FOR THE PAST THREE DECADES, local musician Bill Hodgson has been playing a wide variety of rock, country, blues and soul music throughout the Coastal Empire. An energetic stage performer […]
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Bonnie Raitt returns to the Mercer Theater
BACK IN the ‘70s and ‘80s, when phenomenal singer and slide guitarist Bonnie Raitt was more of a stellar club act than the superstar female icon of blues and rock-influenced […]
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Thieves “Slip Away” with Greg Allman’s stash
According to online news reports, legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member -and Richmond Hill resident- Gregg Allman (of the Allman Brothers Band) recently suffered a break-in at his […]
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Thieves “Slip Away” with Greg Allman’s stash
According to online news reports, legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member -and Richmond Hill resident- Gregg Allman (of the Allman Brothers Band) recently suffered a break-in at his […]
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Olivia Newton-John plays Johnny Mercer Theater
IN LATE-BREAKING NEWS, tickets went on sale this morning, January 9 for the upcoming March 9 Johnny Mercer Theater concert appearance by Australian pop singer and movie star Olivia Newton-John. […]
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Pianist Bradley Moore in concert
Bradley Moore AASU’s Dept. of Art, Music & Theater gets their yearly schedule of public events off to a rousing start with this solo guest recital by a highly acclaimed […]
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Remembering local concert promoter Steve Andrews
ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS that I’m very bad with dates. So you’ll forgive me if I can’t pinpoint exactly when I first got the call that Steve Andrews had […]
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Welcoming the New Year with banjo and fiddle
IT’S NOT TOO AWFULLY MUCH OF AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY that bluegrass music is in Norman Adams’s blood. The former insurance agent (“For 40 years, I sold it all,” he […]
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The fine art of acting dumb
THIS UPCOMING JAN. 10, 2009, longtime standup comic Brian Regan returns to Savannah for a headlining show at the Johnny Mercer Theater — almost two years to the day since […]
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Complete Jekyll Island Bluegrass Fest Interview
ACCORDING TO CONCERT PROMOTER NORMAN ADAMS, he’s “the man” to speak to about the New Year’s Bluegrass Festival that’s been taking place for over three decades at Jekyll Island’s Convention […]
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Bottles & Cans celebrate New Year’s Eve at The Warehouse on River Street
Bottles & Cans *** One of the most entertaining and under appreciated bands in Savannah, a live show by this lowdown, garage-rock-influenced, houserockin’ quartet is like some sort of holographic […]
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Sinister Moustache & Mortal Coil inaugurate The Wormhole
Sinister Moustache, Mortal Coil *** This brand-new, 250-capacity 21+ bar and music venue in the Starland District seems like it’s aiming to fill the niche between the booking practices of […]