A whole lot of people have said more interesting things than I’ll ever say about Outkast’s return to the stage, so I’ll just throw this out there: I have a great deal of admiration for Andre 3000 and Big Boi…
Who are the kids listening to? A lot of them are listening to Twenty One Pilots, the duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun who know a few things about putting on a show. They walked onto the hands of…
I knew Forecastle Festival 2014 was going to be something special when Against Me! electrified a large crowd at the Boom Stage early on Friday afternoon. The band tore through their set, young and old in the crowd sang along,…
The consensus around the grounds of Forecastle Festival at Waterfront Park in Louisville over the weekend was that the 3-day event isn’t nearly as widely known as it deserves to be. But this year’s lineup — including Beck, Outkast, Jack…
If you’re a regular reader of hissing lawns, you might already have noticed that we’re branching out. The long-term plan is that at least half of the posts on this blog will have direct relevance to the Savannah music scene,…
It was a regrettably small crowd that turned out last Monday night at Ampersand for a beautiful show by David Dondero and Coy Campbell’s new project Nightingale News, featuring Stuart Harmening and Markus Kuhlmann. Dondero is a tremendous songwriter, guitarist,…
Savannah has spawned some big names in the metal scene and has a reputation as a metal town, but sometimes if a touring metal band doesn’t have a high enough profile, or it’s a weeknight, or the weather is sketchy,…
The TOMMY Strong benefit in Forsyth Park was a full day and evening of local & regional bands performing for a good cause. Seen here are images of just a few of the acts that played at the event. Featured:…
After nearly two years since their last show in Savannah, The Coathangers returned to The Jinx last night along with local favorites COEDS as well as Oregon’s The Sawyer Family to a more than receptive Savannah crowd. The Atlanta-based trio…
Little Tybee will be touring all over the U.S. over the next month — and we were lucky that tour kicked off last night in Savannah. The Atlanta-based band has deep roots here on the coast, so they always draw…