Warehouse and Sunglow at Hang Fire – photos

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Last weekend was definitely a great one for music in Savannah and I really hope you got the chance to catch last Saturday’s show at Hang Fire. While I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of the show, I heard that Superteen, Vishnu Basement, and Red Sea put on awesome sets as well.

Warehouse’s art punk style seemed to be a perfect fit for the night as the entire crowd was caught in a mosh for just about their entire set. Sunglow was definitely well received as well and even debuted a new track during his set that night. Check out a few shots of the two below and be sure to hit the jump for the full sets!

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The Accomplices CD Release Party with special guest Soap – photos

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A few images from The Accomplices’ CD Release Party for A Truck, A Train, An Old Dump Pile held recently at Southbound Brewing Company. The evening was opened up by local band Soap who provided a great warm-up performance for the musicians of honor, and the soldout crowd was enthused & ready for the main event when it came time. The Accomplices played the new album in its entirety and gave the audience a handful of their older favorites to boot. Also performing was former Accomplices lead guitarist, and good friend, Eric Daubert.

Several shots of Soap first, with more of both bands after the jump. Photos by Jon Waits.

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Rolling Nowhere and City Hotel at The Jinx – photos

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Images from a recent performance by Atlanta’s Rolling Nowhere with special guests Savannah locals City Hotel at The Jinx. Photos by Jon Waits.

A few here and more after the jump:

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Mutemath, Lucero, Brett Dennen at SCAD’s New Alumni graduation concert in Forsyth Park – photos

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Another SCAD New Alumni Concert is in the books — the event always brings some nice surprises (generally good ones) and always brings a diverse collection of Savannahians to enjoy Forsyth Park, one of the finest urban green spaces you’ll find anywhere.

The crowd was still gathering when Brett Dennen took the stage promptly at 6. I thought the sound was great for Dennen, whose lovely voice and casual banter set the tone for the evening. I hadn’t listened much to Dennen in the past, but I’ll definitely pay closer attention from here on out.

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hissing lawns has a few big Lucero fans, and I was thrilled to hear them again, but I’d rather catch them in the narrow confines of The Jinx than in a wide open space when the sun is still up. (We posted some pics of their last Jinx gig here and here.) Still, Lucero sounded great in Forsyth and lots of elements remained the same — Ben Nichols’ compelling voice, the virtuosic playing, the tattoos, the Lucero girls as close to the stage as they could get.

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Mutemath’s high-energy, after-dark headlining set thrilled their fans in the crowd and cast a shadow of manic energy over those who had pushed up as close as they could to the annoyingly distant barricades. My personal experience of the set was hampered by the intense backlighting, which gave me a headache and made it nearly impossible to get quality photos. In better designed spaces, those bright white lights probably don’t shine directly into the eyes of the crowd, but still I’m always puzzled by acts that don’t just have some good front-lighting so their fans can appreciate what’s going on.

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All in all, another excellent night in Forsyth Park and another successful event for SCAD — the college entertains not only their graduates with these annual concerts but also thousands of other local residents.

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Jim White with special guest Dare Dukes; Trinity UMC Sanctuary Concert Series – photos

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A few images from the recent Jim White concert with Savannah local Dare Dukes supporting, and another example of some of the great shows happening downtown lately in ‘outside of the usual’ venues.

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Throwback Thursday – Roland, Triathalon, and Cusses at The Jinx

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It’s kind of hard to believe that I’ve been living in Savannah just a little over 2 years now. I’ll be honest, when I first moved to town, I didn’t think I’d be sticking around this long, but you guys took me in and didn’t let me go! I’ve met some awesome people and I’ve even had the good fortune to work with quite a few of them as well.

So to get you all pumped for this weekend, here are some shots of the first show I ever shot in town that never saw the light of day just because I didn’t have a place to put them. The show featured Roland, Triathalon, and CUSSES. It was also right around my birthday so it was a welcome surprise in my first few months in town but I digress. I’m also throwing this up to get you excited for tomorrow’s show featuring Crazy Bag Lady, COEDS, and CUSSES at The Jinx. Check out a few shots below and hit the jump for more! See you this weekend!

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An Evening of jazz guitar with Jackson Evans and Tyler Ross – photos

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Here are a few shots from Trinity UMC’s Sanctuary Concert Series, earlier this month with Jackson Evans and friends. Trinity’s new series is becoming a regular event for music-goers in downtown Savannah, Ga. Previous concerts featured Velvet Caravan among other notables, and another post will follow soon with photos from the performance of Jim White with special guest Dare Dukes.

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Music Vault — a huge new venue near Savannah — hosts Corey Smith on 6/7

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So there’s a new venue in Hardeeville, South Carolina: Music Vault. Coming from Savannah, it’s about 8 miles from the bridge on US 17 just before the intersection of 170. Click here for a map.

Buckcherry was the first big act to play the 1,000+ Music Vault. That was on May 16, and it looks pretty successful from the photos posted on the venue’s Facebook page.

Corey Smith is coming June 7:

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A recent Savannah Morning News article makes it sound like country music will be the thrust of the programming — The Charlie Daniels Band has already been booked for November — but I hope the Music Vault will consider a wide range of performers who need a bigger space than Savannah currently has. Sure, we’ve got sit-down theaters that hold 1,000+, but we don’t have that key venue with lots of standing room.

