Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 8/17/18 – 8/21/18

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Friday 8/17
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Anders Thomsen Trio – El-Rocko (6p)
Anders Thomsen Trio – Rail Pub (7:30-10:30)
The Lousekateers – Sentient Bean (8p)
Waits & Co. – Tybee Island Social Club
Bottles & Cans – Jazz’d (9p)
Josh Roberts & The Hinges – Congress Street Social Club
Train Wrecks – Prohibition
The Mercers – Molly MacPherson’s
Cedric Burnside – Jinx (9:30p)
Anders Thomsen Trio, Zigtebra, Bero Bero, 1 1 0 1 – El-Rocko
Roots of a Rebellion, Aaron Kamm & The One Drops – Barrelhouse South

Saturday 8/18
Hitman – Jinx Happy Hour
Big Mama & The Shakes – Congress Street Social Club
Voodoo Soup – Prohibition
Missionary Blues – Molly MacPherson’s
Stone Cold Band – Jazz’d (9p)

Sunday 8/18
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club

Monday 8/19
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln

Tuesday 8/20
Ben Keiser Band – Bay Street Blues
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s

Wednesday 8/21
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s

Every Time I Die, Vatican and Sins of Godless Men at The Jinx – photos

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Damn, Savannah (and it would appear a good number of people willing to travel)! On a Monday night?? A sold out, packed out, sweltering, loud as hell, stage-diving, guitar-playing-on-the-bar metalcore explosion of energy on a Monday night?? Did that just happen??

Seriously, there’s not a lot I can say that pictures won’t say better. It pretty much sounded like the pictures. Here’s a handful, with a ton more after clicking through. Maybe I caught you in the middle of your super rad stage dive, only one way to find out.

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Athfest Day 2-3: photos

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Athfest weekend in downtown Athens was a blast! Unfortunately, my best lens for low light shooting has been in the shop all summer, so I wasn’t able to get as good of indoor shots as I would’ve liked. Here are some highlights:

Dangfly!

Palace Doctor:

Tuten Bros.:

Oh Jeremiah:

Mr. E:

 

Cica

Cicada Rhythm:

Elf Power:

Athfest Day 1: photos

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Friday shots from June’s Athfest in downtown Athens. The day was hindered by heavy rains that moved several headliners from the main stage into the tiny beer garden tent. Even with the deluge, the day was a blast and the music was great. Athfest is always a highlight of the summer for me and I really enjoyed all the acts I saw.

Velveteen Pink:

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Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 8/9/18 – 8/16/18

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Thursday 8/9
Danielle Hicks & The Resistance – Tubby’s Thunderbolt (6-10p)
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Laikin Love – Jazz’d (7p)
Gin Blossoms – Stage On Bay (CANCELLED TODAY [surprising, right?])
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
Dollyrots, Jeff Two Names, Hale Bopp Astronauts – Jinx

Friday 8/10
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Keith Aherne – Rail Pub (7p)
Haunted Ballads & Music w/ Chase Anderson – Sentient Bean (8p)
The Pinkerton Raid, She Returns From War, Isaac Smith – El-Rocko
Tribute: A Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band – Barrelhouse South
AMAR (James Lee Smith) – Molly MacPherson’s
Danielle Hicks & The Resistance – Prohibition

Saturday 8/11
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx Happy Hour
Madam Company: Bad Company, Free & Paul Rodgers Tribute – Coach’s Corner (7p)
Greg Williams, Hitman – Bayou Cafe
Train Wrecks – Jazz’d (9p)
JerryDay with Charlie Fog – Barrelhouse South
Whitehall – El-Rocko
Jon Lee’s Apparitions – Molly MacPherson’s
Cave Of Swimmers, Hollow Leg, Eskizo – Jinx

Sunday 8/12
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club

Monday 8/13
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln

Tuesday 8/13
Joe Nelson – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s (9p)
Ben Keiser Band – Bay Street Blues
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Ben Lewis – Barrelhouse South

Wednesday 8/14
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 8/2/18 – 8/9/18

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Thursday 8/2
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Brown Kid – Sentient Bean (8p)
Danielle Hicks Duo – Jazz’d (7-10:30)
Tail Light Rebellion – Jinx ($5)
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic (In For A Penny 10:30-11:30) – Molly MacPherson’s

