I caught roughly 17 bands, and a cold, but these are the ones that persist on my iTunes and SoundCloud – these acts cut through time and current cold medications. It all began brightly at 8:30 am Thursday morning. Georgia Public…
Dirty Dishes creates an immaculate, well-calculated wall of layered alt rock – like Sonic Youth and Silversun Pickups teaming up with Hope Sandoval and sometimes Bjork to art it up. Wavering between ethereal-electronica to full-on in your face, guitar gut…
Brooklyn-based duo, Gracie and Rachel, make their Stopover debut Friday, March 10th at Trinity United Methodist Church. Mixing classical elements with dark, edgy alt-pop sensibilities and fiercely tight vocal harmonies, these two are a musical force to be reckoned with.…
The more I get out on the local scene, the more I really dig (ok, love) catching acts at the Roasting Room Lounge across the bridge in Bluffton, South Carolina. Full disclosure: I’m a musician and songwriter having but recently…
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…
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…
The Thursday Night Opry kicks off a new season of acoustic-themed performances at Trinity United Methodist Church, Thursday, January 19. For three years local music aficionados Jared Hall and Jon Waits have been consistently curating a listening-focused space for artists…
At the end of December, Isaac Smith played an acoustic set at The Roasting Room in Bluffton, South Carolina. Smith’s clean, pop-y, pitch-perfect vocals immediately got my attention — his knack for songwriting commanded my ear. Heartfelt without being too…