Pre-Game for Savannah Stopover with King Tuff, Ex Hex
It’ll be throwback garage heaven at Hang Fire.
Southern Culture On The Skids to play Savannah Stopover
Savannah Stopover Music Festival announced today that Southern Culture On The Skids will headline its 5th anniversary celebration on opening night of the festival, Thursday, March 5. The North Carolina band has not played Savannah since 2000. The event will take place from 6-9pm outside at Trustees Garden located at 10 E. Broad St. in…
12-year-old shot and killed during party
Detectives of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are sorting out details and are seeking information on the fatal shooting of a teenager Saturday night. Keith Passmore, 12, of the 5600 block of Lafitte Drive, died at Memorial University Medical Center after being shot in the 2200 block of Vicksburg Drive about 10:15 p.m. “Investigators believe…
Connect editor in Georgia Public Broadcasting segment
Connect Savannah Editor in Chief Jim Morekis joined South University Criminal Justice Professor Tom Cannon this morning in a statewide interview on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s ‘On Second Thought.” They talked about the rash of shootings in Savannah, amid a backdrop of disarray in the Savannah/Chatham Metro Police Department, and possible solutions. Listen to the full…
Another child shot; man sought after domestic dispute
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are seeking a Savannah man after a six-year-old girl was shot in a domestic dispute this morning. Brandon Maurice Stewart, 20, is being sought “after detectives determined the child was shot during a domestic dispute between him and the child’s mother,” a police spokesman says. Shauneequa Jones, 22, had called police to…
Chief Lumpkin’s statements on toddler’s murder
Wednesday afternoon, new Savannah/Chatham Metro Police Chief Jack Lumpkin issued the following statement on the shooting death of two-year-old Kiaja Smalls, when her Southside apartment was apparently intentionally targeted in a driveby shooting: Regrettably, the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old child last night exemplifies our worst fears about the evolving criminal activities we have been…
Boy killed when struck by SUV
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy who died after being struck by an SUV Wednesday morning. Joshua Powell of a Green Oak Drive address was pronounced dead at Memorial University Medical Center after he was struck by a 2013 Dodge Durango about 8:20 a.m. Officers with the Major Accident Investigation…
Child killed when apartment building sprayed with bullets
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting death of a two-year-old child inside an apartment late Tuesday night. The child was transported from the Hampstead Oaks Apartments on the 200 block of Hampstead Avenue to Memorial University Medical Center. Central Precinct Patrol officers responding to a shots fired call were advised that the child had…
10 Questions: Futurebirds’ Carter King
AT ANY given time over the years, one band is usually seen by the music world as chief standard-bearer of the Athens sound. Despite the fact that most of them actually live outside the Classic City these days, the main flag-waver today would almost certainly be Futurebirds. The friendly ensemble performs the rare feat of…
Karla Bonoff: ‘I always felt empowered’
THOUGH AN immensely talented vocalist and performer in her own right—as you’ll see this Monday night at the Mars—Bonoff is perhaps best known as a go-to songwriter who’s contributed hits to the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, and Wynonna Judd. From her self-titled 1977 debut, Bonoff became an influential presence in the Southern California…
Anthony Kearns @Lucas Theatre
‘It’s lovely to walk onstage and have the warmth of the song behind you.’
Les Racquet @Barrelhouse South
It’s high-energy and plenty of fun, and this time, it’s for a cause: the show will support Second Harvest Food Bank of Coastal Georgia.
Talking about… the Confucius Institute
CITY HALL observers will remember a dust-up back in 2008 involving then-mayor Otis Johnson. Compared to the political hurricanes that battered Johnson in the years that followed, it now seems like a summer breeze. But Johnson’s trip to China, announced without input or discussion from the full council, heralded the unraveling of the mayor’s 9-0 political unity. Six years and…
Walter Parks: ‘Swamp mode’ and beyond
SO MANY TYPES of musicians have found inspiration in the boggy, sultry nature that we’re so lucky to be surrounded in. But guitarist Walter Parks is the true master of that distinctly Southern sound. Parks, who developed his unique style while touring with Woodstock legend Richie Havens, takes a banjoesque picking approach to electric guitar.…
Psychomagic, Santoros @Ampersand
Lolipop Records is curating some of the most contagious, fun throwback rock and pop out there right now.
