THE Emerson String Quartet is to chamber music what the Rolling Stones are to rock ‘n’ roll: Seminal, timeless, and extremely long-lived. It’s no exaggeration to say that in their […]
Savannah Music Festival Issue
Posted inSpecial Issues
Savannah Music Festival Review: Dawes
Can we give a big shout-out to the hardworking folks handling the sound at Trustees? With the help of Meyer Sound’s new loudspeakers, they’ve made it the best-sounding room in town. When Taylor Goldsmith hit his first note, it was like the room collectively gasped in wonder at the mix.
Posted inSpecial Issues
Savannah Music Festival Review: Heritage Blues Orchestra/Jarekus Singleton
With an energetic bassist and drummer, Singleton is a dynamic player, employing finger-tapping and a kind of loose precision that surprised the crowd with each number.
Posted inSpecial Issues
Savannah Music Festival Review: Shakey Graves/Shovels & Rope
The last time Shovels & Rope were in Savannah (Dare Dukes’ Thugs & China Dolls CD release party at The Jinx), it was the crucial moment, teetering on the release of their surprise hit record O’ Be Joyful, before their Letterman appearance. Their Savannah Music Festival performance was so representative of their growth that it made for the perfect return;
Posted inSpecial Issues
SMF: Just Jarekus
AT 30 years old, Jarekus Singleton is bringing blues to a new generation, earning many noteworthy awards and feathers in his cap along the way. But to the humble and […]
Posted inSpecial Issues
Opera @SMF: Sex, Lies, & Multimedia
“THERE ARE only two kinds of music. We do the good kind,” smiles Rob Gibson, Executive and Artistic Director of the Savannah Music Festival. The next chapter in the Music […]
Posted inSpecial Issues
Opera @SMF: Darn those kids and their loud arias!
‘The first year I went to Savannah Children’s Choir camp made me love it even more—it just grew from there.’
Posted inSpecial Issues
SMF: Shovels & Rope
MICHAEL TRENT AND CARY ANN HEARST joined forces as the duo Shovels & Rope after having pursued separate careers that earned each of them some good reviews, but not much […]
Posted inSpecial Issues
SMF Picks: Week One
Balsam Range It’s the first show of the fest! Getting the party started is Balsam Range, bluegrass champions in their own right. At the prestigious 2014 International Bluegrass Music Association […]
Posted inSpecial Issues
Savannah Music Festival lineup addition announcement w/ Jarekus Singleton @Southbound Brewing
If you want to hear the full lineup of exciting Savannah Music Festival acts before everybody else does, this is the place to be.
Posted inSpecial Issues
Savannah Music Festival lineup addition announcement w/ Jarekus Singleton @Southbound
If you want to hear the full lineup of exciting Savannah Music Festival acts before everybody else does, this is the place to be.
Posted inSpecial Issues
The Savannah Music Festival Seven
THE 26th ANNUAL Savannah Music Festival, March 19-April 4, 2015, will be the largest and most varied production to date. Tickets are on sale now at www.savannahmusicfestival.org Fans of Southern […]