If Savannah had subways, the steam would already be starting to rise, as news trickles out about the upcoming third edition of the Savannah Stopover Festival. Connect is thrilled to […]
Bill DeYoung
Bill DeYoung was Connect's Arts & Entertainment Editor from May 2009 to August 2014.
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PULSE: Onyx Ashanti, robo-musician
The concept of a one–man band is not new. Think of Bert the Chimney Sweep from Mary Poppins, plug him in for the 21st Century, and you get an idea […]
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BLACK HERITAGE: The sheer joy of dance
Following the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble’s August performance at Lincoln Center, the New York Times had high praise for the Denver-based troupe: “Struggle and resilience, spiritual uplift and lowdown […]
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SIT DOWN and don’t SHUT UP
David Steinberg laughs often, and he laughs loudly. A veteran standup comedian known for ironic observations and smart, intellectual wit, he’s also the producer, writer and on–camera host of Showtime’s […]
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RIP Live Wire
The first performer I ever saw at Live Wire Music Hall, shortly after I moved to Savannah four years ago, was the incredible Bobby Lee Rodgers (where are ya, Bob?) […]
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Jan. 28: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Monday, Jan. 28): Bring out your dead! Catch the touring roadshow production of Monty Python’s Spamalot, at 7:30 p.m. at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. And […]
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Jan. 27: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Sunday, Jan. 27): The extra-innovative cellist Christopher Bell headlines the Sentient Bean tonight, with the Savannah string band City Hotel in support. Classical guitarist Brian […]
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Jan. 26: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Saturday, Jan. 26): Live Wire Music Hall will close its doors forever after tonight’s electronica show featuring Archnemisis. Willy Wonka is onstage at 3 and […]
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Jan. 23: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Wednesday, Jan. 23): The Ringling Bros./Barnum & Bailey Circus rolls into the Martin Luther King Arena this week; the first show is at 7:30 p.m. […]
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Luxury, reasonable rates
With equal measures of bluegrass, talking blues, country and folk, City Hotel’s music straddles and blurs the lines of Americana, acoustica and old-time wit and whimsy. Not even two years […]
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Spam and chocolate
As a kid growing up in Virginia, actor Author Rowan wore out his VHS copy of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. He was, he admits, “one of those people” […]
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Whaleboat gets all social
Every day on Facebook, someone posts a quote or a meme about the dangers of addiction to social media and other contemporary forms of communication. This week, it was none […]