Month: July 2015

T. Hardy Morris & The Hardknocks bring songs from new album to Bragg Jam – review + photos

Somewhere in the middle of Hardy & The Hardknocks’ set last Saturday at Bragg Jam in Macon, I suddenly felt like I was in some kid’s basement 30 years ago; he and his friends have just realized that there really…

Downtown Boys, COEDS, Trophy Wives, The Toxic Shock, and Forced Entry at Sulfur Studios – photos

Well done everyone. An early Monday night show, a venue change, all-ages, all of these things can make for a tough turnout, but an excellent bill and hard work made for a stellar, well attended, Dad Joke production. I unfortunately…

Hotplate, Bardus and Pretty Please at The Jinx – photos

Man, I’m getting behind on my posting! Okay, here goes….going to this show was pretty much a no brainer for me. Hotplate is possibly my current favorite Savannah band, as I am a total sucker for the type of experimental/math/complex…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 7/30/15 – 8/2/15

Hey guys, This looks like another slower week downtown, but you can still find a few good shows every night. I’m looking forward to Thursday’s show ay Hang Fire, the Carpet Coats are becoming one of my favorite new bands around…

Kylesa releases first song from album coming out on Oct. 2

Great news yesterday from Kylesa: the new album Exhausting Fire will be released on Oct. 2 on Season of Mist. Check out “Lost and Confused”, which seems at first like it could be dipping into some sort of dream pop…

Bragg Jam 2015 in Macon expands to 20+ venues, 80+ bands – photos

The non-profit Bragg Jam — which was founded in honor of Brax and Tate Bragg as a Macon community event and fundraiser for the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail — has grown dramatically in recent years. The 2015 concert crawl on Saturday…

Niche record release + Bask at The Jinx – photos

Niche threw a release party for their new record Heading East on the Retro Futurist label on Friday night at The Jinx. The new material is trippier and more psychedelic than the band’s last album, and takes other risks made…

see the new video “Time of Grace” from Basik Lee’s upcoming record “Crazy Shit”

I love the way Savannah is used as a backdrop in this new video for “Time of Grace” from Savannah’s Basik Lee, whose new album Crazy Shit will be released on August 11 on the Dope Sandwich Records & Tapes.…

Diarrhea Planet (aka Guitar Center) at Forecastle Festival 2015 – photos

I’ve posted a lot about last weekend’s Forecastle Festival in Louisville, but this is the last separate gallery I’m editing. The rest of the photos will soon be in an album on the hissing lawns Facebook page. Diarrhea Planet‘s performance…

Noah Gunderson at Forecastle Festival – photos

Noah Gunderson is based in Seattle and obviously has a big following somewhere. He’s got over 50,000 likes on Facebook, but not a single one of those people is among my 3,400+ friends, a group that includes plenty of musicians,…