Month: September 2014

T. Hardy Morris at Revival Fest – photos

Before I get to the photos of T. Hardy Morris at Revival Fest on Saturday, let’s listen to some music. Here’s “Share the Needle”, part of Morris’ series of videos filmed at Georgia’s Places in Peril. This one is at…

Family and Friends at Revival Fest – photos

When a band is as exciting as Athens-based Family and Friends, I say get on the bandwagon early and see where you end up. I was lucky to see Family and Friends at Bragg Jam in Macon over the summer,…

Waits & Co. at Revival Fest – photos

Savannah is a fairly small city at the end of the day, and creative people with diverse interests and talents often end up being involved in diverse endeavors. Sometimes those efforts create all sorts of overlapping circles, and then those…

a quick recap of Revival Fest 2014 in Savannah – lots of photos

The 2nd annual Revival Fest certainly lived up to expectations — and my expectations were really high. It was cloudy but cool to start the day (I got to the Georgia State Railroad Museum about 12:30 p.m.), and I’m sure…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 9/19/14 – 9/23/14

Hi guys, If any of you happen to see Anna Chandler (of Lovely Locks and COEDS fame) out this weekend, be sure to congratulate her for her new position as music editor of Connect. I am super happy for her…

one final Revival Fest preview

I had an interesting discussion last night with a couple of newish Savannah transplants who seemed a little puzzled by the fact that Revival Fest will be held tomorrow (Saturday, 9/20) at the Georgia State Railroad Museum. How do you…

Hot Pink Interior, Crazy Bag Lady, Cusses, Forced Entry, Conquer/Devour, Black Tusk at Statts Fest – Photos

This being my first Statts Fest, I can say without a doubt that this event is one of the defining examples of solidarity in the Savannah music scene. I learned about the event that led to Statts Fest’s conception early…

Black Tusk + Conquer/Devour at Statts Fest 2014 – photos

As Statts Fest entered its final hours on Saturday, the energy on the stage was still gathering force. I already posted some pics of Forced Entry and Crazy Bag Lady, and here are a few of Black Tusk (one of…

Statts Fest – more photos

There’s a huge black and white interior panoramic photograph of a heavy metal show on the wall at the Jinx. In the photo the focal point of the crowd is someone who looks to me to be Jason Statts. Maybe…

Revival Fest Preview – Velvet Caravan

Continuing with our five question Revival Fest previews is a short Q & A with Jared Hall (keyboard/accordion) of Velvet Caravan, the city of Savannah’s one and only gypsy jazz band. The accompanying photos were shot by me (Jon Waits)…