The Savannah Music Festival ended just over a week ago, and I feel like I’m still processing the 17-day event. As I’ve watched the SMF grow under director Rob Gibson, I’ve become increasingly interested in the ways in which the…
Tag: Parker Millsap
Review: Parker Millsap – The Very Last Day (Okrahoma Records, 2016)
I’ve always found it interesting that the American audience, and perhaps this is true across all cultures, demands not just the art, but also the artist. We need some sort of narrative of the artist’s life with which we can…
bill’s 2015 year in review
We don’t get too personal here at hissing lawns, but no one lives in a vacuum. 2015 has been a stressful year for me personally, including some high highs plus a couple of very low lows: my father died in…
Parker Millsap at Revival Fest 2015 – photos
22-year old Oklahoman Parker Millsap made his first Savannah appearance on Saturday night at Revival Fest. Millsap’s songs sprawl are unfailingly smart and well-constructed, but their emotional range is what I find most astonishing — from wry to touching, from…
a quick recap of Revival Fest 2015, with lots of photos
On the Sunday morning after Savannah’s 3rd annual Revival Fest, I fired up Spotify and listened to Have Gun, Will Travel‘s stellar new album Science from an Easy Chair, which is based on the famed Shackleton expedition. Have Gun, Will…
Parker Millsap at Forecastle Festival 2015 – photos
This Parker Millsap KEXP session is a year old, but I’m sharing it here because it begins with the delightfully perverse “Quite Contrary”, which was one of the highlights of Millsap & co.’s set on the opening day of Forecastle…
Forecastle Festival – day 1 recap + lots of photos
What a thrill to be covering Forecastle Festival in Louisville again this year. The 3-day festival is held in downtown’s Waterfront Park, a beautifully designed space nestled along the Ohio River. Forecastle has tons of great amenities too, which I’ll…
Preview: Parker Millsap at Savannah Revival Fest
The 2015 Savannah Revival Fest lineup was announced last week, and while I was excited to see that Southern Culture on the Skids and Those Darlins will be returning to town, I was most excited to see Parker Millsap‘s name…