Sept. 3: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Monday, Sept. 3): Here’s wishing you and yours a happy Labor Day holiday. See you back here on Tuesday.
Sept. 2: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Sunday, Sept. 2): Sister Hazel, the Heavy Pets and the North Mississippi Allstars’ Luther and Cody Dickinson perform as part of the Savannah Craft Brew Fest today. The annual Labor Day Beach Bash, on the Tybee Pier and Pavilion, starts at 7 and ends with a fireworks show over the…
Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD ***1/2 Fully aware of the blasphemous nature of this statement, I nevertheless will go on record as acknowledging that I’ve always felt John Carpenter was better as a composer than as either a writer or director. His excellent scores for (among others) Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween and Escape from…
Sept. 1: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Saturday, Sept. 1): September begins with the first full day of the Savannah Craft Beer Fest at the Westin, and the Midnight Garden (bicycle) Ride; the latter concludes with a 9 p.m. Ponderosa concert on Telfair Square. The Charlie Fog Band salutes the Grateful Dead at Flip Flop Tiki Bar,…
Aug. 31: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Friday, August 31): American Aquarium celebrates the new Burn.Flicker.Die album with a show at the Jinx. Niche opens. The Savannah Craft Brew Fest, Day One, is at the Westin Harbor Resort. There’s a Tybee Island Art Association show and sale 6-9 p.m. Gypsy Slim plays Live Wire, Southwood’s at Retro,…
Aug. 30: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Thursday, Aug. 30): Tonight in the clubs, it’s Chupacabra (an offshoot of Passafire) at Molly MacPherson’s, Fiasco at Taco Abajo, the Cicada Brothers at World of Beer, Jared Ashley at Desperado’s, Thrashing Thursday metal DJ night at the Jinx, and Kate Mullins with Mumbledust at the Sentient Bean.
Aug. 29: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Wednesday, August 29): Diamond, Young Statues and Turnover play Taco Abajo; Jon Lee’s Apparitions have a Warehouse date. And the all-new issue of Connect should be available everywhere by noon!
Aug. 28: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Tuesday, Aug. 28): Catch Clouds & Satellites in the Foxy Loxy courtyard, Velvet Caravan at B. Matthews, or the Hitman blues band at the Warehouse. It’s Hip Hop Night at the Jinx, and DJ Battle night at Live Wire. Happy Tuesday! (And don’t forget to peruse the all-new issue of…
The Intersection of Collaboration and Style
Back in the gloomy economic fog of 2009, few shoppers were perusing the iconic shops of NYC’s Madison Avenue. Clerks twiddled their thumbs while current collections went stale. Designers fretted, CEOs panicked. Shopping, it seemed, had fallen out of style. Never one to back away from a trend, Vogue editor Anna Wintour hit upon an…
Evolver
The only constant in life is change. Atlanta’s Ponderosa, which blew everyone away at the Savannah Stopover in March, has a new record out. Pool Party is a sonic wonderland, a multi–hued destination where dreamlike psychedelia meets well–crafted harmonies, where southern–basted rock ‘n’ roll shakes hands with ambient color washes and reverb. If you’re familiar…
Brewing up a party
It seems almost funny given the current huge volume of tourist traffic in Savannah, but the Savannah Craft Brew Festival, now in its fifth year, actually started out as an attempt to jump start the then–moribund scene here over the long Labor Day weekend. Visit Savannah Executive Director Joe Marinelli, whose organization conceived the event,…
What’s on tap
The entire craft beer scene in Savannah is not confined to the festival on Hutchinson Island. Several of the city’s bars and restaurants have Craft Beer Week specials events. Break open your organizer and start filling in dates: Wednesday, Aug. 29 The Distillery showcases beers from Georgia Crown Distributing tonight, including brews from Anchor Brooklyn…
Ride to the music
Regular readers of Connect are no doubt familiar with our biweekly cycling advocacy column, “The News Cycle,” written by Savannah Bicycle Campaign Vice–Chairman John Bennett. The nonprofit Bicycle Campaign’s biggest fundraiser — and one of Savannah’s favorite late summer events — happens this Saturday night. “It’s the fourth annual Midnight Garden Ride. We’re finally learning…
American Aquarium
AMERICAN AQUARIUM At 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 (with Niche) The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. At the corner of Whiskeytown and Stones, American Aquarium has been hard at work for almost a decade crafting hardscrabble, Southern-edged rock ‘n’ roll. For singer, songwriter and band frontguy B.J. Barham, the Raleigh quintet has always been as…
Welcome to the State of Poverty
Let’s pretend that we’re in the top 1 percent. What shall we do today? Fly the Gulfstream jet to Cannes for the weekend? Host a Super PAC hunting party? Kick it on a yacht with gold–plated toilets while a staff in full livery feeds truffles to a stable of dressage horses? Fun, right? Now let’s…
Instant karma?
A suspected intruder is dead after a reported home invasion overnight. Just before midnight police were dispatched to the 1500 Block of Cloverdale Drive. Police were told that a deceased male was inside the residence, and that the man broke in and was confronted by one of the occupants of the home, and shot during…
Square notes
“Savannah finally gave local artists a stage.” — Lloyd Harold, aka KidSyc It’s funny. In a town absolutely mad about festivals, there’s never really been a festival devoted to local musicians. Our premiere music events — Savannah Music Festival, Savannah Stopover, Savannah Jazz Festival, Savannah Folk Music Festival — are all fine and very enjoyable…
Blowing in a new direction
When education and workshops aren’t enough, throw a party. That’s the strategy behind the Tybee Island Offshore Wind Energy Rally, a music and food–filled festival happening this Friday, August 31. Hosted by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Sierra Club, the rally is meant to rev up enthusiasm for offshore wind as a…
Hometowns and hazelnuts
I met Ken Block in the late 1980s. We were both living in Gainesville, Fla., which is the state to the south’s version of Athens – a college town with an enormous transient population, and a fertile core group of artists, musicians and other creative types who love their community and do their utmost to…
Mark your calendar: Tyler Perry
That Tyler Perry sure is ubiquitous. The playwright, actor and filmmaker is taking his No. 1 character, the irrepressible Madea, back on tour. Perry’s latest stage play, Madea Gets a Job, is hitting the road (with Perry himself in the lead role) and will visit the Johnny Mercer Theatre Nov. 4. Ticket information will be…
