It’s the consensus of the team here at hissing lawns that the relatively recent release of Wet Socks‘ album Drips on the Retro Futurist label (founded by core members of Kylesa) was one of the biggest developments for the Savannah…
When I got downtown about 8 p.m. on Saturday night, Damon and the Shitkickers were nearing the end of their traditional happy hour set at The Jinx. Around the corner at Hang Fire, No Control’s fall fest had already been…
Reason #1 why Savannahians should see The Bright Light Social Hour (supported by Walker Lukens and Culture Vulture) on 10/27 at Hang Fire: Reason #2: TBLSH won Album of the Year, Song of the Year (‘Detroit’), Band of the Year,…
Retro Futurist‘s most recent signing, Caustic Casanova, rolled through town a couple weeks ago and delivered a scorching set of proggy, heavy, post punk at Hang Fire. Sex Jams, from Austria, was a welcome and surprising last minute add to…
In my final shipment of my Retro Futurist subscription, there was a seemingly random 7″ single included amongst the other insanely cool goodies (seriously, have you guys seen the 12″ Kylesa Live Studio Improvision?), Pantheon: Volume 1, by Caustic Casanova.…
I scrambled to make it to Hang Fire just in time to catch Wet Socks‘ set at their album release “party”. Let’s be honest though, every time Wet Socks plays (especially Hang Fire) it’s a party. High-spirited, surf-infused, insanely catchy…
We love Wet Socks here at hissing lawns, and it’s not just because the band’s name evokes the grunginess of the everyday, the creepiness of the ordinary. We love Wet Socks for the tight, high-energy garage rock that Hunter Jayne…
Well, I had wanted to make it out a little more over the last week, but I did see a great night of music Friday night. Both Hangfire and The Jinx had lineups that were interesting to me, so I…
I walked back and forth between The Jinx and Hang Fire six times Friday night and caught five great sets of cranked up rock. Here’s some super quick thoughts: Hotplate is quickly turning into one of my favorite local bands.…
Sometimes midsummer weeknights release a little punk and garage rock fury in downtown Savannah. At Hang Fire tonight: Downtown Boys, the punk band with sax and a political edge from Providence that got a big writeup in Do this week:…