Month: February 2014

Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy + Lovely Locks at A-Town Get Down festival – photos

Here are some photos by Jon Waits of JWaitsphoto of Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy from Athens and Savannah’s own Lovely Locks from Saturday’s A-Town Get Down at the Morris Center. Click the pics for larger versions. A few first…

Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Big Ups

If you drew a Venn diagram of punk, noise rock, post punk and hardcore, Big Ups would reside in that sliver of overlap between them all (also, I would accuse you of having waaay too much time on your hands).…

Fare The Gap, Roses, New York City Queens, and Sunglow at Hang Fire – photos

The music scene seems to be steadily growing in Savannah thanks to the dedication of a lot of individuals who’ve committed themselves to getting the city on the radar of touring bands. That means two things for writers/photographers/music enthusiasts like…

strong lineup, worthy cause at 4th annual A-Town Get Down

The 4th annual A-Town Get Down starts at noon and goes deep into the night on Sat., Feb. 22 at the Morris Center here in Savannah. Here’s the schedule: 12:00PM Doors Open 1:00PM Annalise Emerick, Sam McTavey and Greg Williams…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 2/21/14 – 2/25/14

Hey guys, Sometimes making weekend recommendations is easy, this is one of those weeks. This Saturday’s music and arts festival, The A-Town Get Down Festival, could be the biggest show so far this year. Considering the high quality of shows that I…

Casket Girls tour vehicle totaled – support by purchasing their new LP

Just a few days into their Graveface Roadshow tour, Savannah’s The Casket Girls posted unsettling news on their Facebook page yesterday: “No one is injured but our tour vehicle was totaled this morning. We’re playing Mercury Lounge tonight once we…

Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Speedy Ortiz

Speedy Ortiz racked up a ton of accolades at the end of 2013. You’re hard-pressed to go to any blog that put out some sort of year-end best-of list and not see Speedy Ortiz somewhere on someone’s list. And there’s…

Bonnaroo 2014 lineup features Elton John, Kanye West, Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Neutral Milk Hotel, many more

Tonight Bonnaroo announced the 2014 lineup, which you can see here: Post by Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. So, no Outkast? A number of acts that will be in Savannah in a couple of weeks for Savannah Stopover are in…

Dope Sandwich nearing Kickstarter goal, performance on 2/20 at Tree House

The Savannah hip hop label Dope Sandwich has just 3 days left on its Kickstarter campaign. Check out the video: As I’ve noted here before, Dope Sandwich has been at the forefront of the Savannah hip hop scene for almost…

Furious Hooves launches new division, new website

Good news today from the Savannah-based label Furious Hooves: Post by Furious Hooves. Furious Hooves has specialized in limited editions of high quality products, but the new Furhoof: Sixth Man division should give the label some room to grow. Furious…