Month: October 2013

photos from The Jinx 10th anniversary: American Aquarium and The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue

The Jinx’s 10th anniversary party was everything that I hoped it would be — and more. American Aquarium stopped in Savannah for the first time since summer 2012 and played a typically tight, energetic, moving set. And then Murder By…

Audiotree posts excellent live session by Heyrocco – video

Audiotree has posted their half hour session with Heyrocco recorded a couple of weeks ago in Chicago. The seven-song set includes several of the Charleston trio’s intense and catchy newer numbers — all captured in the high production values that…

band to watch: The Griswolds

This is another guest post from Kayne Lanahan, CEO and founder of Savannah Stopover. For fans of…Vampire Weekend, Oberhofer, Cayucas The Griswolds are a 5-piece band from Sydney, Australia whose debut EP, Heart Of A Lion, has caught the eyes…

Os Mutantes playing at Dollhouse on 11/20

MusicFile Productions, parent company of Savannah Stopover and Revival Fest, will continue its impressive run of shows with the Brazilian band Os Mutantes on Wednesday, November 20 at Dollhouse Productions. Capsula, from Buenos Aires, Argentina will open. From today’s press…

fascinating new (and long) interview with Peter Buck in Salon

Peter Buck (of R.E.M. and countless other projects) might not like to give interviews, but he sure gave a long one to David Daley for Salon: Peter Buck: “I think we were all really ready for a change”. From the…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour (10/8-10/15)

Hey guys, I really hope some of y’all listened to me and made it out to see some live music last week.  I caught several very good shows.  Some standouts were Epic Cycle played one of their best shows ever at…

The Jinx 10th anniversary on 10/10 unites Murder By Death, American Aquarium, burlesque

There are still some $20 tickets left for Thursday’s 10th anniversary show at The Jinx, but you might not want to wait too long. Click here for the club’s contact info. Murder By Death‘s last appearance here was at The…

Niche + Sauna Heat at The Jinx – photos

Excellent show by Niche on Friday night at The Jinx (where else?) for the release of their intense new album The Other Side Of The End. Sauna Heat was an excellent choice to open — the garage rock brought a…

Black Tusk: “still DIY” – great vid by Converse x Decibel

Check out Converse x Decibel for a little background on this profile of Black Tusk. Love it. Click here to see a gallery of photos from Black Tusk’s most recent Savannah gig.

video of iconic bands at CBGB in the 1970s

With the impending premiere on Tuesday, Oct. 8 of the new movie CBGB at the CBGB Festival, I’ve been looking lately at some of the 1970s video from the iconic club. I’ll be doing a fair number of posts on…