Month: March 2016

The Wrecking Ball ATL announces killer lineup, tickets on sale April 1 (no joke)

In just its second year, The Wrecking Ball ATL has announced a lineup that is unique among the increasingly homogeneous summer music festivals. Dealing in punk, post punk, post hardcore, classic alternative, emo, and pretty much every other kind of…

all-ages and 18+ venues still part of revised draft alcohol ordinance in Savannah

From Eric Curl’s Savannah City Council supportive of new alcohol rules for youths, businesses: The proposed ordinance presented to the council Thursday includes the creation of a live entertainment venue license that would allow 18 to 20-year-olds to attend musical…

The Bunny Gang, The Attack, and Wet Brain at The Jinx – photos

Stopover has passed and the Savannah Music Festival is in full swing, but there are still plenty of great club shows right now in Savannah. Case in point, last Saturday’s show at The Jinx featuring Wet Brain, The Bunny Gang,…

Between Symmetries’ next record will honor Savannah venues

Between Symmetries grew out of Savannah’s vibrant DIY scene and quickly established itself as a band to take seriously. Their first album Movetur was premiered by CMJ, and the band has made a name for itself across the region with…

Album Review: Broken Glow – “Filament”

Remember that first time you were introduced to rock and roll? I imagine if you ask 100 different people about that experience, you’ll get 100 vastly different answers with only loose connecting threads. Some may have gone to a show…

Street Clothes releases debut album “With Signs & Wonders”

Street Clothes exploded onto the Savannah scene in 2015, and so far this year they’ve been tapped for Savannah Stopover and have now released their debut album, With Signs & Wonders, which was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Peter…

Preview. Andrew Bird at The Lucas Theatre March 29th

Every year, Savannah Music Festival takes over the best venues in town and presents to you a shit ton of world-class music. As your tour-guide, I feel it is my duty to turn you on to some of the shows I…

Review: Parker Millsap – The Very Last Day (Okrahoma Records, 2016)

I’ve always found it interesting that the American audience, and perhaps this is true across all cultures, demands not just the art, but also the artist. We need some sort of narrative of the artist’s life with which we can…

South River – preview

Over the last few years it’s become evident that there is no shortage of talent coming out of the local roots, folk, and alt-country scene in Atlanta. The ‘city too busy to hate’ has Georgia Mountain Stringband, Cold Heart Canyon,…

a few of our Savannah Music Festival picks

The 17-day Savannah Music Festival got underway last night (3/24). For years now, the SMF has featured world-class performers and top-notch production values. Over time, the festival — which is heavy on classical, jazz, and other genres we don’t cover…