Children, it is officially festival season in the United States of America. Has your fast-fashion chain store emailed you about your Coachella wardrobe plans lately? Are the Eagles Nest hammocks at your nearest outdoor retailer completely sold out? While Savannah…
I’m just going to say it: in terms of live, touring music, 2014 is finally Savannah’s year. It’s been a long time coming through a lot of hard work by a lot of good people, but the show calendars can’t…
When I moved this past summer, I lost my favorite band shirt. As a live-show addict and self-identified hoarder, I probably currently have between 50-80 band shirts in my possession, but the loss of one is still enough to mourn–my…
Just a few days into their Graveface Roadshow tour, Savannah’s The Casket Girls posted unsettling news on their Facebook page yesterday: “No one is injured but our tour vehicle was totaled this morning. We’re playing Mercury Lounge tonight once we…
The weekend forecast is looking to be a little warmer than these last few days (I tried to go out, I really did, but Netflix, blankets and hot toddies won over the seemingly impossible task of bundling up and trekking…
I discovered Washington, D.C.’s Priests this past November when they signed to Don Giovanni Records, the New Jersey label that’s home to Screaming Females, Waxahatchee, Upset, and a slew of excellent punk bands. I’m always excited to hear their new…
Y’all, I am SO. EXCITED. There’s something really wonderful about sifting through your photos and calendars to recall all the shows you went to in 2013 (and I know I am forgetting a ton) and being overwhelmed by the level…
Flash history lesson: In the early ‘90s, Louisiana transplant Jeff Mangum formed Neutral Milk Hotel, a band that could have audiences crowdsurfing and moshing or rooted to the spot they were standing in and weeping. Draped in dense fuzz and…
A few years back, Rachel Raab (Raabstract) opened Studio 210, renting out studio space to artists, musicians, and makers & shakers looking to create, gather, and exhibit. Now defunct–the bulk of the Victory Drive space has since become the “new”…