Ian Bostridge & Julius Drake Fans of classical vocal music have no doubt been anticipating this exceedingly rare appearance by a pair of British recitalists who are both considered near […]
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West African Drum & Dance Experience, Jeff Beasley
The Listening Room: West African Drum & Dance Experience, Jeff Beasley (feat.) The brainchild of local arts organizers and entrepreneurs Jake and Miriam Hodesh (who also run the monthly Savannah […]
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Q & A with Rob Gibson
To the best of my knowledge, Rob Gibson has never played a lick of music on any stage in Savannah. No quiet, intimate, VH1 Storytellers-type cabaret performances. No impromptu jam […]
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Emily White, Tyler Lyle at the Bean
Emily White, Tyler Lyle *** With a blue billion DIY singer/songwriters now clogging the highways, byways and java joints of the U.S., we should all be forgiven for becoming a […]
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Hopelessly devoted to her
KNOWN TO SOME as Sandy Olsen in the smash 1978 film adaptation of the stage musical Grease, and to others as the exceptionally fit ‘80s pop star who enticed her […]
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Spinal Tap of the art world?
WHEN MOST folks hear the term “mockumentary,” one name likely comes to mind: Christopher Guest. Better known for his role as the hapless British heavy metal guitarist Nigel Tufnel in […]
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Junkyard Angel in Sandfly
Junkyard Angel This “Cosmic American” band with ties to both Athens and Savannah features Stewart Marshall (of Stewart & Winfield) and revels in the kind of rough and beautiful C&W-tinged […]
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Saturday Night Live Wire
ASK MOST folks if the name G.E. Smith rings a bell, and you’ll likely get blank stares, despite the fact that millions of people have heard his music. Known best […]
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2009 Savannah Jewish Film Fest begins
IT’S BEEN six years since Savannah’s Jewish community sponsored the First Annual Joan and Murray Gefen Memorial Savannah Jewish Film Festival — the initial funding for which came through a […]
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Freezepop, Pink Kodiak@Wormhole
Freezepop, Pink Kodiak **** “We make fun electro-pop,” says these rising underground stars from Mass. who are currently riding a wave of unexpected —but deserved— buzz for their boldly retro […]
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‘I am doing what I need to do’
THOSE OF us familiar with The Firesign Theater’s motto “Forward into the past!” couldn’t help but think time was folding in on itself several years back when The White Stripes […]
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The New Familiars make their Jazz’d debut
RECENTLY, the music critics at Charlotte’s Creative Loafing newspaper named The New Familiars the Best Local Band of 2008. “(Their) take on Americana and folk gets infused with a good […]