Month: September 2013

global spotlight: Woodkid

This is a post by Kayne Lanahan who heads up MusicFile Productions, parent company of Savannah Stopover and Revival Fest. Kayne is a longtime music blogger who will be writing here occasionally, with an emphasis on national and international acts…

Little Tybee, Paleface, Triathalon at The Jinx – photos

What a diverse and compelling mix of styles and performers on Saturday night at The Jinx: Little Tybee, Paleface, and Triathalon. It was a late night: when I got there about 10:40, there weren’t even any instruments on stage. But…

more photos from the Savannah Jazz Festival

I popped in and out of the Savannah Jazz Festival in Forsyth Park on Friday night. I missed the University of North Florida’s stellar ensemble, but I did catch most of the sets by the Robin Sherman Quartet, The Greg…

a few photos from the Savannah Jazz Festival’s Blues Night in the park

What a glorious day we’re having as I write this. It’s going to be a perfect Friday night for performances in Forsyth Park on the penultimate day of the Savannah Jazz Festival. For the lineup and a few tips for…

Little Tybee, Paleface, and Triathalon play The Jinx Saturday 09/28

This Saturday promises to be a great night for live music in Savannah. Not only is the Savannah Jazz Festival wrapping up in Forsyth Park, but the bill at The Jinx is one of the most interesting I’ve seen in…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 9/24 – 9/28

With this first installment, hissing lawns introduces an ongoing series of posts by Larry Jack Sammons, who probably goes to more gigs than anyone in Savannah. From Larry Jack: Hello blog-land. My name is Larry Jack Sammons. Some of you…

Murder By Death + American Aquarium playing The Jinx 10th anniversary on 10/10

I had my fingers crossed for this one. Murder By Death‘s Facebook post earlier today of upcoming tour dates: SEP 24 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music Hall SEP 25 Carbondale, IL @ Hanger 9 SEP 26 Champaign, IL Pygmalion…

Stream Blind Boys of Alabama’s amazing new album produced by Justin Vernon

It’s Monday evening. You’re at home. You haven’t listened to the Blind Boys of Alabama in weeks, or months, or years. And you didn’t even know that Justin Vernon of Bon Iver had produced their upcoming album I’ll Find a…

2013 Savannah Jazz Festival features strong lineup, honors Ben Tucker

The 32nd annual Savannah Jazz Festival begins on Sunday, Sept. 22 and runs through Saturday, Sept. 28. The joyous celebration of jazz (with some blues too) will be tempered to some degree this year by remembrances and honors for Ben…

Truth & Salvage Co.’s new video for “Appalachian Hilltop”

Truth & Salvage Co. performed a beautiful, high-energy set to close out last weekend’s Revival Fest (some photos here), and today Paste has premiered the new video for “Appalachian Hilltop” off the band’s new album Pick Me Up. Enjoy: