A COUPLE OF BOONIES There’s a charming little town tucked into the northwestern corner of North Carolina called Boone. It’s in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and you get there […]
Bill DeYoung
Bill DeYoung was Connect's Arts & Entertainment Editor from May 2009 to August 2014.
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Noteworthy: The Dirk Quinn Band
THE DIRK QUINN BAND Fleet-fingered Philadelphia-based guitarist Dirk Quinn could be the illegitimate son of Jeff Beck, although his fiery electric work is firmly rooted in jazz and, in […]
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Fiddlin’ gal
Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Becky Buller is the secret weapon in an already frightfully good bluegrass band, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike. Bandleader Smith, in fact, appears on the cover […]
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Off to see ‘The Wiz’
Michael Jackson’s sudden death hit the cast of The Wiz hard. “We were having rehearsal that night,” says Ellie Pyle, who’s directing the R&B musical for the City of Savannah’s […]
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To pee or not to pee?
Hey there, Bob and Betty Theater-goer. Why not see Urinetown while you’re in town? It’s affectionately known as The Number One Musical. Actually, the full title of the Little Theatre […]
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Soul woman
Once upon a time, rhythm ‘n’ blues was known as soul music. After hip hop came along, and the jittery rhythms of rap were married with R&B, locating the actual […]
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What’s Next: Dinner and a laugh
Dinner and a laugh If dinner theater is your cup of tea (or your plate of wings, or some such thing) there are two – count ‘em – two opportunities […]
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Kenny Lattimore
KENNY LATTIMORE This smooth-stylin’ rhythm ‘n’ blues vocalist (“For You,” “Never Too Busy”) kicks off a national tour July 11 at the Trustees Theater, co-headlining with the Canadian-born Deborah Cox […]
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The master craftsman
How much wood would Randy Wood work if Randy Wood could work wood? Truth is, Randy Wood does work wood, and he works it remarkably well. Georgia’s master luthier […]
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What’s Next: Seinfeld in September
Seinfeld in September Sure, we’ve had a few A-list comedians perform at the Savannah Civic Center over the last year or so. Jeff Dunham and Brian Regan are funny […]
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A man’s man
Louisiana-born Trace Adkins, a tree-like bear of a man with a deep, resonant voice, is a former college football player, a former oil-rigging roughneck, and a current country music star. […]
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Extra! Extra!
I applied to work as an extra on The Last Song, was accepted, and for 10 hours I did everything asked of me as the Disney cameras followed Miley Cyrus […]