Police seek suspect in Parker’s robbery
The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Robbery Unit detectives ask for the public’s help identifying a male suspected of robbing a Parker’s on Wednesday, Mar. 22. Metro officers responded to the 2100 block of Benton Boulevard at around 11:30 p.m. “Reportedly, the male suspect walked into the store and demanded cash. The employee complied with the…
Savannah Music Festival Review: Chouk Bwa Libete/Leyla McCalla
Flown in from Haiti especially for this one show, the band delivered an intensely rhythmic and deeply soulful performance which shook the rafters at the Morris Center.
Savannah Music Festival Review: BalletCollective
The genius of BalletCollective is in combining the things that make ballet like no other art form – the ultra-high level of physical fitness and the elongated aesthetic line of the classic en pointe dancer – with the compelling emotion and essential informality of modern/contemporary dance.
Savannah Music Festival Review: DakhaBrakha’s ‘Earth’
It’s easy to see why the Ukrainian quartet were inspired to conceptualize music for this hypnotically compelling film in their return to the Savannah Music Festival.
Family and police to meet, call for community assistance four years after unsolved murder
Tomorrow, Friday, March 24, 2017 marks the four-year anniversary of the murder of Amistica “Misty” Grell. Police say that members of Grell’s family will gather at a tree near where she was killed on Friday, Mar. 24 at 5:30 p.m. to remember her. “Grell, 35, was murdered on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Violent Crimes detectives…
Georgia Historical Society to commemorate World War II rescue boat station in Thunderbolt with historical marker
The Georgia Historical Society will dedicate a new historical marker this Friday, March 24, to the World War II Rescue Boat Station on the bluff of the Wilmington River in Thunderbolt. Speakers will include Beth Goette, Mayor of Thunderbolt; Bill Palmer, son of the late Staff Sergeant William J. Palmer who served at the Rescue…
Mayor DeLoach to kick off local “March for Meals” with a Meals on Wheels delivery
Mayor Eddie DeLoach will kick off the national March for Meals locally at Senior Citizens, Inc. with a brief press conference on Friday, March 24 at 11 a.m. “The Mayor will share his thoughts regarding the importance of this program in this community and the nationwide program celebrating its 45th year this month,” a spokesperson…
Editor’s Note: Tony Thomas and his many enablers
If you’re mad about Thomas doing the same thing tens of thousands of others did on St. Patrick’s Day, except while representing taxpayers, I’m right there with you. But spare me the moralistic hypocrisy.
Those Lavender Whales, Clouds & Satellites, Dear Blanca @El-Rocko Lounge
My Bones are Singing delves into themes of losing time and questioning one’s place in the universe, and spiritual questionings
Quiet Riot @The Stage On Bay
The band’s gone through many brief breakups, reformations, and lineup changes throughout the years
Savannah Music Festival: Our ‘gleaming musical treasure’
SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL Executive and Artistic Director Rob Gibson is now in his 15th year at the helm of the beloved local cultural event. This year’s edition promises an even more diverse and compelling lineup than we’re already accustomed to, which is saying quite a bit. We caught up with Rob last week to talk…
Get Down at A-Town: A talk with Cracker’s Johnny Hickman
Perhaps one of A-Town’s best characteristics is its participatory nature: this isn’t a spectator’s festival
A Tribute to Dr. Ralph Stanley @The Mars Theatre
That impressive first gig paved the way for a stellar music career for Nathan
Savannah Music Festival: The Avett Brothers ‘reframing’ their sound
THE AVETT BROTHERS have been on quite a musical journey of evolving their sound over the past decade, going from a trio playing acoustic guitar, banjo and stand-up bass to what is now a seven-member lineup that can build considerably on the group’s scrappy, stripped back acoustic beginnings. The big shift came with the 2009 album,…
Savannah Music Festival: For BalletCollective, it all starts with a conversation
WE OFTEN view dance as an interpretation of music. But what happens when music and dance are created simultaneously, with dancers collaborating with both composer and choreographer? Leading the way in this unique collaborative process is BalletCollective. Made up of dancers from the legendary New York City Ballet and directed by acclaimed choreographer Troy Schumacher,…
Backup Planet, Jive Mother Mary @Barrelhouse South
Backup Planet, Jive Mother Mary @Barrelhouse South Nashville-based experimental funk band Backup Planet brings their high-energy show to Barrelhouse South. Blending technical proficiency with huge hooks and funky flair, the quartet has gained a loyal following for their modern, innovative sound. The band is touring in support of their second full-length album, Reactions, coming out…
No joke: Two beer fests in one day
A BEER FESTIVAL can be a great thing. But two beer festivals on the same day? Well, that’s just Bananas. No really, the Savannah Bananas are holding two beer festivals on the same day. Hosting a morning beer fest and then an afternoon beer fest immediately after it was the crazy thing. “We thought why…
The urban planning vision behind A-Town Get Down
What was once a forlorn patch of weeds under the Talmadge Bridge will be transformed into a public park bustling with bands, food trucks and visual art, a testament to the possibilities and potential of climbing outside the proverbial boring box.
Getting intersectional with Crunk Feminist Collective
WHEN IT comes to discrimination and oppression, not all experiences are alike. Gender, race, class, sexuality and ability all inform the ways a person encounters inequity in society, and the injustices overlap and compound with each factor. That’s the crux of intersectionality, a term charging current conversations about social justice and the fight for equality.…
Savannah Music Festival: The beautiful chaos of Dakhabrakha
You just never know what you’re going to see in Savannah Music Festival’s eclectic lineups. The festival acts as a sort of global tour, honoring great musical traditions while nesting eclectic fusions of classic sounds in the program. Perhaps one of the annual musical celebration’s finest hours occurred on the 2015 festival’s closing night with…
When did humans start wiping themselves post-defecation?
Our pressing need to wipe is the result of a significant anatomical difference separating us from the rest of creation
A good parade isn’t so hard to find
IF THERE’S anywhere more appropriate to break out your grandmother’s lace gloves on a spring Sunday than Lafayette Square, I’ll eat the matching hat. With an absence of monuments and the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist presiding above the oaks, this shady spot offers a charm more subdued and perhaps more sacred than some…
Below Zero Dessert Bar + Café on Barnard builds on success of Broughton location
Each spiraled cylinder is placed into a deep round bowl and embellished with freshly cut fruits, confections and sauces
Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, The Goddamn Gallows, Birdcloud
Three of Savannah’s favorite visitors of the rockabilly/psychobilly/gutterbilly persuasion are back
Savannah Music Festival: For Joel Savoy, ‘Whatever I do is Cajun enough for me’
Joel and his wife, fellow musician Kelli Jones, think of themselves as anything but monarchs
Review: Wilson
Sentiment quickly takes the place of cynicism, and, despite the occasional flash of brutal wit, the film settles into a well-worn groove of indie preciousness.
Review: Beauty and the Beast
The plot remains fundamentally unchanged from the ’91 model, and the narrative diversions that have been added along the way are acceptable and sometimes even manage to enhance particular points from its predecessor.
