Jason Isbell coming in November; tix on sale July 24
Award-winning local fan fave Jason Isbell will release Something More Than Free, his highly anticipated fifth album, on July 17 via Southeastern Records. Jason will perform in support of the new album on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 8 pm at the Lucas Theatre. Tickets on sale Friday, July 24 at 10 am. Tickets available…
H&M, Savannah Tap Room set to open on Broughton
Ben Carter Enterprises announced today that two new retailers will open on Broughton Street. “Savannah Tap Room, an eatery offering American fare, will open on 225 E Broughton Street in Aug. 2015,” says a spokesperson. “H&M, the high fashion international retailer, will open on 240 W Broughton Street in June 2016. Both will join retailers…
70th Street shooter sought
Violent Crimes investigators of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are seeking information on a Wednesday night shooting that sent one man to the hospital in serious, yet stable condition. At 11:26 p.m. “Metro responded to Memorial University Medical Center where Malique Buie,18, arrived in a private vehicle after being shot,” police say. “Preliminary investigation led Metro…
Alleged Wells Fargo robber in custody
Lamarlvin Watts, 20, was arrested Wednesday evening, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Southeast Georgia Violent Crime Task Force and Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police for an armed bank robbery earlier this week. Metro’s Robbery Unit obtained arrest warrants on Wednesday afternoon. Watts was taken into custody by 5:30 p.m. without incident. The FBI along with Metro’s…
Police seek shooting subject
Violent Crimes investigators of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department ask the public’s help in identifying and locating the suspect in a Saturday morning shooting. At 2:48 a.m. Metro responded to West 38th and Jefferson streets, where Mario Lemon, 34, hid after being shot. Lemon’s injuries were non-life threatening. He was taken to Memorial University Medical Center…
Bank robber sought
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Violent Crime Task Force and Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating an armed bank robbery that occurred Tuesday morning on Savannah’s east side. At 10:11 a.m. both agencies responded to the Wells Fargo branch on the 1900 block of East Victory Drive. Investigators learned that a male suspect entered the bank,…
Shooting suspect sought
Violent Crimes investigators of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are searching for two suspects linked to a shooting early Sunday morning. “At 3:34 a.m. Metro responded to a gas station on the 500 block of West Bay Street, where Maurice Xavier Ruff, 27, of Savannah was found suffering from a gunshot wound,” police say. Ruff sustained…
Chatham County no longer accepting glass for recycling
The Chatham County Drop-off Centers including the Resource Conservation Education Center “will no longer accept food and beverage glass for recycling,” a Chatham County spokesperson says. “This change comes about because Pratt Industries, LLC will no longer be accepting glass for recycling. The only other glass recyclers in our region are located in Jacksonville and…
Robert Patrick: Savannah through a modern filter
“ONCE YOU find something you are passionate about and love, it’s the coolest feeling ever,” says photographer Robert Patrick. For Patrick, the path towards his passion began on Instagram, where the sharp graphic style of contemporary urban photographers, like Van Styles of V/SUAL, 13th Witness, and trashhand populated his feed, in turn, feeding his creativity.…
Bradford Lee Folk and the Bluegrass Playboys, Nick Dittmeier & the String Dusters, The Train Wrecks @The Jinx
Bradford’s is a gentle approach to twang, soothing and brimming with skill…
Dress up for success at Civvies
WHEN it comes to clothes, I’ve always been kind of allergic to retail trends. All those neat stacks of the same focus group-approved tank top overwhelm me. I get hives just walking past Forever 21. There’s also the tinnitus that I’m pretty sure is the sewing machine hum of the Bangladeshi children churning out T-shirts…
Culture Vulture, Trees on Mars, Beneath Trees @Hang Fire
Culture Vulture likes to draw imagery out of tone—a “sort of post-rock” approach.
Can weed cure cancer?
Increasing cannabinoid levels have in fact been found to reduce tumor growth in mice in several different trials, by both inducing cancer-cell death and preventing proliferation, in almost all types of cancer cell tested.
Naan Appetit curries favor with local Indian food fans
The vegetable Samosas, plump, fried, triangular pastries stuffed with curried potatoes and peas, are a vegetarian treat even for confessed carnivores, and the accompanying green mint-coriander chutney is a delicate dipping sauce you should definitely try with them!
Hang Fire’s 9th Birthday Extravaganza @Hang Fire
This is more of a reunion at the ole family farmhouse than a show, with Wes and Heather as patriarch and matriarch.
Goth Night Reunion & Steampunk Ball @Club One
The glory days are back—for one night, at least! Chris Cook’s working hard to bring back the original flare and vibe of the early 2000s Goth night.
Carriage controversy
In Savannah, where horse-drawn carriages represent a high-profile tourism activity, a ban seems unlikely. However, reformations of the city’s policy with respect to horses and summer heat were announced Friday.
Pick up good vibrations at ManiFest
MATT DUPLESSIE is a believer in the power of sound. As a musician (currently in his solo project, Clandestiny, formerly of Word of Mouth), he explores the transformative power of positive vibrations and tones; as someone involved in the healing arts, he’s fascinated with sound’s connectivity, remedial abilities, and transformative communal bonds. In fact, Duplessie…
Cool off with Almost, Maine
ARMSTRONG State University’s Masquers student theatre troupe is ready to cool down the summer swelter with imagination, romance, and a little bit of magic. Boasting a big heart and plenty of relatable wit, Almost, Maine will provide a welcome kind of warmth to folks of all ages. John Cariani’s acclaimed play premiered at Portland Stage…
Proposed alcohol ordinance revision holds promise of 18+ shows in 2016
What can we do until then? Pack out the few all-ages and 18+ shows we do have. If you can’t be at a show and not drink, don’t go.
Editor’s Note: Grey ghosts
In my road trips through the Carolinas and Georgia, I’m struck by how the small towns have become depopulated zombie wastelands. It’s a silent disaster. The old Main Streets of the old Confederacy are mostly boarded up.
Review: Ant-Man
What allows Ant-Man to flourish is that it largely turns its back on the solemnity and self-importance that occasionally hamper Marvel features and instead traffics in the same sort of freewheeling frivolity seen in last summer’s smash, Guardians of the Galaxy.
Review: Trainwreck
Like all Judd Apatow efforts, Trainwreck offers a mix of the silly and the sincere, with most of the best comic bits packed into the first half. The second part turns more serious and, consequently, more familiar.
He’d rather be a player than be gay
Who you date is irrelevant. People’s opinions about your sexuality are irrelevant. Whether they are pointing fingers in judgment or waving flags in show of support, what they have to say is irrelevant.