Friday 8/3
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Waits & Co – Wyld Dock Bar (7p)
Resinated, Blu Vudu – Barrelhouse South
MYFEVER, Dustin Price, God Bless Relative – El-Rocko
Xulu Prophet – Molly MacPherson’s

Saturday 8/4
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx Happy Hour
Scott Danger Bravo – Sentient Bean (7p)
Randall Bramblett – Tybee Post Theater (8p)
Liquid Ginger – Boomy’s
The Mercers – Molly MacPherson’s
Train Wrecks, Salt & Pine – Jinx
Microwave, Can’t Swim, Drug Church, King of Summer – El-Rocko
Roshambeaux, Trail Diver – Barrelhouse South

Sunday 8/5
Savannah Songwriters Series – Sentient Bean (7p)
Honey Moonshine – Jazz’d (7p)
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club

Monday 8/6
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln
John Bias, Rude Dude, Pageant Wave – El-Rocko
Every Time I Die, Vatican, Sins of Godless Men – Jinx

Tuesday 8/7
Ben Keiser Band – Bay Street Blues
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s

Wednesday 8/8
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s
VuDu Shakedown – Barrelhouse South

Thursday 8/9
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Gin Blossoms – Stage On Bay
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 7/26/18 – 8/1/18

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Thursday 7/26
Kash’d Out, Vana Liya – Stafford’s (7p)
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7p)
Laikin Love – Jazz’d
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
Towering Pines – El-Rocko

Friday 7/27
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Sam Morrow – El-Rocko (6p, $5)
Jeremy J Riddle – Dub’s Pub (8-11)
Voodoo Visionary, Lady Love & The Losing Streak – Barrelhouse South
The Woofs, Squash – Wormhole
Bottles & Cans – Jazz’d (9p)
The Matters – Congress Street Social Club

Saturday 7/28
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx Happy Hour
The Sound Experiment – Tubby’s Tank House Thunderbolt (6p)
Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ – Coach’s Corner (7p)
Johnny Octane – B&D Burgers Congress St (8p)
Matthew Fowler – Sentient Bean (8p)
A Tribute To Legendary Songwriters – Tybee Post Theater (8p, $15)
Consider The Source, The Mercers – Wormhole
Totally Astronaut, Street Clothes – El-Rocko
Wild Adriatic, Jacob & The Good People – Barrelhouse South
Voodoo Fix – Congress Street Social Club
Cory Chambers Jazz Band – Prohibition

Sunday 7/29
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club

Monday 7/30
Stan Ray – Warehouse
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln

Tuesday 7/31
Jason Bible – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra), Matt Hill, STACE – B&D Burgers Congress St (5-11p, $40)
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s

Wednesday 8/1
Acoustic Pickers 5th Anniversary Jam – bar-food (6p)
Ben Keiser Band – Boomy’s

Willie Jackson Blues Band at El Rocko

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The sun (and humidity) came out to El Rocko for the second of the Summer Series shows at El Rocko, starring the Willie Jackson Blues Band.

Singing a mix of originals and covers, Willie joked with the crowd and made sure everyone was having a great happy hour. His debut EP, released last year, features original songs that carry traditional blues into contemporary, everyday life.

A native of Savannah, Willie has always been a songwriter in his free time while working to support his family. After an accident ended his career working on the railroad, he was able to pursue his music full time. Willie has a passion for writing blues songs, playing bass and singing with various configurations of his Tybee Blues Band at venues across the Coastal Empire.

Catch the next show in the series this Friday with Sam Morrow at 6 p.m., and check out more photos after the jump!

