I must seem awfully boring to my handful of followers on Spotify. They know that I often listen to bands in obsessive cycles. And lately one band has been showing up more than any other: The Weeks. Now based in…
Savannah Stopover preview: The Weeks
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Savannah Stopover preview: The Silver Palms
I’ve mentioned The Silver Palms a few times here on hissing lawns, but I’m sure they’re a new name to most of you. The fast-rising foursome from Camden County, Ga. — that’s way down along the coast by the Florida…
Savannah Stopover announces minor schedule changes
Anytime you’re dealing with 90+ bands from all over the country (and a few from around the world), you’re bound to see some last minute shifts and changes. So no surprise that five bands have dropped out of next week’s…
Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Pile
When I moved this past summer, I lost my favorite band shirt. As a live-show addict and self-identified hoarder, I probably currently have between 50-80 band shirts in my possession, but the loss of one is still enough to mourn–my…
Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Big Ups
If you drew a Venn diagram of punk, noise rock, post punk and hardcore, Big Ups would reside in that sliver of overlap between them all (also, I would accuse you of having waaay too much time on your hands).…
Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Speedy Ortiz
Speedy Ortiz racked up a ton of accolades at the end of 2013. You’re hard-pressed to go to any blog that put out some sort of year-end best-of list and not see Speedy Ortiz somewhere on someone’s list. And there’s…
Furious Hooves launches new division, new website
Good news today from the Savannah-based label Furious Hooves: Post by Furious Hooves. Furious Hooves has specialized in limited editions of high quality products, but the new Furhoof: Sixth Man division should give the label some room to grow. Furious…
Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Ex Hex
While 2013 was a great year for music, it also saw some major break-ups too. One that hit hardest for me was Wild Flag, the mostly West Coast supergroup made up of 90’s indie rock all-stars Mary Timony (who’s actually…
Savannah Stopover 2014 Spotlight: Tweens
If you’re a regular frequenter of this blog (as any music enthusiast in Savannah should be!), you’re likely well aware that the 2014 Savannah Stopover is quickly approaching. I hope that, like many of us here at hissing lawns, you’ve…
Savannah Stopover releases detailed 3-day schedule, confirms 10 venues
Savannah Stopover has released the detailed schedule for the 90+ bands in over 100 performances in downtown Savannah from March 6-8. So you can quit reading this post, and go check it out at the Stopover site or with Sched,…