Pineapple Alegre
The pineapple is without a doubt the iconic image of Hawaii. But the tasty tropical fruit was introduced to the islands and originally calls South America home. In fact, good ol’ Christopher Columbus gets credit for finding the fruit on the island of Guadalupe and giving Europeans their first taste. Nearly 300 years later, in…
Wheel revolution
If you see a pack of bicyclists taking up the road this Friday evening, do not be alarmed. Should you be driving a motor vehicle at this time, please do not attempt to drive around or, God forbid, through them. Refrain from unnecessary horn usage, as the cyclists are aware of your presence. The point…
Teach the children well
Until after the Civil War, it was illegal to teach black children to read and write. The city of Savannah passed laws in 1817 and 1839 that forbade such education, as did the state of Georgia in 1829. Violations were punishable by a $500 fine for whites. For blacks, the fine was $100 and/or public…
Stopover: Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap & Dance Off
Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap and Dance Off At 11 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Jepson Center Jonathan Toubin is, in the vernacular of his beloved ‘60s, a boss jock. A good DJ is like an artist – creating and maintaining moods and mojo for people to lose themselves in. And on the New York club scene,…
Stopover: this mountain
this mountain At 6 p.m. March 8, B&D Burgers patio At 11 p.m. March 9, B&D Burgers patio this mountain performs “Desert”: With three memorable Savannah shows already chalked up, the Tennessee band this mountain (all lower-case, if you please) is primed and ready to return for the 2013 Stopover. Although this mountain began as…
Stopover: Start here
The third annual Savannah Stopover – with performances from more than 80 independent bands and artists from all over the country – takes place Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9 at various locations around town. Our in-depth profiles and capsule exams start with this issue, and will appear consistently for the next two weeks. By the time the…
Stopover: Dent May
Dent May At midnight Saturday, March 9 at Hang Fire Move over, Todd Rundgren. Dent May is the new president of the one-man overdub club. In fact, the Mississippi-born May remembers a photograph of Rundgren, inside the gatefold of the classic Something/Anything album. The artist is standing in the middle of a messy home studio,…
Conversations with musical ‘Mutt’ Cory Branan
There’s something unsettling about the cover of Mutt, singer/songwriter Cory Branan’s just-released third album, on indie Bloodshot Records. A nude woman stands beneath a boom box and a garland of plastic magnolias, in what looks like a cheaply-paneled trailer. She’s wearing a papier-mache alligator mask. “That was a dream I had,” explains the Mississippi born-and-bred…
A Savannah bar mitzvah bonanza
I strive to be the best party guest on the planet. I’ll bring the champagne. I’ll wear a costume. I’ll dance with your Aunt Gladys. I’ll listen raptly, cocktail in hand, to your boring co–worker wax on about Estonian wool felting. However, when it comes to actually planning the party, I get a little overwhelmed.…
Heavy Metal
These days Shelley Smith spends most of her time welding oil drums into wearable art on the Redneck Riviera, in the little Gulf shore Alabama town of Perdido Beach, where the biggest fashion statement, she says, is a pair of flip–flops. However, Savannah remembers Shelley best as the impossibly glamorous former owner of Sol and…