It’s going to be interesting to see how this thing plays out — and how many Savannah music fans will make the short drive north of the border.

Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour 05/29/2014 – 06/04/2014

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Hey guys,
I would like to congratulate this years’ SCAD graduates for completing their degrees. I wish you the best of success in your next phase of your life. For those of you who plan on heading out of town, I hope that you have enjoyed your time in Savannah and our city has given you memories that will last a lifetime. I believe that Savannah is a living entity and it can ingrain itself into you in an inexplicable way. I hope some of you are able to make it downtown to a few more shows before leaving town. These are some that I would recommend.

Thursday 5/29
Gypsy Slim – Barrelhouse South
Eric Culberson – Bayou Cafe

Friday 5/30
Brett Dennen, Lucero, Mutemath – SCAD Graduation Concert in Forsyth Park (6p-10p) – all ages
Cusses, COEDS, Crazy Bag Lady – Jinx (10:30)
Royal Noise – Barrelhouse South (9:30)
Train Wrecks – Congress Street Social Club (10p)
Epic Cycle – Molly MacPherson’s (10p)

Saturday 5/31
Sunglow, Warehouse, Red Sea, Superteen, Vishnu Basement – Hang Fire
Smith Brothers – Boomy’s
2 Tone Fish – World Of Beer

Tuesday 6/3
Greg Williams – Foxy Loxy Cafe (8p-11p) – all ages
Tigerscout – Graveface Records – all ages

Wednesday 6/4
Ted Browne – Congress Street Social Club

Ruthie Foster headlining Blues on Broughton in Savannah on 6/6

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Ruthie Foster wowed Savannah Music Festival audiences in both 2010 and 2012, so I’m assuming a fair number of coastal Georgia residents will want to catch her on 6/6 for Blues on Broughton, sponsored by the Downtown Business Association. Whether you know Foster’s work or not, she’s always worth a listen:

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Coming Up: Warehouse, Red Sea, Superteen, Vishnu Basement and Sunglow May 31st at Hang Fire

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This weekend looks to be a busy one for music enthusiasts in Savannah. If the SCAD alumni concert on Friday wasn’t enough to get you excited, Saturday night at Hang Fire is sure to do the job. With a 5 band bill and a heavy emphasis on art rock and experimental music, there’s a bit of something for everyone going on at the stacked lineup at Hang Fire on the 31st.

If one tried to describe Warehouse, the string of comparisons would likely be a bit nonsensical at first. The Atlanta art punks have drawn some heavy influences from the likes of bossa nova, jazz, punk, and more to mold together something that is fairly novel in its execution. Layered on top of the band’s slightly surfy, slightly jazzy rock instrumentals are a dichotomy of vocals all belted out by Elaine Edenfield, who routinely switches from crooning out low and rumbling lines to harsher, slightly abrasive growls that would be more at home in the garage punk realm. Combined with praise from Deerhunter’s own Bradford Cox in regards to their live shows, I very much doubt that you’ll want to miss their set!

Also on the bill for the night are another group of Atlanta natives that have been making noise on the scene for quite some time now. Red Sea has taken the world of experimental rock and forged their own sound by combining elements of dream pop, psychedelic, and indie rock tinged with the occasional bit of noise to craft a whimsical concoction that they can call all their own. The first thing I recall when first listening to their debut album, Weird Problems, was that every element of their music seems to be meticulously well-placed. No note seemed superfluous or out of place yet their tracks had a flowing, unrestrained nature to them. In a scene where cacophony is something that’s exploited a bit too often, Red Sea has taken a bit more ordered approach to their art rock and have gained a wealth of attention thanks to it.

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Thursday Night Opry with Paving Gravy, Waits & Co., and Damon and the “Kickers” – photos

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Another weekend in the books and another great slew of shows gone by! This week, I got the chance to check out Trinity United Methodist’s Sanctuary Concert Series. For those unfamiliar with the series, it features local artists performing in an opry style. The style creates an intimate show setting by embracing limitations such as the entire band utilizing one mic and limiting amplification of instruments. Combined with the sanctuary setting, the experience served as a total throwback for me, reminding me of the Sunday mornings I spent in my small hometown church (Mom and Dad raised a good old Baptist though!).

Kicking off the night was Paving Gravy. I’d heard of Colleen and Zach through the grapevine thanks to The Accomplices, but I’d never actually seen them perform live. Also thrown into the mix was Cory of City Hotel. The group belted out some classic Americana fused with a bit of bluegrass and country that served as a great opener for the evening.

Following Paving Gravy, Waits and Co. took the stage to deliver their all too well known style of alt-country infused singer/songwriter ballads. Trinity United’s sanctuary transformed the set into something a bit more personal than usual, with Waits even sharing a bit of gospel material that the band hadn’t played prior to this show.

Next up came Damon and the Kickers (aka Shitkickers), certainly a name well known to anyone who spends a bit of time at the Jinx. While Savannah’s prized country/western outfit is usually known to be a bit more raucous, the set for the opry was a bit more restrained to match the intimate setting of the evening.

Wrapping things up, all the members of the bands featured throughout the night took the stage at once to have a jamboree that got the entire audience stomping and clapping along with them. All in all, the night was something a bit out of the normal for me, but definitely something I’m looking forward to checking out again. Check out some shots from the evening below and hit the jump for the full set!

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