The Strumbellas set to headline Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series announces The Strumbellas as the headliner for the 2019 Rock ‘n’ Roll® Savannah Marathon & ½ Marathon. On Saturday, Nov. 3, The Strumbellas will take to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Concert Stage outside the finish line festival at Forsyth Park. The Strumbellas are an indie rock sextet that have…
Georgia Southern researchers: Sea turtle season is a record-breaker
Sea turtle nesting season on St. Catherine’s Island is on track for a record-breaking season this year. Jaynie Gaskin, MPH, executive director of the Georgia Southern University Sea Turtle Program at St. Catherine’s Island (STP@SCI), said researchers counted more than 100 nests after just one month into the nesting season, which runs from May to…
Contest launched for Picnic in the Park theme
Savannah’s largest single-day outdoor music event, Picnic in the Park, happens Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 in Forsyth Park, with a headlining musical program from the Savannah Philharmonic. This year the Philharmonic invites the public to help develop a celebratory slogan for the annual celebration. This year’s Picnic in the Park slogan will be inspired by the…
Man Man’s musical restlessness
PHILADELPHIA NATIVES Man Man are an incredibly unique band, with a lineup of multi-instrumentalists playing very nontraditional instruments for anything typically under the umbrella of pop or rock music. Led by songwriter Ryan Kattner, aka Honus Honus, the band spent several years releasing critically acclaimed music and embarking on major tours—building a large fanbase along…
Georgia Southern to host ‘Summer Celebration’ on each campus
Georgia Southern University President Kyle Marrero and First Lady Jane Marrero will host A Summer Celebration with fresh fruit and Leopold’s Ice Cream in separate events on each of the university’s three campuses. Students, faculty, staff and community friends and partners are invited to attend. “The celebrations will expand on the university’s long-standing tradition, begun…
Savannah Philharmonic announces Larsen Musician Spotlight series
Savannah Philharmonic will launch its second season of the Larsen Musician Spotlight Series on Sunday, Sept. 15. The series features “collaborative initiatives between Philharmonic musicians and premier institutions and artists from Savannah and beyond,” the Phil says in a statement. The Larsen Musician Spotlight series is curated by Savannah Philharmonic Concertmaster Dr. Sinisa Ciric, who…
Hen House takes roost
‘The complete impetus was to give our friends opportunities to show, and then organically it starts to grow from there’
Bringing the rock with Hunger Anthem
Hunger Anthem’s music is a heady mix of angular alternative rock and piercing guitar pop, taking cues from both of Bob Mould’s influential bands
Homeless churches helping homeless people
The reasons for homelessness are as diverse as the population itself, but some of the reasons include illness, divorce, inability to receive aid, and loss of job.
Zimmer & Rudd: A duo detour
Collectively, Aaron Paul Zimmer and Jay Rudd are already a known entity as part of City Hotel. Last year, Zimmer released his excellent solo album, Saints & Heretics, and now he’s joining forces with Rudd for a new project. Zimmer & Rudd, Volume 1 is a five-song EP of original material written and performed by…
Africa meets Klezmer
Ruzow’s interpretation of the genre is unique in its own right, and it’s something that audiences have continually loved ever since he first started to explore it
5 Questions with Lara Neece
‘I’ve always been creative, but I hadn’t really gotten too deep into fine art. I took some drawing and painting classes and fell in love.’
Baby FuzZ @El Rocko Lounge
It’s an impressionable mix of indie rock, indie folk, pop, and at times even anthemic
Bero Bero, Little Hustle, Jeff Two Names @The Jinx
Savannah’s own Bero Bero is the synth-pop we need
Bonnie Blue @Congress Street Social Club
The band has made a name for themselves throughout the southeast
Brian Fuller @Barrelhouse South
He’ll be joined for the night by Logan Winkles & Hartley Station
Help Savannah’s homeless with Union Mission
‘We are certainly of the philosophy that it’s going to take our whole community to end homelessness as much as we can’
The road to Tybee just got a bit more friendly to cyclists
In place of the previous rumble strips, GDOT has installed edge line rumble strips, placed directly at the edge of the travel lane
Editor’s Note: Conflict over conflicts of interest
While Brian Foster is declining to run for reelection to City Council, it does raise a red flag that he would be appointed to the powerful Downtown Savannah Authority while still holding a seat on Council.
Reece Barbecue’s labor of love
The owner and self-taught meat smoking master, Maurice Green, took the first step to creating his empire 17 years ago in an attempt to give back
Students suffer from hostile administration, systemic barriers
I tell this story knowing it belongs to only one family, but I trust you know it is one of many similar stories
