Best of Savannah results are in!!!
It’s that time once again to publish your votes in this year’s annual Best of Savannah awards contest! Through April 6, you voted directly for the people, places, businesses, nonprofits, artists, galleries, bars, shops, and restaurants that you think are the best in town at what they do. At Connect Savannah, it’s all about your…
The Call Up: Episode 04 – Stopover Local Spotlight with Nancy Druid
Sean Kelly speaks with Anna Chandler of Savannah fave Nancy Druid, set to play the Savannah Stopover Festival.
Fort Pulaski Presents the Student Art Exhibition “Picking Up the Pieces”
Fort Pulaski National Monument is proud to announce the installation of a new temporary art exhibit in historic Fort Pulaski entitled “Picking up the Pieces.” This art installation, completed in partnership with the International Fiber Collaborative (IFC), encouraged students throughout Georgia to create artwork highlighting the challenges Fort Pulaski has faced during its vast history.…
Savannah Technical College students to offer ShamRockin’ Hair and Nail Design Services
Savannah Technical College Cosmetology and Barbering students are hosting a ShamRockin’ Special for hair and nail design as a fundraiser for student professional development opportunities. Services will be offered from 9 a.m – 1:30 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m., on Tuesdays through Thursdays, March 5-7 and 12-14 at the Savannah and Liberty Campuses. The…
SSU participates in international Model African Union conference
Savannah State University’s (SSU) Model African Union team competed in the 17th Annual International Model African Union Conference held in Washington, D.C., February 21-24, 2019, hosted by Howard University. The Model African Union is a simulation of diplomatic proceedings, augmented by pre-conference study at home institutions. SSU’s team members served as delegates from the states…
The Call Up: Episode 03 – Stopover Local Spotlight with Bero Bero
Sean Kelly speaks with Veronica from Bero Bero, set to play Savannah Stopover at Club One on Sat. March 9.
Tide to Town: An urban trail system for all of Savannah
This “urban trail system” is envisioned as a protected network of walking and bicycling trails connecting all of Savannah’s neighborhoods, from the heart of the city to marshes and tidal creeks
Voodoo Visionary @Barrelhouse South
It’s a good way to end what is sure to be an eventful Stopover day two
Deerhunter’s genre-bending success
They’re hands down one of the most reliably interesting bands working today
Editor’s Note: The 20 percent solution
Almost completely left out of the discussion was the fact that the only reason this came up at all was because of enormous citizen opposition to demolishing the Seaboard entirely, including a petition that had nearly 4,000 signatures.
Strangebird: Farm-to-food truck excellence via Bluffton
I think it’s fair to call Strangebird Savannah’s first farm-to-truck establishment
Deep State’s punk rock hits Tybee for ‘Spring Broke’
DEEP STATE’s latest release, The Path to Fast Oblivion, is fast paced and urgent punk rock soundscape that seems to fit perfectly in the current American political climate, while also feeling like a rebellious outlier that goes against the musical grain. All of that will be on display when the band invades Huc A Poo’s…
The Joy Formidable brings wall of sound to Stopover
Their most recent effort, 2018’s AARTH, is a natural and brilliant evolution of their sound
Local Stopover Artists, Unite!
Aaron Paul Zimmer @Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum Troubadour is an oft-overused word that seems to be thrown around a bit too liberally when it comes to the singer/songwriter types. That’s not quite the case in describing Aaron Paul Zimmer, who truly embodies the modern use of the word. He’s a mainstay in the…
Savannah Stopover: Mike Krol
Power Chords owes some of its polish to Krol going back to his musical roots
Needtobreathe: a band of brothers
The sessions, which were intended as an experiment, became “Forever On Your Side (Niles City Sound Sessions),” the four-song EP the band decided to release earlier this year
5 Questions with Melissa Holden
Holden’s work uses rounded figures, bold colors and thin lines to create clean, minimalist prints
Nick Hickman @Saddle Bags
If you love good modern country, look no further than Hickman
Tickled pink: Location Gallery celebrates three years with ‘LUSH’
The exhibition includes 35 artists, a big show even by Location’s generous standards, and is a fun color survey
Savannah Stopover: Priests
‘The Seduction of Kansas’ name-checks the Koch brothers and White Castle over a synth beat
Visiting Writers Series hosts acclaimed author
Baggott has published over 20 books, including “Harriet Wolf’s Seventh Book of Wonders” and “Pure,” which both were New York Times Notable Books of the Year
Pylon Reenactment Society brings stellar legacy to Stopover
A talk with Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Jason NeSmith
Savannah Stopover: The Bright Light Social Hour
‘We didn’t have any choice but to use the music to sort of heal and process everything’
Skylar Gudasz brings moving voice, ace songwriting to Stopover
It’s an addictive collection of high quality indie rock-meets-Americana, and every song is an absolute earworm
Celtic Ceol Feis: Authentically Irish
Now, hosted by the Savannah Waterfront Association, Celtic Ceol Feis happens this Saturday at Emmet Park, on Bay Street
Savannah Stopover: SUSTO
ALWAYS a hugely popular regional touring band in Savannah as well in their native Charleston, SUSTO is poised for national success with the release of their third album, Ever Since I Lost My Mind. The new record isn’t only significant because it is the band’s debut on Rounder Records. It also represents arguably the first…
Savannah Stopover: Chastity
Chastity isn’t strict in its discipline, and neither is Death Lust, a tight, loud album with a wide variety of influence, from shoegaze to hardcore.
Teddy Adams Sextet @Good Times Jazz Bar & Restaurant
It’s rare to get the chance to see someone so uniquely talented and with such a large and equally-skilled band
Georgia Southern plans events to celebrate International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is Mar. 8
TEEN brings brilliant alt-rock magic from Brooklyn to Stopover
‘We don’t stick to the same formula every time we write a record.’
