Yeasayer at the Trustees
Brooklyn-based band Yeasayer plays the Trustees Theater (Oct. 3, 2010)
Review: Yeasayer at the Trustees
There was some skepticism in the air early on at the Trustees. The opening band, the Perry, Georgia-based chill-wave purveyor known as Washed Out, started so promptly that by 8:20, with half the crowd still not present, they were fondly bidding us farewell with their last song. After the delayed start of Edward Sharpe a…
The Social Network, Let Me In, Case 39
THE SOCIAL NETWORK ***1/2 Like the screwball comedies and film noir staples of yore, The Social Network exhibits an extraordinary gift for gab. Words fly like machine gun strafes, and arguments generally end with the more verbally adroit speaker standing over the other person like a wave that’s managed to tumble a surfer. If screenwriting…
Neeson, McKellen, Rossellini to attend Savannah Film Festival
Liam Neeson, Sir Ian McKellen and Isabella Rossellini will be honored as part of the 13th Annual Savannah Film Festival, which will take place Oct. 30 to Nov. 6. McKellen will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on Nov. 4, Neeson will receive an Achievement in Cinema Award on Nov. 2 and Rossellini will receive a…
Mark your calendar: Upright Citizens comedy
The Touring Company of the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improv comedy troupe, stops into the Lucas Theatre for a just–announced show Oct. 5. The company has produced prodigious talents you’ve heard of, including Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz, Rob Corddry and Ed Helms (they won’t be here, but the UCB is known far and wide for…
New deals in local stores
Thatsa real good wine Cheap Chianti always found a home on my dinner table during those long pasta supper nights as a college student, an then a struggling young journalist. Somewhere in the the time line, these once predominately Sangiovese–based wines fell prey to bad blending, over exposure and a general move from cheap wines…
Bites & pieces: Kayak Kafe, more yogurt!
Kayak Kafe This hoppin’ little lunch joint now offers dinner – and does it with a decidedly south–of–the–border theme. There’s a popular choice of salads but the heartier dishes offer trios of tacos, burritos and quesadillas. Less adventurous eaters will find solace in the sandwich menu – or a half–pound of spicy peel–and–eat Wild Georgia…
Failure to communicate
Southern LNG’s plan to truck shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its facility on Elba Island to customers in northern Georgia along a route that includes DeRenne Avenue has drawn serious criticism and concern locally. City officials, including the Mayor and Acting City Manager, environmental groups, and a handful of residents from neighborhoods adjacent…
Snap, crackle … and pop
A potent cocktail of electronic mist and bubbles, addictive tribal beats and sublime songcraft, garnished with Middle Eastern flavors, fat and luscious harmonies and a woozy, transluscent atmosphere, Yeasayer’s All Hour Cymbals was one of the most pleasant aural surprises of 2007. After shows at SXSW, Coachella and the Austin City Limits Festival, the Brooklyn–based…
Shopping + Art = Awesome
In the middle of Savannah’s busy festival season comes a different kind of arts event — one that, while slightly under the radar, might be just as enriching on some levels. SCAD brings its fourth annual Art Materials Trade Show to the River Club at MLK and Bay Sept. 30–Oct. 2. “This is different from…
September [Swan] Song
There’s something about September that gets my attention. Not in a “Yo! Over here!” waving–its–arms–wildly kind of way. More like a tap on the shoulder, a whisper in the ear. Year after year, the fallish dip in temperature and humidity, only five or six degrees but still noticeable, teams up with the expanding activities calendar…
Blowing up big
In a time of rapidly evolving digital media, some things still remain the same. Publications still identify separate editions with a volume and issue number, and we of course are no different. This month we make our transition into Volume 10 of Connect Savannah, marking our tenth year of operation. An extensive look at all…
Reganomics
Saturday’s Brian Regan concert in the Johnny Mercer Theatre finds the standup comedian – one of the most genuinely funny performers on the road today – in a transitional period. It’s been two years since Regan’s last DVD, The Epitome of Hyperbole (pronounced, doofily, just like it’s spelled). Of course, he’s spent those 24 months…
B.B. King
B.B. KING At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah Civic Center. $45-$65 Down significantly from his fighting-weight average of 300 shows per year, B.B. King is still, at the tender age of 85, a road warrior of the first degree. For a man who’s been playing guitar in front of audiences consistently…
The flowers of friendship
Louisiana playwright Robert Harling wrote Steel Magnolias as a coping mechanism after his sister, Susan, died from complications related to diabetes. It’s the story of six close–knit Southern women jumping through life’s hoops – the good and the bad – and two of them, mother and daughter M’Lynn and Shelby, are based on members of…
The wrong prescription
Police were called to check on a young man who was attempting to sell Percocet at a south side convenience store. When an officer arrived on the scene, he found a person fitting the description and asked to speak with him. The young man said he was waiting on his mom to pick him up.…
Flipping the Birds
The opening of Matt Hebermehl’s new installation “Birds in Flight” at the Jepson Center last week was the first time the museum’s atrium has had art hanging from its glass ceiling. The show includes five ornately designed bird forms suspended twenty–some feet above the floor. Standing at the entry, the birds appear to be on…
‘Profoundly disturbed’ by review
Editor, My wife and I have recently moved to Savannah from Boston where we both spent many years teaching and directing. I am the former chair of Boston College’s Theatre Department and my wife is a choreographer and playwright. We were so impressed with Savannah’s cultural climate that we were both ready to relocate here…
A blanket invitation
Historically one of Savannah’s best–attended events, the annual Picnic in the Park takes over Forsyth Park, from the tallest tree to the humblest blade of grass. The 2010 edition – it starts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 – is expected to bring as many as 18,000 attendees to the park. This year will also…
Exhibits & openings this week
2D*2.5D*3D – A collection of work from three artists: Amanda Hanlon (linoleum block relief prints ironwork), Carol Williams (assemblage of found objects), and Dicky Stone (turned wood sculptures). Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard St. , http://www.kobogallery.com/ 2nd Annual FAAA Fine Arts Exhibition – The exhibition highlights artwork created members of the Friends of African American Arts,…
Is running the AC still a mileage drain?
I recently bought my first new car in nearly 11 years. I had always bought non-air conditioned cars in the past because I was told AC reduces power and mileage. But now AC is standard equipment, at least in the make/model I bought, and the salesman assured me it no longer is an engine or…
Gynecologists Gone Wild
Lead Story Ingrid Paulicivic filed a lawsuit in September against Laguna Beach, Calif., gynecologist Red Alinsod over leg burns she bafflingly acquired during her 2009 hysterectomy — a procedure that was topped off by the doctor’s nearly gratuitous name-“branding” of her uterus with his electrocautery tool. Dr. Alinsod explained that he carved “Ingrid” in inch-high…
