Month: January 2017

It’ll be Big: Lulu the Giant’s CD Release, Trinity United Methodist

Savannah native Rachel Shaner — aka Lulu the Giant — releases her debut CD Kingdoms Fall Thursday, February 2nd at Trinity United Methodist Church. Shaner, a 2009 Savannah Arts Academy graduate, is known for her upright bass prowess, and has…

New Music Monday – 1/30/17

And we’re back with another New Music Monday, featuring work from: *Father John Misty *The New Pornographers *White Reaper *Part Chimp *Blood on the Harp *Born of Osiris *Mastodon *Foxing Enjoy! Father John Misty Los Angeles, CA “Pure Comedy”, lead…

Mothership and Gunpowder Gray at The Jinx – photos

Text by Joshua Peacock, photos by Tom Cartmel If you are endeared to double-stack power, head banging, solo-blistering, loud-ass anthem rock, Mothership, out of Dallas, Texas, is your joint. It’s mine for sure. So I was up and front for…

“NineteenEightyFour” from Dope KNife “is perfectly timed to reflect a world of growing instability and turmoil” – review

Review by Garrett Deming: Set to a sparse musical dystopia, Dope KNife‘s NineteenEightyFour is equally imbued with autobiography, social commentary, Scorsese-esque noir, dark humor, and bombastic hip-hop authority. Dope KNife displays his signature style of savage wordplay over self-produced tracks…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 1/26/17 – 1/31/17

Hey guys, There are plenty of good choices this weekend. Both of the shows listed on Thursday should be good. On Friday, I hope to make it to the Train Wrecks at the Rail Pub, a great place to watch…

premiere: 3 songs from Walter Harris

Walter Harris passed away last week. He was a staple of the Savannah scene, but not because of his regular club gigs or recorded efforts. Here a snippet from Larry Jack’s recent reflections about Walter: Many of you knew Walter,…

Singer-Songwriters at the Thursday Night Opry – photos

Trinity Sanctuary Concerts kicked off its 2017 performance season with the annual singer-songwriter showcase Thursday, January 19. Reverend Hylton, Blake Rainey and Jason Waller brought their magic from Atlanta. Local faves Dare Dukes, Coy Campbell, Kurtis Schumm, Sarah Poole and…

New Music Monday – 1/23/17

This week’s New Music Monday features songs from: Spoon Elliott Smith The Orwells Hurray for the Riff Raff Emma Ruth Rundle San Soma If you’d like to share what you’re listening to this week, please join us on Facebook. Spoon…

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 1/19/17 – 1/24/17

Hey guys, It looks like another good weekend coming up. There are several good choices on Thursday, including the Trinity show, The Attack at the Jinx, and the eclectic Comeback Alice at the Barrelhouse. I don’t even know where I…

R.I.P. Walter Harris

Hey guys, We don’t really talk about street musicians over here at hissing lawns. Let’s be honest, a lot of people don’t consider them “real musicians”. I can say that I have seen many people playing on the streets of…