Savannah Songwriters Series: Jon Waits, Ben Wells, Pete Love, Arsena Schroder @Johnny Harris
‘… allows folks of a much wider variety to be a part of this town’s music community without having to get into the thick of the downtown nightlife.’
Pay what you can, enjoy all you can
LOVE THEATRE? Get ready: Savannah Stage Company is ready to announce their 2015 third season. Indifferent or intimidated by performing arts? You best get ready too, because Savannah Stage Company is ready to change your mind with their accessible, community-focused, innovative approach to theatre. That’s why everyone is invited to the Andaz Savannah to hear,…
The Georgia beer scene is about to get very interesting
The money generated from on-site craft brew sales is minuscule compared to potential sales at retail; but for small breweries, that influx of cash may help to make ends meet in the early, lean years.
Rolling on with The Train Wrecks
IN THE BIBLE household, a Fisher-Price xylophone sits atop a $6,000 deer hide-wrapped piano. Pixar party decorations twirl in front of silkscreened Lucero gig posters. A sweet, oafish dog named—what else?—Hank Elvis, is playfully biting an aging, chronically sneezing cat with an Old Testament name, and The Train Wrecks’ Jason Bible is cozy in his…
Life is a Carnival at Lucas proves music scene still flourishing
THERE’S NOTHING quite like seeing our local musicians get together to perform in unique, unexpected ways. From open mics to Halloween at The Jinx, we’re lucky to have a tight-knit community of performers who love nothing more than supporting one another and calling each other up to the stage. In an exciting new turn, The…
Wizard Rifle @The Jinx
Fusing of the experimental impulses of Deerhoof with the aggression of Karp.
Goodbye to a giant
Worried that the diagnosis of unsalvageable decay was premature, Dr. Felix Maher spearheaded a vocal campaign to save the tree, or at least extend its life.
Editor’s Note: Trailblazing a new Canal District
If the primary vision for Savannah’s Canal District is just to help tourists find their way to the new Arena, then it will have failed before it’s even begun.
Tangled up in a view
Lord knows, our places need saviors. If not for the Historic Savannah Foundation and the efforts of SCAD, our downtown might have been razed long ago for one massive Family Dollar circle of hell.
Can you afford your kids’ health insurance?
Last July, the National League of Cities awarded Savannah and Mayor Edna Jackson one of eight $250,000 grants to reduce the number of uninsured children in Chatham County by 50 percent.
Gadgets & Gizmos
YOU MAY NOT think of yourself as a high-tech kind of person. Or maybe you’re the first among your friends and family to learn about – and test – the latest devices. Either way, today’s technology tools are definitely worth considering as a way to stay healthy or meet new health goals. There’s an old…
Have your Smallcakes and eat it too
IT’S REFRESHING to talk to a franchiser who really knows what she likes. Elizabeth Lane wasn’t really searching all that hard, but the former pharmaceuticals rep knows what she likes—and aren’t we all glad she does. While on a business trip to Valdosta she got a craving for a little something sweet, and was informed…
Harry Connick Jr tix go on sale Friday
Harry Connick Jr. performs Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Johnny Mercer Theatre, touring in support of his recent release Every Man Should Know. Tix to the performance go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. Go online at etix.com or savannahcivic.com, or in person at the Civic Center Box Office.
Two more shootings
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating gunshot injuries to two males who arrived at a hospital by private vehicle about the same time Monday afternoon. A 32-year-old male arrived at Memorial University Medical Center about 5:10 p.m. and reported he had been shot in a robbery attempt on the 300 block of Stacie Court on Savannah’s…
2014 Gift Guide
Holiday shopping made easy with great gift ideas from local retailers.
Review: The Hunger Games: Mockinjay, Part I
We had to wait three whole years to witness how Han Solo would get rescued, we’ll only have to wait one to see if this franchise rescues itself from overhyped expectations and wraps up in high-flying fashion.
