Local Livestreams: Who’s streaming and when
Bluegrass by the Pint from Service Brewing — Join Service Brewing for live streaming Bluegrass from one of our favorite local bands, City Hotel! Fridays, 6 p.m. facebook.com/servicebrewing/ Cooking Between the Lines — Hands-on livestreamed cooking lessons from Chef Darin Sehnert. Mondays, 6 p.m., Wednesdays, 6 p.m. and Fridays, 6 p.m. facebook.com/chefdarinskitchentable/ Eric Britt —…
Gov. Kemp discourages in-person church services
After coming under fire in recent weeks for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, Governor Brian Kemp today urged Georgians “to plan for online or call-in religious services, including Easter Sunday on April 12.” “I greatly appreciate faith leaders across our state who have made the tough decision to stop the spread of COVID-19 by…
Quarantine Chronicles: Linda Redfern Socks
‘If I get this virus, I’m done. I don’t even have to think about whether I’ll survive or not’
Quarantine Chronicles: Sheila Stortz Berg
‘It’s hard when you wake up and every day is the same’
Quarantine Chronicles: a COVID-19 patient
‘My feeling is that if a healthy person got the flu on top of this, you probably wouldn’t make it’
Quarantine Chronicles: Josh Stewart
‘This isn’t a magic particle that’s floating in the air to me. I understand what it is’
Quarantine Chronicles: Ginger Johnson
‘Protect yourself, be aware of the space around you, and be kind’
Suzanne Hokanson’s ON::VIEW residency lives on in her home
‘With all of these wonderful colors and textures, I just play’
‘Rebalancing’ streets for the new reality
With motor vehicle traffic down some 40 percent nationwide, many cities are opening traffic lanes and even entire streets to people as a means to relieve pressure on increasingly crowded sidewalks, trails, and parks
A local economy in serious flux
The Georgia Southern Economic Monitor reported a strong finish to 2019 but predicting a big slowdown in the first half of 2020
Editor’s Note: A governor who cannot govern
Even the most rock-ribbed conservatives all over the Savannah area were calling the Republican governor a ‘moron,’ an ‘idiot,’ and things we can’t print here.
Phantom Wingo dives into the new normal with Quarantine Concert
Coming up on Wed., April 8 is Phantom Wingo, the long-running blues/rock band fronted by Tyler Roe
Quarantine Chronicles: Rubi McGrory
‘You know what? I think I’m so lucky.’
Quarantine Chronicles: Lana ‘DiCo’ DiCostanzo
“For businesses that are still able to remain open, being a hub of resources at this time is probably the most beneficial.”
Remember When: Future Islands @ Savannah Stopover Music Festival 2014
‘We both had tears in our eyes. Joyful tears. I’ll never forget that moment.’
Local Album Reviews!
Jeff Two Names:Greatest Hits Vol. XII.3B What’s better than dad punk? Savannah’s very best semi-pro punk rockers return with a jam-packed album of fast-paced fun. The great thing about Jeff Two Names is that they write songs about literally whatever they feel like writing about. On the one hand, you’ve got songs like “Sydney’s Got…
For Savannah Music Festival educational programs, the show must go on — at home
‘Our kids need music and art now more than ever’
The Vinyl Say: Rockabilly lifers Brady and the Bazookas
Brady and the Bazookas are fronted by the band’s namesake, who came to Savannah with a mission to spread the good word of rockabilly
COVID-19 in calligraphy
The COVID-19 virus is spreading rapidly throughout the world. As this issue goes to press, Georgia has had 229 deaths from the virus, and the U.S. over 10,000 deaths. Its symptoms are similar to the flu and common cold: runny nose, sore throat, cough, difficulty breathing, and fever. All three diseases are caused by viruses. …
5 Questions with Lauren Gourgues
‘My work resides along this idea of phantasmagoria where I don’t really understand the line between what’s real and what’s fake because I lived in a neighborhood that was teetering on fantasy’
Savannah Music Festival launches concert series with rescheduled artists
AFTER THE CANCELLATION of the 2020 Savannah Music Festival due to COVID-19, festival goers and fans were left wondering what would come of the annual multi-week event. The festival has now announced a series of concerts throughout the fall with several artists who were slated to headline this year’s Music Festival. Jason Isbell, St. Paul…
