A Nickel Bag of Funk
Female-fronted soul and R & B covers. Sun., 7 pm, North Beach Grill (Tybee).
Argyle
Heavy, manic local alt.rockers influenced by ska, punk, reggae and jam music. Tues., 10 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House.
A.W.O.L.
Acclaimed spoken-word collective, showcasing regional and national talent. Sun., 7:30 pm, The Sentient Bean.
The Born Brothers Band
Longtime area brother duo, whose members (Bob and Terry Hall) play classic and blues-rock hits on keyboard, electronic drums and guitar. This show marks their return to live gigs after a long hiatus. Fri. – Sat., 9:30 pm, Scandals (Tybee).
Bottles & Cans
Raw, freaky, psychedelic Delta blues. Wed. & Sat., 10 pm, Savannah Blues + Mon., 10 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House.
Chuck & Bucky
Acoustic guitar and vocal duo playing popular country, pop and rock tunes. Wed., 7 pm, Driftaway Café + Thurs., 7 pm, Baja Cantina (The Landings).
Eric Culberson Blues Band
Wicked, funky Chicago and Memphis-style electric blues (a la . Tues. (hosts Open Jam) – Wed., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge + Thurs., 8 pm, The Warehouse.
Deep Blue 3
Tight local electric blues combo (formerly billed as Mama’s Mojo) Sat., 10 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.
Eat Mo’ Music
Upbeat, instrumental soul-jazz quintet (horns, drums, guitars) made up of area music educators. Fri. – Sat., 9:30 pm, Luna Lounge @ Il Pasticcio.
Element Unseen
Newly-minted local indie-rockers who cite The Smashing Pumpkins and Thursday as key influences. Sat., 10 pm, Guitar Bar (348 MLK, Jr. Blvd.).
Equinox Jazz Quartet
Upbeat hard-bop combo led by a Louisiana saxman. Fri., 9 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar + Sat., 11 pm, Dolphin Reef (Tybee).
High Velocity
Country, Southern and classic rock covers. Fri. – Sat., 9 pm, Tommy’s (Pooler).
Pete Love
Solo guitarist/vocalist (from Band In The Park) offering popular rock and pop covers. Sun., 4 pm, The Warehouse.
Stewart Marshall
Acoustic Americana (covers and originals) on guitar. Thurs., Murphy’s Law.
Harry O’Donoghue
Beloved Celtic troubadour and GPB personality. Wed. – Sun., Kevin Barry’s.
The Permanent Tourists
R & B party band with a massive setlist of hits. Fri., 7 pm, The North Beach Grill.
G.E. Perry
Blues, jazz, country and rock guitarist. Fri., 10 pm, Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub + Sat., noon, City Market Courtyard (w/James Gay on mouth harp) + Sun., 1 pm, Sea Dawgs (Tybee).
Phantom Wingo
High-energy Southern jam rock featuring guitarists Shane Baldwin and Tyler Roe. Fri., 7 pm, The Warehouse.
Brendan Polk
Solo set from a young, insightful local jazz pianist. Sun., 7 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.
Songwriter Showcase
Acoustic revue featuring “poetic and quirky” Bostonian Rebecca Loebe, “razor-sharp” New Yorker Joe Faulder, husky-voiced surf-jazzer Deblois, plus Savannah’s own Jonie Blinman and Lauren Lapointe, two up-and-coming neo-folkies. Thurs., 7 pm, The Sentient Bean.
Someday Merry
Angsty, female-led Warner Robbins folk-metal with more attitude than nuance (like a heavier-handed Ani Difranco). Sat., 10 pm, Finnegan’s Wake.
The Train Wrecks
Irreverent, roots-rock covers and originals. Wed., The Britannia (Wilmington Isl.) + Thurs., 10 pm, Finnegan’s Wake.
Greg Williams
Prolific singer/songwriter cut from the same cloth as John Hiatt, Steve Forbert and Tom Petty. Fri., 9 pm, B & D Burgers (Southside) + Sat., 9 pm, One Hot Mama’s (Bluffton).
This article appears in Jun 14-21, 2006.