St. Paul and the Broken Bones play Lucas in May
St. Paul and the Broken Bones will play the Lucas Theatre on May 6 at 8 p.m. Tix go on sale to general public Fri. Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. Presale opens 10 a.m. Thursday Feb. 2 with the code ‘flow.’ The early Savannah Stopover alumni are touring behind Sea of Noise, their second full-length…
Man shot at apartment complex on White Bluff
Police are investigating the shooting of a 21-year-old male on Saturday, Jan. 28 on the 12500 block of White Bluff Road. “At about 1:00 a.m. Metro officers responded to Windsor Crossing Apartments finding Jamon Davis with non-life threatening injuries. Davis was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for care,” police say. “Detectives believe this was…
Pending death investigations ruled homicides
Two separate pending death investigations begun late last week have now been ruled homicides, police say. The rulings now bring the number of homicides for 2017 in Chatham County up to four. Investigators arrested Brian Lewis, 44, on Friday, Jan. 20, charging him with concealing a death of another, in connection with the investigation of…
Big Boy Cookies hit the road
FOOD TRUCKS are something we’ve been waiting for in Savannah for quite sometime. As of late last year, the city took a huge leap forward in providing a platform for food trucks to really show what they can bring as an industry. It has required a lot of dedication, patience, and flexibility from all parties…
Dope KNife’s fresh cuts
Longtime Dope KNife followers will find a fresh, raw spirit and unapologetic consistency in NineteenEightyFour
Editor’s Note: Savannah’s continuing double standard on small businesses
Savannah needs to have a coherent policy which balances the very real need of residents to have input, and the very real property rights of small business investors.
Safer streets, one gun at a time?
The accumulated 387 million manufactured in the last century means there are currently more firearms in America than people.
Will Downing, Avery*Sunshine @The Lucas Theatre
Mercurial singer and composer Avery*Sunshine weaves soul, gospel, jazz, and R&B into her own signature sound.
(it)’s a hit
With four performances over the weekend, no two will be exactly the same—and that’s the magic of it
From Sholom Aleichem to Spock
LOOK, there’s always going to be a Holocaust movie. The undeniable horror of Hitler’s genocide left an indelible scar on Jewish history, and its seemingly infinite tales of tragedy and survival will undoubtedly be a source of inspiration for filmmakers for generations. The 17th Savannah Jewish Film Festival opens on Wednesday, January 25 with a…
Tedeschi Trucks Band: ‘Til the wheels fall off’
AFTER SIX relentless years of recording, touring, Grammy nominations, and wins, Tedeschi Trucks Band just struck their best year yet. The Jacksonville band, founded by guitar hero Derek Trucks and blues/soul queen Susan Tedeschi, bid farewell to a 2016 that included a headlining slot at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, a six-night stint at…
LITZ, Fletcher’s Grove @Barrelhouse South
Using keyboards, saxophone, flute, bass, drums, guitar, percussion, effects, and vocals, the Gaithersburg, Maryland band is fueled by the chemistry of the brothers Litz—Austin, Logan, and Mike—at its center.
Malcolm Holcombe @The Sentient Bean
Holcombe’s gruff and smoky, welcoming rasp carries insightful stories and evocative poetic turns complemented by guitar fingerpicking, strings, and an artistic presence that demands attention
Help end human exploitation at Savannah Traffick Jam on Jan. 28
LAST November, a whopping 83 percent of Georgia voters approved the Safe Harbor Act, which established a dedicated fund to help the youngest victims of sex trafficking. The overwhelming passage of the constitutional amendment marked progress in the fight against human trafficking locally and statewide, though much work remains to eradicate the factors that make…
Town Hall on Armstrong/Southern consolidation gets rowdy
A vote regarding what the new university will look like will be taken the following December
The Holy Mountain
Before the principal photography began, Jodorowsky and his wife spent a week with no sleep, guided by a Japanese Zen master
5 Questions: Michelle Buteau
‘I guess it’s sort of like spaghetti: you throw subjects out there and see how people kind of behave.’
Nick Cave suits up at the Jepson
ART HAS always held the power for artists to comment on our world. From Diego Rivera’s murals to Banksy’s street art, artists keep their fingers on the pulse of current events. As Trump’s new administration begins and more people feel disenfranchised and helpless, art is becoming even more necessary to both express and protect ourselves.…
The Charlie Fog Band & A Lowcountry Boil Benefitting HUGS @Tubby’s Tank House
As you peel shrimp and nosh potatoes, corn, and sausage, The Charlie Fog Band will get the crowd going
Photographer documents Georgia barrier islands
I’M GOING to write something terrible about Georgia’s wonderful barrier islands. It might get me some mean looks here and there. It’s not even true. How about truthy? Our dear islands, at least the more natural and remote ones, aren’t very colorful. Tybee, yes. But Wassaw, Ossabaw, Blackbeard, etc.? Woodsy, sandy, green, blue or brown. It takes a true artist to…
March on and on and on
WE DID IT, y’all. We made history—or herstory, as it were. Collectively, Saturday’s marches have added up to the largest demonstration for the rights of women and the people who love them the world has ever seen. An estimated 4 million humans in more than 600 cities across the world stood up for reproductive freedom,…
The first laugh: Savannah Comedy Fest
To kick off their first fest, the organizers have called in a multitalented crop of funny friends and cohorts from all across the comedy world
Homicide on the Southside
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating a homicide on the 12300 block of Mercy Blvd. at the Joseph’s Landing Apartment complex. “Around 2:30 p.m. officers were called to the apartment for a welfare check. A female was found dead inside. Next of kin has not yet been notified,” police say. Police are following active leads and…
