Month: December 2013

Kylesa recognized on several year end lists

Ultraviolet, Kylesa‘s great, layered, melodic release from earlier this year has found its way on to several year end lists. Perhaps most notably, they were #12 on Rolling Stone’s “20 Best Metal Albums of 2013”. As an interesting side note,…

American Aquarium at The Jinx – photos

Yes, American Aquarium was just here a few months ago for The Jinx 10th Anniversary, and, yes, we talk about them here a good bit. You know why? Because they’re good, very, very good. Their Facebook page claims that Saturday…

Consider the Source at The Wormhole – photos

I’d never caught Consider the Source and their “sci-fi Middle Eastern fusion” before, so I was especially excited about their set at The Wormhole on Friday night here in Savannah. Even listening to the music doesn’t really give an adequate…

American Aquarium, Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque back at The Jinx on Saturday

I love the many moods of American Aquarium and wrote a bit about the band for my weekly column in Do at SavannahNow. On Saturday, AA is back at The Jinx for only their 2nd gig of the year in…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 12/10/13-12/17/13

Hey guys, This week’s live music calendar is the best I have seen in months. If you look over the list, there is really no good reason not to catch a little music this weekend. There is good music in the daytime…

Macauley Culkin, pizza, and a Velvet Underground cover band

Check out The Pizza Underground’s demo, recorded live at Macauley Culkin’s house on 11/11/13: The Pizza Underground Demo by The Pizza Underground The demo has very short tracks: Papa John Says I’m Beginning to Eat the Slice Pizza I’m Waiting…

The Wild chosen The Blue Indian’s band of the month

The Wild has played one gig in Savannah — they opened for The Queers almost two years ago at The Wormhole. And I’ve been a fan ever since. I sure hope we’ll get a chance to experience more of The…

Cretin Girls, Forced Entry, Sins of Godless Men, Crazy Bag Lady, and Hot Plate at Hang Fire

For those of us whose musical interests lean a bit more towards the hardcore side of punk, Tuesday night’s lineup at Hang Fire was not to be missed. The show was packed with four local bands along with one out…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 12/4-12/9

Hi guys, Well, I first thought this week was gonna be a slow week.  It seems like a few shows have been added over the last day or so, now the week looks a little better.  There are lots of…

Charleston’s Spoleto USA Festival 2014: Laurie Anderson, Lucinda Williams, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Shovels & Rope, more

If you’re anywhere within an easy day’s drive of Charleston, S.C., I highly recommend planning now to attend a show or two at Spoleto in late May and/or early June of 2014. Here’s the digital brochure — click to go…