Month: February 2014

Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Ex Hex

While 2013 was a great year for music, it also saw some major break-ups too. One that hit hardest for me was Wild Flag, the mostly West Coast supergroup made up of 90’s indie rock all-stars Mary Timony (who’s actually…

Paving Gravy at Tybee Island Social Club — photos

Tybee Island Social Club has increasingly become a hub for Savannah-area musicians, especially during the Bluegrass Brunch on Sundays. Here are a few shots by Jon Waits of JWaitsPhoto of the performance earlier today by Paving Gravy, with Zach and…

Art Garfunkel returns to Dollhouse for 2nd gig on 2/15

The page for purchasing tickets to “An Intimate Evening with Art Garfunkel” includes an interesting note asking attendees not to report details of the event or review the performance for any commercial media outlet. So I’m not going to write…

Laurie Anderson’s Spoleto shows, other dates canceled . . . argh

Got an email from Spoleto USA in Charleston a few minutes ago that reads in part: Thank you for placing an order that included tickets to see Laurie Anderson’s The Language of the Future. We are sorry to report that…

read Perfect Pussy’s tour survival tips in Elle

So, I was reading Elle the other day and…..errrr, wait, I mean, I was reading some super obscure music blog the other day (actually it was Stereogum) and ran across a link to an article in Elle featuring Meredith Graves,…

Velvet Caravan record release show at Trinity – more photos

We’ve already posted some great photos by Jon Waits of Velvet Caravan‘s performance at Trinity United Methodist Church for the release of Acoustic in Nature. The show was part of the new series “Trinity Sanctuary Concerts.” I had my camera…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 2/13/14-2/18/14

Hi guys, Well, as usual, it was another exciting weekend downtown. The Marin Sexton show at the Wormhole on Wednesday was a very enjoyable show. He has a great voice (I was told 5 octave range, whatever that means) and was…

Bear Fight!, Bronzed Chorus, and CUSSES @ The Jinx

The old saying goes better late than never right? The Jinx kicked off February with a bang bringing a few of Savannah’s favorite locals in to rock Savannah to its core. First up cam Bear Fight! with their trademark southern…

Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Tweens

If you’re a regular frequenter of this blog (as any music enthusiast in Savannah should be!), you’re likely well aware that the 2014 Savannah Stopover is quickly approaching. I hope that, like many of us here at hissing lawns, you’ve…

DEAD YET? and Forced Entry at The Jinx – photos

The Savannah music scene is known nationally for heavy metal, but neither band at the well attended show Friday night fits neatly into any of the seemingly endless metal genres. It was the first time I was seeing Forced Entry…