Red Riding Hood, Drive Angry, Battle: Los Angeles
RED RIDING HOOD ** The idea of combining a werewolf tale with a whodunit is an interesting one, and the notion of adding layers of Freud and feminism onto the wolfman saga is positively genius. These angles have been tackled before (the Peter Cushing vehicle The Beast Must Die and Neil Jordan’s mesmerizing The Company…
Exhibits & openings this week
Colors of the Sea – A series of new abstract paintings by Preston Orr. Local 11ten, 1110 Bull St. Confronting History: Jacob Lawrence – The John Brown and Hiroshima print series by Jacob Lawrence. Part of the Evans collection, and on display in conjunction with the Black Heritage Festival. SCAD Museum, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd,…
Has Viagra saved the rhino?
As an environmentalist, I was wondering if the rising popularity of erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, etc, has caused a corresponding subsidence in the demand for powdered rhinoceros horn and other aphrodisiacs made from the body parts of endangered animals. -Ned Carnes, Austin, Texas Optimistic predictions about the benefit of Viagra on rhinos…
Interview: Rochelle Small-Toney
Rochelle Small–Toney remained quiet during the last several weeks, even though her name was mentioned in almost every conversation about city politics. While the path to getting the permanent position was exhausting, some bigger challenges loom on the horizon now that she’s on the verge of accepting the job — the ongoing debate over LNG…
Under the influence
After its unique opening reception last week, which included rock ‘n’ roll, go–go dancers and a light show, it’s clear the Jepson’s new exhibit “Psychedelic” isn’t the usual fare. An ambitious exhibit of contemporary artists created by David Rubin, Curator of Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, the show is colorful —…
STOPOVER: Loch and load
In Scotland, singing about “the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond” can bring a tear to the most jaded of Tartan eyes. So whenever Ritchie Young brings his band over from Oregon, he makes sure to announce them with the proper pronunciation: Loch LO-mond. However, on home turf the Portland chamber folk collective pronounces it…
STOPOVER: Cheyenne Marie Mize
Intoxicating. One listen to Cheyenne Marie Mize and you’ll be swooning, won over, knocked out loaded by her hypnotic torch songs and buttermilk-rich singing voice. Intimate and almost uncomfortably focused right on the heart, the songs on Before Lately, the first release from the resident of Louisville, Ky., are simple, honest, uncluttered and oh-so-effective. Mize…
STOPOVER: Let’s hear it for the home team
With all the focus on out-of-town bands and artists making their way Savannah-ward for the Stopover, it’s easy to forget that many of our city’s finest are also coming to the party. Here’s a quick look at six of the most compelling Savannah acts participating in Stopover-mania. Whether you’re visiting the Hostess City from somewhere…
Savannah’s Black ‘First Ladies’
In the transition from Black History Month to Women’s History Month, the book Savannah’s Black “First Ladies” Vol. 1, by locals Pamela Howard–Oglesby and Brenda Roberts is the bridge to cross. The compilation of biographical vignettes highlights accomplishments of African American women who were the first to break through the glass ceilings set forth by…
All this and Rochelle, too
So many things going on this week. First off, while St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until next week, the usual round of events kicking off the celebration happens very soon. They include the Greening of the Fountain, the City’s free Tara Feis celebration, and Tybee’s own St. Patrick’s parade. We will feature full St. Patrick’s coverage…
Beth McKee, Tara Feis
BETH McKEE TRIO At 8 p.m. Friday, March 11 Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. Highway 80, Bloomingdale. $25 The last time Beth McKee checked in at Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor – November of last year – the show was a sellout, a smash hit, and people are still buzzing about her soulful, Bonnie Raitt-ish vocals, and…
Drugs and Burglary
An officer on patrol saw a maroon sports car speeding around streets in the Cann Park neighborhood. The driver was swerving around other cars and then ran a stop sign. The officer caught up with the vehicle at 39th and Barnard St. and initiated a traffic stop, when he saw the driver shifting around in…
STOPOVER: Class Actress
To “get” what Elizabeth Harper’s doing with her dance/electronica project Class Actress, just hop over to YouTube and watch the video for her song “Journal of Ardency” (or just look over to your right on this very page). It’s hypnotic, sensual and mysterious, with no colors but stark red and black. The video – and…
Forming a fetish for farmers
Obsession isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The obsessive interest in cooking in recent years that elevated chefs to quasi-god status has created an evolving national palate. (It’s about time!) Recently I read that, similar to the attention given to inspired cuisine, there is beginning to be a fetish for farmers. (Again, it’s about time!) Where…
City, white councilmen exhibit ‘latent racism’
Editor, I’d like to comment on your recent Editor’s Note, “Time to bite the bullet and move on,” about the City Council’s deadlock over selecting a City Manager. Ignoring the phony story about meeting a “gentleman” from another Southern city (surely a journalistic ploy), if it is true that racial animosity should be held accountable…
STOPOVER: Survival Guide
It’s a great time for independent music. Radio is no longer the barometer for what’s good (if, indeed, that was ever the case) and the charts – be they for physical recordings, downloads, airplay or club play – still don’t give an accurate representation of quality. With the increasing irrelevance of the major record labels,…
STOPOVER: Full schedule
Wednesday, March 9 DeSoto Row: 7 p.m., Sonia Leigh; 8 p.m., Young Buffalo The Jinx: 10 p.m., KidSyc & Brandywine; 11 p.m., Das Racist Thursday, March 10 Pei Ling: 8 p.m., Sanders Bohlke; 9 p.m., Winter Sounds Civvies: 8 p.m., Brian McGee; 9 p.m., General Oglethorpe & the Panhandlers The Jinx: 10 p.m., Cheyenne Marie…
Mark your calendar: ‘The Conspirator’ is coming
I keep running into people who say they’ve just seen the trailer for The Conspirator, the Robert Redford–directed historical drama that was filmed in Savannah over the last months of 2009. Some of us who saw The Conspirator in November – it was the surprise “Director’s Choice” film at the Savannah Film Festival – might…
The next chapter?
In Ray Bradbury’s futuristic story Fahrenheit 451, a group of brutish law-enforcers called the Firemen are responsible for “disciplining” anyone caught with books – the paper is instantly burned, and things don’t go so well for the possessor, either. The truly scary thing is, in this future, book-burning isn’t necessary all that much. “We just…
Review: Mallory Pearce’s ‘The Low Country’
Mallory Pearce, who returned to his boyhood home on Tybee Island in 1990 after 35 years of creating animated educational films in Los Angeles, is the island’s best known naturalist. Some say Pearce, who promoted ecological preservation while serving as a Tybee city councilman, never saw a tree he didn’t feel compelled to hug. He…
When Guinness isn’t enough…
On the one day of the year when everyone is Irish, it only seems fitting to outfit the beer fridge with authentic Irish beers — or at least darned good domestic mimics. Sure, Guinness has been the quintessential St. Patrick’s Day beer, but there are plenty of other choices. Here are some favorites of mine:…
Brasserie 529 opens big
While the rest of Savannah begins to slowly turn green for St Patrick’s Day, the tri–colored flag of France waves hello from East Liberty Street. That’s the home of Brasserie 529, a barely month–old restaurant that is the city’s newest entry into the French Bistro concept. First off, the build out of this former storage…
