Today at the Savannah Music Festival: March 30
Tuesday, March 30 at the Savannah Music Festival. Here’s today’s schedule: Gerald Clayton. Solo jazz piano. At 12:30 p.m., Charles H. Morris Center. Piano Showdown. At 6 p.m., Charles H. Morris Center. $50. Marcus Roberts, Dick Hyman, Henry Butler and Gerald Clayton. Emerson String Quartet. At 6:15 p.m., Telfair Academy. $47. Piano Showdown. At 8:30…
What’s Next: Tybee goes Hollywood
Now that all the brouhaha about Miley Cyrus’ extended stay in town is a distant memory, it’s time to check out the final results: The Last Song opens in theaters everywhere, including Savannah, Wednesday, March 31. Walt Disney/Touchstone Pictures showed no interest whatsoever in premiering the film on (or around) Tybee Island – believe me,…
Today at the Savannah Music Festival: March 29
Monday, March 29 at the Savannah Music Festival. Here’s today’s schedule: Henry Butler “New Orleans Piano,” at 12:30 p.m., Charles H. Morris Center. $20. Nicole Cabell. Award-winning soprano in recital. At 6:15 p.m., Telfair Academy. $47. Tickets & information: www.savannahmusicfestival.org
Review: She & Him @ Trustees Theater
For the curious who didn’t make Saturday night’s She & Him concert, let’s start with the answers to your FAQs about Zooey Deschanel’s musical side project at the Trustees Theater. She was wearing a pretty, red party dress. Her hair was long, with those trademark bangs combed coquettishly down her forehead. Yes, she looks just…
Today at the Savannah Music Festival: March 28
Sunday, March 28 is DAY TEN of the 2010 Savannah Music Festival. Here’s today’s schedule: Sensations 3. Classical music ensemble specifically assembled for the SMF. At 12:30 p.m., Telfair Academy. $47. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/Wynton Marsalis. At 3 p.m., Johnny Mercer Theatre. $25-$85. Henry Butler & Friends “New Orleans Jazz Party.” At 6…
Today at the Savannah Music Festival: March 27
Saturday, March 27 is DAY 9 of the 2010 Savannah Music Festival. Here’s today’s schedule: Roger Day: “Shake Up Your Brain.” Children’s singer/songwriter. At 12:30 p.m., Charles H. Morris Center. $10 adults, $5 age 6 and up. The U.S. Army Strings. Elite string players from the military. At 2 p.m., Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum.…
Review: Shannon Whitworth @ Morris Center
One of the thrills of the Savannah Music Festival is discovering an artist you had no idea existed. Sometimes you come away thinking “Wow – that was great.” And other performances make you realize you’ve just seen and heard something extraordinary. Friday’s Shannon Whitworth show fell squarely in the latter category. A North Carolina singer/songwriter…
Hot Tub Time Machine, Chloe
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE *** Viewers wary of getting burned in Be Kind Rewind fashion (clever premise, tepid results) would be well-advised to approach Hot Tub Time Machine in a cautious manner. That isn’t to say the movie doesn’t deserve its solid endorsement; it’s merely to point out that, despite its irresistible hook, this isn’t…
Today at the Savannah Music Festival: March 26
Friday, March 26 is DAY EIGHT of the 2010 Savannah Music Festival. Here’s today’s schedule: Shannon Whitworth. Americana singer/songwriter. At 12:30 p.m., Charles H. Morris Center. $12. American Traditions Competition Semifinals. At 2 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church. $20. American Traditions Competition Semifinals. At 5 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church. $20. Yefim Bronfman. Classical piano.…
Review: Wilco @ Johnny Mercer Theatre
Seconds before Wilco opened its show this past Thursday night with the self-titled opening song “Wilco” from their newest album, the sell-out crowd at the Johnny Mercer Theatre stood up. And stood. And stood. And stood some more. The appreciative audience remainded standing, in fact, for pretty much the entire three-hour marathon concert (no opening…
Today at the Savannah Music Festival: March 25
Thursday, March 25 is DAY EIGHT of the 2010 Savannah Music Festival. Here’s today’s schedule: “Extending Your Singing Career” panel discussion with George Shirley, Allan Harris, Gaye Seaton and others. At 10 a.m., Trinity United Methodist Church. Free. David Greely and Joel Savoy. Cajun fiddlers. At 12:30 p.m., Charles H. Morris Center. $12. American Traditions…
2010 Savannah Music Festival
Various performance photos from the 2010 Savannah Music Festival.
Today at the Savannah Music Festival: March 24
Wednesday, March 24 is DAY SEVEN of the 2010 Savannah Music Festival. Here’s today’s schedule: David Greely and Joel Savoy. Cajun fiddlers. At 12:30 p.m., Charles H. Morris Center. $12. ATC Quarterfinals. Vocal competition. At 2 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church. $12. ATC Quarterfinals. Vocal competition. At 5 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church. $12. Gabriela…
Review: Sensations 1 @ Telfair Academy
Thank you, Bugs Bunny. That wascally wabbit almost spoiled the classical music experience for me. Actually, it was Carl Stalling, who composed and conducted the symphonic soundtracks to all those great Looney Tunes cartoons I watched as a kid. Well, OK, I still watch them. For many years, I couldn’t hear classical music without feeling…
Peak phosporus worse than peak oil?