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Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 0 7/19/18 – 7/24/18

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Thursday 7/19
Gypsy Jazz – Rancho Allegre (7-9p)
Up From Here – Sentient Bean (8p)
Eric Culberson Band – Bayou Cafe
Tanya Soloman: Truth Assassin, The Ramages – Jinx

Friday 7/20
City Hotel – Service Brewing (5:30)
Christie Allen Band – Rail Pub (7p)
9th Street Stompers, Caleb Warren & The Perfect Gentlemen – Jinx
Neighbor Lady, Laikin Crawford, Ryan Jones, DIP – El-Rocko
Hedonistas, Medicated Sunfish – Barrelhouse South
Squash – Molly MacPherson’s
Greg Williams, Jon Lee & The Hextones – Bayou Café

Saturday 7/21
CUSSES (8:30), Hypnotics (4:30), DJ Jose Ray (12n) – Service Brewing 4th Anniversary Party (12n-10p)
Damon & The Shitkickers – Jinx Happy Hour
Adam Nye – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7p)
Back City Woods, Row Jomah – Barrelhouse South
The Head – Congress Street Social Club
Prime Real Estate – Molly MacPherson’s
Hailshot – Jinx

Sunday 7/22
Voodoo Soup – Congress Street Social Club

Monday 7/23
Open Mic – Abe’s On Lincoln

Tuesday 7/24
Clouds & Satellites – Foxy Loxy Cafe (7-10p)
Eric Culberson Open Jam – Bayou Cafe
Open Mic – Molly MacPherson’s

New Music Monday – 7/6/18

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Mudhoney
Seattle, WA
“Paranoid Core” from Digital Garbage out on Sub Pop Sept. 28.

25+ years later and here’s Mudhoney, still doing the Mudhoney thing. Yeah, it’s no “Touch Me I’m Sick”, but live it’ll sound great between “I’m Now” and a Dicks cover or something, I promise.
tom

Lucero
Memphis, TN
“Cover Me” from the new album Among the Ghosts out August 3rd.

Not too many bands do whiskey soaked Americana as well as Lucero. Hopefully this means Ben Nichols and Co. will make a stop fairly close on the inevitable marathon tour (a like 2 second Google search turns up a Pour House in Charleston date, and two nights in ATL). Great, great, great live.
tom

Beak>
UK
“Brean Down” taken from Beak’s forthcoming album 〉〉〉out September 21st on Invada Records & Temporary Residence Ltd.

Beak> is a project from Portishead mastermind Geoff Barrow, and treads in much the same neighborhood as his more famous ensemble, at least sonically. I prefer the theatrics and the fantastic Beth Gibbons vocals of Portishead, if I’m being honest, but that outfit is painfully slow on releasing new material (if it’s coming at all). Beak> is pretty damn satisfying to me, too, especially when they lock into a Krautrock groove, and hey, I’ll take what I can get.
tom

Guided By Voices
Dayton, OH
“You Own The Night” from You Own The Night/Your Cricket is Rather Unique 7″ on Rockathon Records.
Mega prolific Guided By Voices promised to dedicate 2018 to touring, so they’re not releasing the two(!!!) albums they’ve recorded since until 2019 and 2020. One of the two albums is a double album for the love of god! This 7″ is just to tide over fans who can keep up, with a song from each upcoming album on each side. It’s totally ridiculous that the songs remain catchy and anthemic at the pace that they are put out, but the proof is in the pudding (wtf does that mean, btw??), so here you go.
tom

more photos from Savannah Stopover 2018

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I know this is four months late, but I figured better late than never!

Cicada Rhythm:

Gus Dapperton:

Honduras:

Lilly Hiatt:

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Futurebirds pack B&D Burgers for 1st show in new concert series – photos

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Futurebirds made the trip down from Athens recently for a sold out show in the first installment of B&D Burgers ‘inaugural concert series at the Congress Street location.

The organizers brought in the producton pros at Kaufman-Heinz and a big stage for the ambitious experiment. The surprisingly mild evening was kicked off by Mostly Goodspell and CONNELLIS, and the headliner started around dusk. Futurebirds’ bassist Brannen Miles is from Savannah and the band has long had a strong following here, so lots of spectators were singing along.

B&D’s patio has a really nice flow, especially with all the tables cleared out, and I never waited more than a few seconds for service at the bars. The success of this first big gig bodes well for the next shows with Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra on July 31 and Houndmouth on August 29. Some of you will want to get your tickets now.

I brought along my FujiFilm x100t, which limited my options a little compared to a larger DSLR, and the lighting was pretty strong, which probably looked much better in the official videos being shot than in my photos. A few here, with more after the jump.

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