, Psychotic Reaction, Forest Evil – Jinx
Friday 9/6
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Apparitions – Rail Pub (7-10p)
Kyle Yardley Blues Band – B&D Burgers
Fellowship of Love – Jazz’d (9p)
Doc Ocular, Ember City – Barrelhouse South
Train Wrecks – Congress Street Social Club
Street Clothes, Mechanical River, Conor Donohue – El Rocko
Saturday 9/7
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx (6-8p)
Jefferson Fox – Sentient Bean (8p)
Kyle Yardley – Savannah Spirits (8p)
Kyle Yardley Blues Band – Jazz’d (9p)
Liquid Ginger – Boomy’s (9p)
Jitwam, Jacob Evans – El Rocko
Clay Barker – Barrelhouse South
Meatwound, Thunderclap – Jinx ($5)
Sunday 9/8
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club
Monday 9/9
Liz Cooper & The Stampede – Victory North (8p)
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
Tuesday 9/10
Ford Natirboff – Jazz’d (7p)
Louise Warren – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Big E and Ben Keiser – Fiddler’s River Street
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s
Wednesday 9/11
Turtle & The Heads – Fiddler’s River Street
Parker Millsap – Victory North (8p)
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s
Savannah’s own Passafire (everyone has moved away to other locales, but miss the lowcountry home that was their genesis) has been on another summer tour with fellow road-dogs Ballyhoo and Kash’d Out. Yesterday I had the chance to catch up with the guys, spend the day with friend, drummer, and illustrator (click on the link) Nick Kubley, and check out Dallas’ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill. A well attended show at the outdoor venue was one of the few left on this run, though they have a couple more Texas dates, some recording studio & down-time in New Orleans, and a final gig in Clemson, South Carolina still coming up over the next few weeks.
The following is a photo-post from Passafire’s portion of the show….
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Thursday 8/29
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Clouds & Satellites – Jazz’d (7p)
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Warehouse (8p)
Jezebel Heart Duo – 220 Speakeasy
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
In The Whale, Sins of Godless Men – Jinx
Friday 8/30
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Turtle & The Heads – B&D Burgers (7p)
Train Wrecks – Jazz’d (9p)
Phillip Wise Band – Molly MacPherson’s
Trae Pierce & The T-Stones, Roadhouse – Barrelhouse South
Jezebel Heart, Alex Culbreth, Brooks Hubbard – Jinx
Saturday 8/31
Squash – Two Tides Block Party (5-10p)
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx (6-8p)
Magic Rocks, Anders Thomsen Trio, Ember City, Little Ozzy – Railapalooza @ Rail Pub ($20/25?, 4-10p)
Kyle Yardley – Warehouse (8p)
Whiskey & Wine – Jazz’d (9p)
The Love Cats, Heavy Books, Garbage Dog – Wormhole
Elliott Szabo – Molly MacPherson’s
Bencoolen – Barrelhouse South
Supersuckers, Rev Bro Diddley & The Holy Scares – Jinx ($15/20)
The Minks, She Returns From War, Dustin Price – El Rocko
Sunday 9/1
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club
Monday 9/2
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
Jail Socks, Kennedy Curse, Red/Eye – El Rocko
Tuesday 9/3
Weedeater, Beitthemeans, Prowess – Jinx (7p “sharp”)
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s
Wednesday 9/4
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s
Mega Bog, Small Talk, Buddy Chapman Jr. – El Rocko
Apologies with the lateness–I bought a house right around the time of Athfest and so I’ve been without internet for a bit, not to mention busy with moving and various home improvement projects!
Athfest is a weekend-long festival in Athens, Georgia celebrating local and national acts. Proceeds fund Athfest Educates, a nonprofit supporting arts and music education in local schools.
As always, Athfest was a blast this year. This is always one of my favorite festivals, though I live in Athens, so I’m maybe a bit biased. The first act I saw was on Washington Street’s outdoor stage just outside the iconic 40 Watt. Pip the Pansy (formerly known as WRENN), a self-described “rainbow pop” artist, is from Atlanta but now based out of Athens & has become one of the staples of the town’s pop scene. I caught just the tail end of her set, but as always, she was a confident blur of color and smiles. Her trademark flower-covered piano is always a hit with the crowd.
