A review: Iron & Wine @ Trustees Theater
The touring version of Iron & Wine is a three-ring circus, an 11-piece band with drums, percussion, a synthesizer, two backup singers and a muscular three-man horn section. The ringmaster is Sam Beam, the singer, songwriter and guitarist who’s walked a labyrinth of changes since his earliest days as a proud purveyor of simple, breathy…
Earth Day 2011
Pics from the Earth Day celebration in Forsyth Park, 4/23/11
Earth Day 2011
Pics from the Earth Day celebration in Forsyth Park, April 23, 2011. [slideshow-1]
Water for Elephants, Of Gods and Men
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS **1/2 It’s tempting to refer to Richard LaGravenese as the Doctor Dolittle of screenwriters, as the man who successfully brought Nick Evans’ novel The Horse Whisperer to movie houses has now been tasked to do likewise with the adaptation of Sara Gruen’s mammoth bestseller, Water for Elephants. But to be fair, LaGravenese…
Congress Street Social Club
Talk about getting royal treatment: I was the only guest lunching at the new Congress Street Social Club. Lunch service had only begun a few days earlier. The past weekend had been rocking, but this sleepy Tuesday left the large courtyard, the cool, dark dining room and the downstairs game room wanting for a gang…
Too much of a good thing?
— An officer requested assistance after stopping a subject on Montgomery Street. When backup arrived, they saw a woman standing on the side of the road yelling, “thank you Jesus, thank you for perfect peace.” She then yelled, “Take me to see Paula Deen, take me to the restaurant.” She tried to walk out into…
Sliders @ Sammy Green’s
One of a growing brigade of tasty little places in and around the Victorian district, Sammy Green’s is in a quiet neighborhood just a stone’s throw from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The clientele is mixed, and shifts by the hour: Sharply–dressed older locals who enjoy a tasty value, cool moms with their cool kids, and…
Sunday boozy Sunday
One of Savannah’s favorite spring events is the annual Earth Day celebration in Forsyth Park, which always has a particularly fun and easygoing vibe. For a good overview of what to expect this Saturday, check out Patrick Rodgers’ story this issue.As part of our Earth Day coverage, Patrick also contributes a breakdown of environmental legislation…
The road less traveled
Most people, they take a vacation to leave work behind. They go sit on a beach and vegetate, or climb a mountain to commune with the elements. Not Ben Nichols. In between dates on Lucero’s typically jam-packed calendar, the band’s lead singer and songwriter is heading south from Memphis, on his motorcycle, to play nine…
Mark your calendar: Chrisette Michele
Grammy–winning R&B vocalist Chrisette Michele has a show on April 28 in the Armstrong Atlantic State University fine arts auditorium. In 2007, Michele won a Grammy for the will.i.am.–produced “Be O.K.,” from her I Am album. Her latest single, “I’m a Star,” was written by Ne–Yo. Known for her work with hip hop legend Rick…
Ryan’s bravery, booking agents’ suckage
Editor, Paul Ryan unveiled the first volley in the upcoming budget battle for 2012 and beyond. While getting some credit for at least presenting a plan, any plan, his detractors immediately leapt at the opportunity to paint him as the symbol of the mean ol’ GOP hoping to bankrupt our country and leave working people…
Bombs away!
Several police units, a member of the bomb squad, members of the County Sheriff’s Department, the Fire Department and EMS were all dispatched to the scene of a bomb threat at a dollar store on the eastside. The threat was called in to police by a white male who said there was a bomb in…
The Lieutenant Dan Band, Captured! By Robots
THE LIEUTENANT DAN BAND At 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 Forsyth Park. Free There’s no shortage of attraction here – a free show, outdoors in the park, by a more than competent cover band playing Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and Rolling Stones tunes (they also cover Beyonce and Kelly Clarkson, if that rings your bell). The…
Rock solid
Four years ago, when Peter Shannon was hired as music director and conductor for the Savannah Philharmonic Chorus, the very first thing he did was build a symphony orchestra, piece by delicate piece. “My modus operandi,” Shannon explains, “was to show people in the community that we can do basically anything. So in my first…
Sounds sublime
There’s a richness to Kiss Each Other Clean, the new Iron & Wine album, that transcends Sam Beam’s impressionistic lyrics, or his gorgeous melodies, or even the appealing timbre of his rootsy singing voice. Kiss Each Other Clean is a great sounding record. Every one of its 10 songs is brilliantly produced, using minimal instrumentation,…
Exploring Torrontes
The Chardonnay grape might arguably be the most popular white wine grape in the United States, but venture south of the border and the white wine grape of choice becomes Torrontes. Torrontes is a combination of two grapes – a muscat and the Mission Grape of Valencia. It remains a popular varietal in its homeland…
Swank attack
I never mind being sardined into tiny Red Door on Wilmington Island. I knew that I’d make a new friend or two – and sample something awesome form the culinary repertoire of Chef Michele Jemison. It’s been quite a while since Red Door closed, and Chef Michele fans were delighted when she opened Swank Bistro…
Exhibits & openings this week
40 at 80: Memory, Continuity, New Adventures – Work by Louise Shipps inspired by Eastern Orthodox iconography. Runs through May 15. Louise Shipps Gallery at St. Paul’s, 1802 Abercorn St. at 34th St. , http://www.stpaulsavannah.org/ Ching Levy – A collection of new paintings including expressionist and abstract works exhibiting more of a Western influence than…
Where did those lost three centuries go?
I read an article recently about a man who says our current chronology is about a thousand years off and that the years between 500 to 1500 (to round it off) didn’t really happen. It’s a mistake made by historians. I kind of like this hypothesis because I never understood why there are no records…
