Quick, name three American jazz Composers. Could you do it? I hope so. If not, then how about Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, David Axelrod, Thad Jones, Fats Waller,…
Admittedly, I was never one for prom in high school. The over-the-top decorations, the excessively formal outfits, the dread of trying to find a date, wait, let’s forget about that last part. Anyway, now that I’m in my 20s and…
Texas songwriter Colin Gilmore and Savannah’s own Velvet Caravan have been in the midst of a mini-tour over the last week, after successful performances together at SxSW. More than once I overheard the comment ‘I wish these guys would do…
We’ll probably have even more Savannah Stopover 2016 photos posted on Facebook in the coming months, but there are a ton there as of this week. Regular hissing lawns contributor Jon Waits covered the fest for Savannah Magazine, and he…
We love Bragg Jam, the 1-day, late summer festival that takes over downtown Macon, Georgia. A number of hissing lawns contributors have gone up each of the last two years, and I’m sure some of us will be making the…
One of my favorite things about a Monday night show? You can see a touring band with your favorite dad band — and be in bed by midnight. I swear, I try and have fun sometimes. I caught The Plurals…
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,…
We emerge from the depths of Savannah, following a blistering Savannah Stopover schedule teamed up with a raucous St. Patrick’s Day weekend. And we emerge victorious! (At least, I hope we all have. What day is it again?) While this…
Okay, so I survived. Saw 36 bands at Savannah Stopover, drank ummmm…more than 36 beers, hung out in the VIP lounge, walked many, many miles, spent time with a ton of friends new and old, generally had a blast, and…
For the third year in a row I shot Savannah Stopover professionally; my first year for the festival itself, and the last two for Savannah Magazine. Over these last three years I’ve had the good fortune to meet, and become…