So why do some bands break through to the next level and others don’t? The more I cover music, the more I’m convinced that random factors might be the most important. And so somewhere along the line, the fates were…
I made it out Thursday to listen to HOTPLATE and feel Jucifer at The Jinx. I’m continually impressed by HOTPLATE and their insanely precise, mathy, cerebral, instrumental rock. Weird ass time signatures and catchy riffs will get me every time.…
I was in central Kentucky on personal business again last weekend, and a friend reminded me that The Weeks would be playing club shows in Lexington and Louisville while I was there. No brainer. I saw The Weeks at three…
This one will just be a quick write up, because I’ve spoken about most of these bands at length before and can’t really express how great they are. Savannah locals COEDS and Sins Of Godless Men have both been tearing…
I’ve been covering arts and culture in Savannah for many years, and I still have trouble wrapping my head around how much talent we have in this relatively small metro area. In recent years, Trinity United Methodist Church on Telfair…
Torche returned to The Jinx Thursday and it was, in a word, fantastic. If you know of a finer live heavy rock/metal/doom pop outfit, I would be surprised. Thunderously heavy, melodic, hook laden guitar goodness at its best. A pretty…
Southbound Brewing Company has begun to establish itself as more than just a brewery & tasting room by also hosting large scale events, and concert performances. With a local following and now presenting larger acts & touring artists, they’re one…
It was finally closing time. After months of deliberation and setbacks, the inevitable close of the Hang Fire Bar on Whitaker Street finally occurred last Monday, January 4th, 2016. It is truly the end of an era. As many of…
The Jinx? A Dad Joke show? I’m in. I know I’m starting to sound like a cheerleader (whatever you do, DO NOT picture me in a cheerleader uniform, nobody wants that. What’s that? Too late? Oh man, sorry.) for the…
The fourth annual Shaky Knees festival features another awesome lineup, including Florence + The Machine, My Morning Jacket, Jane’s Addiction (performing Ritual de lo Habitual), At The Drive-In, The 1975, Deftones, The Decemberists and Walk the Moon. There will also…