Old Yellow Moon Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell Nonesuch Records I have loved and followed these two exceptionally talented artists for nearly 40 years; virtually the entire length of their […]
Bill DeYoung
Bill DeYoung was Connect's Arts & Entertainment Editor from May 2009 to August 2014.
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Savannah Music Festival: Ahmad Jamal
He may be 82, but he hasn’t stopped — or even slowed down. In 2013, no one can make music like Ahmad Jamal. Not even close.
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Savannah Music Festival: Jane Monheit/Jennifer Sheehan, March 24-26
She’s been one of America’s best-loved jazz vocalists for the better part of a decade, but Jane Monheit — she of the sexy, smoky and utterly unique contralto — has […]
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Savannah Music Festival: Dr. John
New Orleans’Mac Rebennack has come full circle: From his earliest days as a French Quarter guitarist and then key-tickling jellyroll wunderkind on recordings for the top L.A. artists, to his […]
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Don’t call it a comeback
Those of us who’ve been complaining about the dearth of live music on River Street over St. Patrick’s Day weekend can just shut up, because this year, it’s baaaack. If […]
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Panic, please: Meet the Sam Holt Band
When Widespread Panic guitarist Michael Houser succumbed to cancer in 2002, he left behind a devastated wife and two small children, a band that loved him as a brother, and […]
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The three Irish tenors
Since 1980, Ground Zero for Irish music in Savannah has been Kevin Barry’s on River Street
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Savannah Book Festival
A few pics from the Feb. 16 grand Festival day in Telfair Square.
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The sound of (Irish) music
Shannon Lambert–Ryan studied music, theater and history at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, and they all serve her well as the founder and lead vocalist of the Contemporary Celtic ensemble Runa. […]
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John Neff & Shonna Tucker keep on truckin’
Since his surprise departure from the Drive–By Truckers three months ago, guitarist extraordinaire John Neff has been busy with a project he’s been working on for a year. The band, […]
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The Whigs @10:30 p.m. March 9, Knights of Columbus
When last we heard from Whigs singer/guitarist Parker Gispert, he and bandmates Julian Dorio (drums) and Timothy Deaux (bass) were gearing up to record Enjoy the Company, the fourth Whigs […]
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Of Montreal @8 p.m. March 8, Forsyth Park
Call of Montreal the anti–Allman Brothers. Singer, songwriter and chief visionary Kevin Barnes says the theatrical, performance–art party atmosphere of the Athens ensemble’s stage shows are meant to be the […]