Month: February 2014

Savannah Stopover preview: St. Paul & The Broken Bones

For its 4th installment, Savannah Stopover is featuring its strongest ever lineup of bands from the South. One of the best of those acts from the South — St. Paul & The Broken Bones — will be playing at 8…

Savannah Stopover preview: The Weeks

I must seem awfully boring to my handful of followers on Spotify. They know that I often listen to bands in obsessive cycles. And lately one band has been showing up more than any other: The Weeks. Now based in…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 2/27/14-3/4/14

Hi guys, March is my favorite month in Savannah.  It is our one month of Spring-weather, the clocks change on March 9th, and I always appreciate the extra hour of daylight. And of course, the Savannah Stopover and St. Patrick’s Day…

Savannah Stopover preview: The Silver Palms

I’ve mentioned The Silver Palms a few times here on hissing lawns, but I’m sure they’re a new name to most of you. The fast-rising foursome from Camden County, Ga. — that’s way down along the coast by the Florida…

Savannah Stopover announces minor schedule changes

Anytime you’re dealing with 90+ bands from all over the country (and a few from around the world), you’re bound to see some last minute shifts and changes. So no surprise that five bands have dropped out of next week’s…

The Wave Slaves, COEDS, and Crazy Bag Lady at Hang Fire – photos

Last Friday, Hang Fire offered up a stacked lineup of local acts to kick the weekend off with a bang. First up were The Wave Slaves, who, much as their name would imply, rocked out with some classic surf rock.…

Randall Bramblett Band, The Lee Boys, Walter Parks, Sol Driven Train, Omingnome at A-Town Get Down – photos

Well I was incredibly impressed with just about everything at Saturday’s A-Town Get Down at the Morris Center here in Savannah. Organized by the arts and education oriented nonprofit Alex Townsend Memorial Foundation, the festival utilized multiple spaces in the…

COEDS debut show with Rubrics and Southern Femisphere at Graveface Records

Valentine’s day brought a little surprise for all of Savannah with the debut of one of the newest bands in town, COEDS. Comprised of members from well known local bands like Whaleboat, Sins of Godless Men, General Oglethorpe and the…

Anchor Bends, Drag The River, Chris Wollard and The Ship Thieves at the Jinx – photos

The Jinx hosted some pretty great rock and roll Friday night, as they are wont to do. All of the bands have roots in punk rock, but the music Friday was a more mature take on it. First up was…

Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Pile

When I moved this past summer, I lost my favorite band shirt. As a live-show addict and self-identified hoarder, I probably currently have between 50-80 band shirts in my possession, but the loss of one is still enough to mourn–my…