Friday 8/23
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Damon & The Shitkickers – Rail Pub (7p)
Voodoo Soup – Savannah Spirits Speakeasy (7:30p)
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Cosmic Collective – Jazz’d (9p)
Trey Lewis – Barrelhouse South
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Molly MacPherson’s
Jeff 2 Names and the Born Agains, Dial Drive, Forest Evil – Jinx
Daddy’s Beemer, Cry Baby, Enen, Whitehall – El Rocko
Lilakk, Mahalo – Wormhole
Saturday 8/24
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx (6-8p)
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Voodoo Soup – Jazz’d (9p)
Uncommon Legends – Barrelhouse South
Evan Stepp & The Piners, Pink Stones – Jinx
Sunday 8/25
High Velocity – Wild Wing (5p)
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club
Monday 8/26
Stan Ray – Wild Wing
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
Tuesday 8/27
Clouds & Satellites – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s
Wednesday 8/28
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s
Xulu Prophet Open Mic – Barrelhouse South
Thursday 8/15
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Warehouse (8p)
The Waymores – Wormhole
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
Year Of October, Lilakk – El Rocko
Friday 8/16
Mystic Vibrations – Ghost Coast Distillery (5-8p)
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Bottles & Cans – Jazz’d (9p)
Turtle Folk, Indulgence – Barrelhouse South
Arson Daily, Early Branch, Dustin Price – Jinx
Black Magic Flower Power, Little Vicious, Silver Tongue Devils – El Rocko ($7)
Saturday 8/17
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx (6-8p)
Evenpete – B&D Burgers (8p)
CBDB – Victory North (9p)
Magic Rocks – Jazz’d (9p)
Pelican Johnny, Danny Attack – Wormhole
Humungus, Occultist, JD Pinkus – Jinx
King of Summer, Teen Divorce, Garbage Dog – El Rocko
Sunday 8/18
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club
Monday 8/19
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
Tuesday 8/20
City Hotel Solo Sessions – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s
Aaron Matthew & The Eat Mo Booty Rhythm Section – Barrelhouse South
Wednesday 8/21
Ray Lundy – Jazz’d (7p)
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s
VuDu Shakedown – Barrelhouse South
Friday 8/9
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Rail Pub (7p)
Mike Llerena & The Nerve, The Ramages – El Rocko
Lyn Avenue – Barrelhouse South
E-Turn, Lisa Vazquez, 40 Gang, Dope KNife – Jinx
Saturday 8/10
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx (6-8p)
Turtle & The Heads – B&D Burgers (8p)
Charlie Fog Band – Barrelhouse South
Druids, Grey Market, Towering Pines – Jinx
Sunday 8/11
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club
Monday 8/12
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
Tuesday 8/13
Joe Nelson & James Pittman – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Jason Bible – Jazz’d (7p)
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s
Wednesday 8/14
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s
Thursday 8/15
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Warehouse (8p)
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
Year Of October, Lilakk – El Rocko
Friday 7/26
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Danielle Hicks Band – Rail Pub (7p)
UaZit, Skippy Spiral, Icky Vicky’s Brokenheart Sideshow – Sentient Bean (7p)
10 Years, Toothgrinder, Blue Rising, Giving End, Solarist – Victory North (8p)
Magic Rocks – Warehouse
Train Wrecks – Jazz’d (9p)
Sacred Owl, Dizygote, Sawed Offs – Wormhole
Amar – Molly MacPherson’s
Ben Strok & The Full Electric, Swim In The Wild – Barrelhouse South
God Bless Relative, Dustin Price, Jalen Reyes – El Rocko
Niights, Tape Waves, Nancy Druid – Jinx
Saturday 7/27
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx (6-8p)
Train Wrecks – Tubby’s Thunderbolt (6p)
84 – The Ultimate Van Halen Tribute Band – Coach’s Corner (7p)
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
JGBCB – Jerry Garcia Band Cover Band – Victory North (8p, $10)
Ben Keiser Band – Jazz’d (9p)
9th Street Stompers – Wormhole
Sinister Purpose, Playytime, Tourist Trap, Last Call – El Rocko
Medicated Sunfish, Clayton Hackle – Barrelhouse South
All the Locals – Congress Street Social Club
Hitman – Molly MacPherson’s
Sunday 7/28
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club
Monday 7/29
Goodfires, Fugitive Soul, Blurry, Lady Creation – El Rocko
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
Tuesday 7/30
Andrea + Mud – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Valley Gals, Hash Redactor, Pearl & the Oysters, Dirtbike – El Rocko
Wednesday 7/31
Jubal Kane – Warehouse (8p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s