Tedeschi Trucks Band set for April 22 gig, tix on sale this Friday
The Tedeschi Trucks Band, longtime favorites of Savannah crowds, will play the Johnny Mercer Theatre April 22, 2015 at 8 p.m. in an all-ages show. Tix go on sale this Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m., $35-$69.50, at etix.com
Bill Burr performs here April 18, tix on sale this Friday
Comedian Bill Burr will play Savannah’s Johnny Mercer Theatre on April, 18, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. Tix are on sale this Friday at 10 am at savannahcivic.com
Disappeared Colombian political figure found dead in Broughton hotel
Violent Crimes detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are conducting a death investigation after finding a Bogota, Colombia, man in a downtown Savannah hotel room. Andres Felipe Blackburn Cardona, 43, was found by cleaning staff of a Broughton Street hotel just before 2 p.m. Thursday. Foul play is not suspected at this time, police…
Two charged for staging robbery of parking garage, taking money
Robbery Unit detectives “have filed warrants against a man and woman after determining that they staged a robbery of a downtown Savannah parking garage in December,” police say. Cedric Jurete Golden, 25, is being sought for false statements and theft by taking. Deambre Brantley, 23, is being sought for the same two crimes and false…
Teen injured in E. 36th shooting; another shooting in Yamacraw
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating two incidents “in which shots were fired at houses Wednesday morning, including one in which a teenager received a non-life threatening wound,” police say. Rahim Smiley, 14, was transported for treatment of a gunshot wound to his leg from the 1400 block of E. 36th Street “after shots were fired…
Woman’s fiance charged with murder in Feb. 18 Apache Avenue death
The fiancé of a woman found dead in her apartment Feb. 18 has been charged with her murder by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police. Willie Moore Jr., 38, was arrested today by Violent Crimes detectives investigating the death of Mandi DeAnne Kaiser, 37, of the 12000 block of Apache Avenue. Southside Precinct Patrol officers discovered her body…
City moves closer to approving all-ages venues, public input sought
The City announced today that City Manager Stephanie Cutter “will recommend to Council the addition of a new permit allowing patrons between the ages of 18 and 21 into venues that are offering live entertainment. Currently, those under the age of 21 are not allowed in bars,” a spokesperson says. The definition of live entertainment…
Officer cleared in Charles Smith shooting; Mayor, Chief urge calm
Earlier today a Grand Jury ruled it did not have sufficient evidence that Officer David Jannot used excessive force in the shooting of Charles Smith during an arrest on Augusta Avenue last summer. Therefore criminal charges against the officer will not be pursued. Mayor Edna Jackson said, “The Grand Jury today issued a recommendation to…
Old Crow Medicine Show coming to town May 1
Old Crow Medicine Show is coming to town, with guest Sturgill Simpson, Friday May 1, 7:30 p.m., at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Tix go on sale Friday March 6, 10 a.m., Get ’em at etix.com, 800/514-3849 or at the Civic Center box office.
Sheriff’s Deputy fired and arrested after assault investigation
In early February the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office “received a complaint from a former inmate claiming a deputy had improper contact with her during her incarceration. Internal Affairs launched an investigation into the matter,” a Sheriff’s Dept. spokesperson says. The internal investigation “uncovered more victims and enough evidence to launch a separate criminal investigation by…
New Little Free Library set for unveiling at Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
Planting Ceremony for the third Little Free Library on the Flannery O’Connor Book Trail will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, 11 a.m. at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St,. downtown Savannah. It is “the third in many ‘Little Free Libraries’ that will soon dot the course of The Flannery O’Connor Book Trail,…
Budweiser Clydesdales to ride in Tybee Irish Heritage Parade
The 13th Annual Tybee Island Irish Heritage Celebration Parade will begin 3 p.m. Saturday March 14 at City Hall and proceed down Butler Avenue to Tybrisa Street. For the first time it will feature the famous Budweiser Clydesdales. There will also be a special Budweiser Clydesdales Meet & Greet at 1 p.m. before the parade…
Ignorance: Still bliss?
The most brilliant among us, it’s regularly suggested, are uniquely doomed to comprehend the limitless expanse of the universe, and, as a result, to confront our own inconsequential place within it. This has loosely been termed existential depression,
Editor’s Note: SCAD buses too big to fail?
