Standin’ at the crossroads
A man was seen on the Interstate 95 south ramp of GA 204, holding a sign that read, “Homeless Hungry God Bless.” A police officer watched as the man approached cars that were stopped by a traffic light to ask for money. The man had been warned on previous occasions that he could be charged…
Gin makes a man mean. Maybe.
Cecil: Do hard liquors have different psychological effects on an individual? Is there any truth to the common understanding that gin makes people mean? Off to conduct research . . . —Jasmine Gin’s been associated with bad behavior ever since a change in laws governing distillation and a resulting drop in retail price helped make…
No way. Way.
LEAD STORY Freddie Johnson, 49, was arrested in New York City in April, for the 53rd time after he allegedly once again rubbed up against women on crowded trains. He is such a menace (a 57-page rap sheet) that a special NYPD detail follows him around, certain that he will re-offend. Shortly after the arrest,…
Theatre: The Boy Friend
British playwright Sandy Wilson set his musical The Boy Friend in the 1920s on the French Riviera. First performed in London in 1953, The Boy Friend is a comic pastiche of shows of the Roaring 20s, and was immediately popular with audiences. The show opened on Broadway on September 30, 1954. It continues to be…
New release: Prince Caspian
Fantasy fans who felt the void created by the wrap-up of the Lord of the Rings flicks in 2003 could take comfort in the identical elements — magical creatures, large-scale battles, simplistic delineation of good versus evil — that were on display in 2005’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.…
Everything else that’s out there
What Happens in Vegas When invited to join me at the press screening for What Happens In Vegas, a good friend of mine declined, e-mailing, “I can only stand one romantic comedy a year, and No Country for Old Men was it for me in ‘08.” That quip’s funnier than anything found in the actual…
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The Man is still keeping us down Parker’s Market Downtown, Starbuck’s, hell, even Gallery Esxpresso, all turned me down when I asked to put a band poster in their window space to advertise for our show at Livewire. When I was turned down at Starbuck’s I jokingly (but with feeling) exclaimed “Corporate Bastards!” at their…
Game Theory
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Diary of the planet
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The Electric Matzoh-Ball Acid Test
LOVERS OF UNUSUAL, EXOTIC AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC should be thrilled to hear that one of the most acclaimed contemporary world-beat groups will make a rare appearance this weekend in Forsyth Park as part of the local Jewish community’s annual Jerusalem Concert for Peace. Held in tandem with the Israel at 60 Celebration commemorating the 40th…
Spitfire Poetry’s Junior Company releases new Spoken Word CD
AS ONE OF TWO founding members of the Spitfire Poetry Group’s Junior Company (“JuCo” for short), Savannah Arts Academy senior Brandyn Poole has become a rising star on the local spoken wordcene, which centers around coffeehouse showcases and competitive “slams”. Poole, who soon starts her college career at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on a…
Miwa Gemini on This is How I Found You
SOMETIMES IT TAKES an outsider’s perspective to offer a fuller view on any situation, and that’s certainly the case with Miwa Gemini’s take on music. The native of Japan’s southern Fukuoka region – she’s been a New York City resident for several years now – finds common ground in several American styles of music, and…
Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Ladyhawk, Neva Dinova *** A great double-bill. This insanely hooky and classic-rock-leaning Vancouver indie quartet (two guitars, bass and drums) on the trés chic Jagjaguar label has racked up plenty of kind press and loyal fans in the couple of years they’ve been on the scene. Expect a cathartic blast of overdriven, melodic songs that…
