Whoopin’ it up with the Mamou Playboys at the new Charles Morris Center
I hung for a while at the first of last night’s three sold-out shows by Cajun music legends Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys at the recently opened Charles H. Morris Center behind the old Pirate’s House Restaurant at Trustees Garden, and it seemed apparent that most folks in the capacity crowd were having a…
Gettin’ a witness with the Blind Boys
Opening night of the 2008 Savannah Music Festival kicked things off with a bang when the Blind Boys of Alabama headlined the Trustees Theater on Broughton St. to a full house of rapturous fans and newbies alike. The crowd, which was overwhelmingly white and older, took a short time to warm to the no-nonsense charm…
Cajun dance party@Morris Center
Jim Reed posted a great blog entry on Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, so I won’t bore you by repeating too many details. I will, however, provide some photos. Here’s Steve and the full band onstage: Steve’s actually a pretty shy guy, sort of the stereotypical musician who lives to play and sing but…
Nrityagram@Lucas
I expected excellence from the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, but was not prepared for the level of excellence we’d see Friday night at the Lucas. Though it boasts its own incredibly ancient pedigree, the classical Indian dance style on display seemed to encapsulate a perfect blend of African dance, Western ballet and Hawaiian hula. The dancers…
Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt thrill a packed house at Trustees Theater
Friday night’s (3/21/08) acoustic duo show featuring country legend Marty Stuart and Georgia-born Nashville superstar Travis Tritt was one of the most enjoyable C & W shows I’ve ever had the pleasure to attend. Tritt was filling in for the late, great Porter Wagoner who sadly succumbed to cancer just a few weeks after it…
90-Degree Turnz
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Diary of the planet
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Danielle Howle A rare local set by this terrific, Columbia, S.C. indie-rocker turned swinging, jazzy Americana chanteuse who made a name for herself in the early ‘90s as frontperson for both Lay Quiet Awhile and later The Tantrums. Before long, Howle was touring with the Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco and the late Elliot Smith, as…
