June 18: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Monday, June 18): The Odd Lot improv troupe onstage at Muse Arts Warehouse for the regular Monday-night show. Band-wise, catch Sunday Driver at Live Wire, and Carolina Story with Star & Micey at the Jinx.
June 17: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Sunday, June 17): Happy Father’s Day! Catch a 3 p.m. matinee of The Music Man at the Savannah Children’s Theatre. At 5 p.m., gospel music’s Reverend Shirley Caesar leads a Father’s Day concert with Lee Williams & the Spiritual QCs, Dottie Peoples and others at the Johnny Mercer Theatre (the…
June 16: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Saturday, June 16): Catch the classic 1984 comedy Ghostbusters at 7 p.m., at the Lucas Theatre. Across town, at Muse Arts Warehouse, the Midsummer Night’s Play Festival – performances of one-act plays written and produced over 24 hours – commences at 8 p.m. Lullwater and Dead Confederate play the Jinx,…
CBGB: A conversation with filmmaker Randall Miller
Randall Miller has a three-paneled photo stored in his phone. On the left is a profile shot of Hilly Kristal, the late owner and operator of legendary New York punk club CBGB. In the center, a similar profile of British actor Alan Rickman. The final frame shows Rickman, sporting Kristal’s mop of curly hair and…
June 15: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Friday, June 15): One of Savannah’s best new bands, Whaleboat (pictured), plays the Jinx along with Henrietta and Habitat Noise. Wormsloew’s at Live Wire, and the Train Wrecks have a gig at the Tybee Island Social Club. And there’s an 8 p.m. performance of The Music Man at the Savannah Children’s…
June 14: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Thursday, June 14): There’s a party goin’ on this evening, with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Live Wire Music Hall. Jonathan Murphy and Brian Bazemore are among tonight’s “Savannah Soul Singers” at Yadda Yadda.
Casting off
Sometimes, it just takes a slight shift in chemistry to change something bright and shiny into precious metal. Brent Collins, a musician and songwriter who’d been kicking around Savannah for years, couldn’t quite capture the sounds he was hearing in his head. In mid 2011, he was drumming in the band Mantis, and playing the…
June 13: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Wednesday, June 13): The 1991 drama Assassin of the Czar, starring Malcolm McDowell, is the Psychotronic Film Society feature, at the Sentient Bean at 8 p.m.
An Oglethorpe odyssey ends
On more than one occasion over the last 13 years, interested parents have refused to let their kids go to Oglethorpe Charter School once they got a look at the place. Based on appearances alone, it’s been understandable that some might have wanted to turn and run away as fast as they can. The award-winning…
Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Star & Micey/Carolina Story
DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND At 9 p.m. Thursday, June 14 (doors at 8 p.m.) Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. Tickets $13 advance, $15 day of show Here’s how Gregory Davis, who’s been playing trumpet in this New Orleans party band for 35 years, explains the DDBB musical philosophy: “It ends up being…
Moon River & Me
A few minutes wait at a restaurant is a good thing. It sends two messages: That people enjoy being there, and that, all things being equal, the place is a success. My stop at Moon River Brewing Co. last week found a 15-minute wait and a full bar. Brewmaster John Pinkerton has always been agood…
Go Daddy
HERE’S A SHOCKER: Facebook, Inc. is exploring ways to include the under 13 set. As if they’re not already there, clogging up our news feeds with their Muzy collages and status updates about dogs that play drums. According to a recent study by MinorMonitor, a Facebook tracking software company, 38 percent of the 7.5 million…
Dammit Jim I’m a doctor not a shrimp boat captain
An abandoned 60-foot shrimp boat named “Dammit” took on water and sank this past June 6 while TowBoatUS employees working with Police Marine Patrol and the Coast Guard were pumping out water so they could move it. An outrigger of the boat fell onto the bow of one of the TowBoatUS crafts, sinking it as…
Minneapolitan Holiday: lessons for Savannah
HOW FORTUNATE we are to live in Savannah, a city whose historic charm and Southern grace attract so many. Carrying the pride of my adopted hometown, I recently had the opportunity to travel to Minneapolis, known nationally for its bikeability. My thanks to John Bennett for letting me share that bicycling experience in place of…
The sauce boss
After close to two decades as the go-to guy for gut-grilling fusion of gritty blues and witty rhymes, singer, rapper and guitarist Garrett Dutton – known to you and me as G. Love – went all the way back to his roots with the 2011 album Fixin’ to Die. Produced in two weeks by Scott…
Mark your calendar: Athfest
Yessir, the Savannah Stopover is mighty impressive, and we’re lucky to have it every spring. When it comes to multi-indie band festivals, however, no place in the Peach State does it better than Athens, which has an event so energized it’s been going strong, and growing bigger, for 16 years. The 2012 Athfest takes place…
June 12: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Tuesday, June 12): It’s open audition for extras at Meddin Studios, for the CBGB movie. From 11 a.m. until 8 p.m., the producers are seeking “music lovers, musicians, motorcycle enthusiasts, ‘70s car owners and people with a ‘70s look.” Tonight at the Wormhole: Whaleboat, Vancouver and Each and Every Opus.…