City says it has no jurisdiction, but a close reading of the law may say otherwise.
Everything is (still) Terrible!
INTERNET video culture is a fleeting thing. Just think: we met Mobile, Alabama’s alleged “leprechaun” nine years ago (and we still wanna know where the gold at). That double rainbow we so marveled at, the one that shoots all the way across the sky? Five years past. Out here, even the quickest clicks get eaten…
Some mo’ Samoas, please
IT’S BEEN said that the best part of life starts at 40: You’ve established your wants, you’re comfortable in your own skin, you no longer feel any need to make apologies for wearing a light dusting of toasted coconut out in public. That last part applies particularly to Samoas, the uber-popular cookie that’s been sold…
The Hooten Hollers, Hurly Burly + The Savannah Sweet Tease “Buns and Roses” tour @The Jinx
The troupes have concocted a tribute to ‘80s hair metal in all its sheen and sleaze.
Kittenfest Lineup Drop @Barrelhouse South
The full lineup will be unveiled at a wonderfully varied show: Bluffton’s soulful Whitley Deputy & the B-Town Project, Les Racquet, LCO DJs, Spitfire Poetry Group, and more. Bridget Adams a.k.a. Critter Visions will be creating art live and in person.
1349, Origin, Wulvhammer @The Jinx
In light of how seriously black metal takes itself, there’s certainly something to be said for demigods of the genre to cover Pink Floyd and breathe fire onstage.
Talking about… Ft. Stewart & Conservation
The second-largest single public hunting and fishing entity in Georgia
Payne Bridges in her element
FOUR years ago, Payne Bridges moved to Savannah without knowing a single guitar chord. But on Friday, backed by some of Savannah’s finest musicians, she’s going to show everyone what you can achieve if you set your mind to it. In an all-ages celebration at the Landings Harbor Marina, complete with food, bonfires, and a…
Southern Culture On The Skids: ‘We’ve always been a DIY band’
FOR 30 years, Southern Culture on the Skids has been cranking out rip-roaring odes to fried chicken, doublewides, and good lovin’ in sleazy motels. With an early vow to be as DIY as possible, founder Rick Miller has kept the good-timin’, psych-surf-rockabilly beast that is SCOTS alive and thriving through lineup changes, the collapse of…
Sulfur Studios benefit with Alex Raffray, Jeff Zagers, Hot Plate, Dope Sandwich, and special guests @Hang Fire
Sulfur’s become a staple of Art March as viewers can sneak an illuminating peek into artists’ studio spaces and discuss and purchase work.
Christina Edwards: Exploring horizons
The emerging local artist has a deep appreciation for the outside forces that shape her art and her career.
SCAD play explores race, gentrification
“ONE OF the functions of art should be so people think and discuss how it relates to their community,” says SCAD Performing Arts professor and Artistic Director Sharon Ott. The college’s latest production, Clybourne Park, will do just that. Selecting a contemporary piece that explores the intersections of community, history, and race is an unexpectedly…
Almost time for the Craft Brew Races!
The team saw an opportunity to do something more ambitious. They developed a race series that doesn’t provide a gratis cup of yellow fizzy water at the finish line, but instead has a full craft beer festival awaiting the worthy finishers.
City Hotel celebrates their first LP
IT’S ODD to think that, having done multiple gigs at Trinity UMC, City Hotel still gets pre-show jitters about the whole thing. We’re “backstage” in a room that shares a wall with the sanctuary that’s become Savannah’s premiere acoustic listening room, listening to American Hologram warm up the crowd. The gents sit quietly on plush…
Ain’t misbehavin’…much
After discovering Ola Wyeth’s depth, an intergenerational posse of audacious acolytes have founded the Women’s History Committee of Savannah to shine a light on the character, commitment and courage of our city’s forgotten females.
Be in charge of your health care visit: Part 2
EVERY VISIT with a health care professional is an opportunity for patients to find, understand, communicate, and evaluate important information to advance their health literacy and make informed decisions. In the first article of this series, we provided some tips about how to prepare for an appointment with a health care professional. A health care…
Review: Focus
Another in the long line of tricky, sleight-of-hand yarns in which everyone is deceiving everyone else at all times, but based on the results of 2013’s Now You See Me and this picture, it’s obvious that Hollywood’s hustlers have lost their sting since the days of Paul Newman.
