The Savannah Music Festival ended just over a week ago, and I feel like I’m still processing the 17-day event. As I’ve watched the SMF grow under director Rob Gibson, I’ve become increasingly interested in the ways in which the…
Tag: Lucas Theatre
My Year in the Rearview Mirror / 2016 – photos
As we wind down the year & take stock of what was…there were plenty of memorable live music moments for me. The following are just a few (so many to choose from!) of my favorite performances that I photographed throughout…
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Cabaret – photos
The talented performers that make up the revolving cast of Onstage Cabaret at Lucas Theatre for the Arts are back again this year with their Christmas cabaret. This sold-out, three night show, beginning this evening, has become a staple of…
Perpetual Groove with Passafire at Lucas Theatre – photos
Last week Savannah had the pleasure of not just one, but two performances at Lucas Theatre for the Arts by the return of Perpetual Groove and openers, but no less impressive & on the rise Passafire. The concerts were put…
Joni Mitchell tribute by Jenny Woodruff at the Lucas – review
The summer after I graduated from high school, I spent a week with my friend Kora Radella — now a dance professor at Kenyon College and co-founder/choreographer of Boomerang Dance — at her mom’s home in Urbana, Illinois. That was…
Summer Cabaret Series at Lucas Theatre for the Arts – photos
This year I was hired to document the Summer Cabaret Series for Lucas Theatre for the Arts, and while unable to photograph the entire series due to prior commitments, I was on hand to shoot five of the performances. The…
notes from the Savannah Music Festival
As I write this, we’re 10 days into the Savannah Music Festival, with a stellar lineup ahead for the final week. I had visions of writing a number of individual reviews by now, but work commitments and the cascade of…
bill’s 2015 year in review
We don’t get too personal here at hissing lawns, but no one lives in a vacuum. 2015 has been a stressful year for me personally, including some high highs plus a couple of very low lows: my father died in…
Jason Isbell with Anderson East at the Lucas – review + photos
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit played an extraordinary and compelling show on Saturday night at the gorgeous Lucas Theatre here in Savannah. The show was made all the better by the thrilling opener Anderson East, but more on him…
Blues Trinity: A Tribute to the 3 Kings at Lucas Theatre for the Arts – photos
Last week brought an all-star performance from some of Savannah’s best known, and heaviest hitters at Lucas Theatre for the Arts. Blues Trinity: A Tribute to the 3 Kings (Albert, Freddie, and B.B. King) featured so many notable performers that…