Back in late 2007 when the 2008 Savannah Music Fest’s schedule was first announced, Executive and Artistic Director Rob Gibson told me to make a special attempt to catch Antonio […]
Jim Reed
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Pianist Marcus Roberts once more graces the SMF
ONE OF THE MOST GIFTED and highly regarded stride and jazz pianists of his generation, Marcus Roberts made a name for himself at a relatively young age by reinterpreting the […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver After being bowled over by Bill Monroe at age 11, this mandolinist from the outskirts of Kingsport, Tn. (home of the 70-ft blue flame, Dillard Clark […]
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An Evening With Stewart Copeland
There was a palpable electric tingle in the Trustees Theater this past Wednesday, March 26, as Stewart Copeland, legendary drummer for rock icons The Police, took to the stage to […]
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Bluesman Tinsley Ellis returns
TINSLEY ELLIS JUST MIGHT BE the baddest-ass blues-rock guitarist you’ve never heard of. Yet the fact he’s not a household name (except of course, among the kind of folks who […]
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From Bonnaroo to Beijing: Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck & The Sparrow Quartet break the acoustic string-band mold
IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS, The Sparrow Quartet will release their second album. Led by multicultural tunesmith and banjoist Abigail Washburn, the scandalously talented group —featuring cellist Ben Sollee, […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Deep and Wide This impressively spot-on tribute act from Indiana comes awfully close to recreating the glory days of theatrical Danish shock-rocker (and purported Satan worshipper) King Diamond. Their punishing […]
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Afro-Pop’s reigning queen comes to town
TO CALL ANGELIQUE KIDJO an impressive booking for this year’s Savannah Music Festival would be a supreme understatement. This hit-making Beninese singer/songwriter is truly a global sensation — a modern-day […]
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In this corner, from Athens, Georgia…
Local success came quickly for the Modern Skirts. Though the Athens, Ga.-based indie-pop quartet had played together informally for quite a while, within six months of choosing a name and […]
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Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt thrill a packed house at Trustees Theater
Friday night’s (3/21/08) acoustic duo show featuring country legend Marty Stuart and Georgia-born Nashville superstar Travis Tritt was one of the most enjoyable C & W shows I’ve ever had […]
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Whoopin’ it up with the Mamou Playboys at the new Charles Morris Center
I hung for a while at the first of last night’s three sold-out shows by Cajun music legends Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys at the recently opened Charles H. […]
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Gettin’ a witness with the Blind Boys
Opening night of the 2008 Savannah Music Festival kicked things off with a bang when the Blind Boys of Alabama headlined the Trustees Theater on Broughton St. to a full […]