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13 standout Savannah shows in 2013

Check out hissing lawns’ year-end posts by Petee Worrell, Anna Chandler, Kayne Lanahan of MusicFile Productions, Tom Cartmel, and Larry Jack, who saw a mere 626 live performances at Savannah venues in 2013 . . . Here I’m focusing on…

Merry Christmas from David Bowie and Bing Crosby

mumbledust releases new EP just in time for a lonely, quiet Christmas

mumbledust went quietly into hibernation sometime this year; now the Savannah-based folk noir duo of Rachael Perisho and Ryan McCardle has just-as-quietly re-emerged. mumbledust is scheduled for Graveface Fest 2 and has just released the 3-song Home Alone II. I…

impressive Moogfest 2014 lineup includes Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Laurie Anderson, CHIC

Moogfest has been through some changes over the years, but it sure looks like the festival has found firm footing for 2014. Scheduled for April 23-27, 2014, at venues across Asheville, N.C., Moogfest is named in honor of Bob Moog…

The Blind Boys of Alabama close out Stephen Colbert’s carols week

Earlier this fall, the Blind Boys of Alabama released the stunningly good album I’ll Find a Way produced by Justin Vernon. The band has now closed out the year singing “Go Tell It on the Mountain” to close out Christmas…

Graveface Fest 2 features Kylesa, The Casket Girls, more

Graveface Fest 2 is scheduled for March 22, 2014 at Dollhouse Productions. The second Savannah festival sponsored by Graveface Records (under the guidance of Ryan Graveface) has announced a great lineup: Kylesa, The Casket Girls, Dreamend, The Stargazer Lilies, Crazy…

“Bayou Maharajah” recalls life, legacy of piano great James Booker

James Booker taught piano to a young Harry Connick Jr and taught organ to Dr. John. Filmmaker Lily Keber, who graduated from Savannah Arts Academy in 2000, has captured Booker’s complex, tragic story in the feature-length documentary Bayou Maharajah, which…

high spirits, good music at the Homegrown Holiday Hoedown – photos

The American Legion Post #135 ballroom is one of the best spots for live music in the city, but it doesn’t get used all that often. The rent isn’t cheap, and anyone putting on a show has to bring in…

Gregg Allman, The National, and Stephen Colbert sing “Silver Bells”

It’s apparently Christmas Carols Week on The Colbert Report: The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Video Archive Colbert is slated to sing with Cyndi Lauper and others through the week.

Band of Horses playing acoustic Savannah show on March 3, 2014

Well Savannah’s Music March just got a little better. We have both Savannah Stopover and Savannah Music Festival in March, but we’re also on Band of Horses’ acoustic tour. From the band’s Facebook page: Georgia! Band of Horses has just…