Is peak phosphorus the next global crisis? I’ve read claims that world reserves of phosphates, a mined resource essential in the production of agricultural fertilizer, are running out. The implications of this make global warming sound like a back-bencher in the End o’ Civilization tournament. Can you, in your vast knowledge, shed any light on…
Everyone loves breast cheese
Lead Story It’s a simple recipe, said A-List New York City chef Daniel Angerer: a cheese derived from the breast milk of his wife, who is nursing the couple’s 3-month-old daughter. As a chef, he said, “you look out for something new and what you can do with it,” and what Angerer could do is…
Exhibits & opening around town this week
Africanology Realities in American Worlds – An exhibition of large-scaled, multi-media paintings and installations by Amiri Geuka Farris. SSU Social Sciences Building Gallery, http://www.savannahblackheritagefestival.com/ Aldwyth: Work v./Work n. – Collage and assemblage 1991-2009 by this reclusive Hilton Head artist, now in her 70s. Jepson Center for the Arts through 5/17 Art, TM – Artist Rubi…
Why not a McDonald’s on Broughton Street?
Take one historic downtown storefront, boarded and deteriorating for ten years. Propose an historically accurate restoration of the building’s exterior. Bring in a locally owned restaurant that’s clean and well managed, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. Provide a menu ranging from salads and wraps to burgers, chicken tenders and fries. Create an environment that’s cheery…
What’s Next: Tim McGraw
Fresh off his big-screen turn as Oscar winner Sandy Bullock’s husband in The Blind Side, Tim McGraw is back doing what he does best – singing that vast catalogue of hits in front of adoring thousands. McGraw has a date at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro Friday, April 30. That, country fans, is the same day…
Music Festival hits its stride
My favorite thing about Rob Gibson’s vision for the Savannah Music Festival is the way he books performers who are musicians first – as opposed to celebrities who happen to play music. While this year’s edition of the Festival features at least one entrant in the latter category – Zooey Deschanel of She & Him…
Musical impressionism
For the first all–new Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra recording in four years, musical director Wynton Marsalis challenged saxophonist and composer Ted Nash to create something unique. The result is Portrait in Seven Shades, performed by Nash, Marsalis and the other 13 members of the all–virtuoso New York big band. Nash wrote seven pieces, each…
The stashing of the green
An officer spotted a young man riding a bicycle at about 9:30am on a weekday. The bike rider appeared to be a juvenile, so the officer stopped him to inquire why he wasn’t in school. The subject stopped, but while talking with the officer, kept messing with something in his pocket. The kid produced identification…
Down from the mountain
For four years, Shannon Whitworth was the engine that drove the Appalachian acoustic group The Biscuit Burners, the musical pride of tiny Weaverville, N.C. Her fearless clawhammer banjo style gave the band fire; her dusky, sultry, one–of–a–kind vocals put a bluesy edge on the group’s tight vocal harmonies. She’s on her own now, playing more…
The Seedy Seeds
Driving across the vast expanse of Texas on her way to South By Southwest, Seedy Seed Margaret Weiner is on her cell phone, explaining why – during her years as a graphic design student at SCAD – she bought an accordion. “I’d been playing the guitar since I was 11, but I felt like I’d…
The ballad of Gabriela Montero
There is, of course, a certain fearlessness necessary when one chooses a life on the stage. In a sense, musicians are opening themselves up for all to see, saying “Here I am. What do you think of this thing I do?” Gabriela Montero is one of today’s most accomplished classical pianists — she has performed…
Kao and a schizophrenic Foodie!
Kao Thai Cuisine The best sweet and sour chicken I ever tasted was prepared at a Szechuan Chinese joint in, of all places, New Orleans. Since then, I’ve looked long and hard but have never found a version that lived up to that dish. Until now. What I liked was that the chicken was not…
Learning to like LIOCO
Among the new class of wine makers are upstarts who eschew the expense of vineyards, fancy tasting facilities and big payrolls. Instead, these newcomers settle into readily available warehouses and establish crush facilities. They contract with vineyards owners to buy grapes and then set about making wines. One such winery, LIOCO, takes the process one…
Just Him
M. Ward is the guitar–playing, music–arranging half of She & Him. Ward is Him; She, of course, is actress Zooey Deschanel, who was radiant in Almost Famous, Elf, The Hitch–Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, (500) Days of Summer and so many others. The March 27 She & Him concert in the Trustees Theater was the…
Nuclear bailout, part two: the price of power
This is the second part of a series investigating the financial and environmental implications of the Plant Vogtle expansion. The first part of the series discussed how federal tax dollars were being used to subsidize the development of the nuclear industry. Beginning in January 2011, most Georgia Power customers will see an increase in their…
Review: Sarah Jarosz @ Morris Center
Every so often you encounter a young performer who displays an uncanny onstage maturity in stark contrast to their bubbly personality offstage. Sarah Jarosz, only 18 years old and looking even younger than that, displayed just such intense musical gravitas March 22 at the Morris Center as part of the Savannah Music Festival. As young…
Today at the Savannah Music Festival: March 23
Tuesday, March 23 is DAY SIX of the 2010 Savannah Music Festival. Here’s today’s schedule: Sierra Noble/Sarah Jarosz. At 12:30 p.m., Charles H. Morris Center. $12. Sensations 1. Classical music with Daniel Hope (violin), Benny Kim (violin), Philip Dukes (viola), CarlaMaria Rodrigues (viola), Keith Robinson (cello) and Eric Kim (cello). At 6:15 p.m., Telfair Academy.…
