Tag: White Reaper

New Music Monday – 1/30/17

And we’re back with another New Music Monday, featuring work from: *Father John Misty *The New Pornographers *White Reaper *Part Chimp *Blood on the Harp *Born of Osiris *Mastodon *Foxing Enjoy! Father John Misty Los Angeles, CA “Pure Comedy”, lead…

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…

From Savannah to Austin: 12 bands coming in hot to SXSW

The Savannah Stopover Music Festival began in 2011 after founder Kayne-not-Kanye Lanahan realized that dozens of bands were routing down I-95 each March before hanging a right on I-10 and heading to Austin for SXSW. hissing lawns has been around…

Savannah Stopover roars out of the gate – a quick recap of day 1

Great crowds. Great weather. Stellar music. Not a bad day one for Savannah Stopover. It’s impossible to be everywhere at once, and I definitely missed a few bands that I really wanted to see, but I still managed to catch…

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…

White Reaper at Forecastle Fest 2015 – photos

Ahead of last weekend’s Forecastle Festival in Louisville, I obviously sampled music from all the bands I didn’t know, including White Reaper. I immediately loved the garage rock sound, so I added them to my list. I had no idea…

Forecastle Festival wrap-up + photos from day 3

On the final afternoon of Forecastle Festival 2015, I finally stopped by the Forecastle Foundation booth near the Mast Stage in Louisville’s gorgeous, sprawling Waterfront Park. The Forecastle Foundation seems both idealistic and pragmatic in its approach to environmental preservation…