The Savannah Stopover Festival brings an increasingly diverse array of bands to town each year, with a wide range of musical flavors.
It’s not easy navigating the options, but figuring out your journey is part of the fun.
Here’s our quick guide to the various genres represented at this year’s festival, so you can plan your musical trip.
Folksy, rootsy Americana
Aaron Paul Zimmer // Thurs., Mar. 7, 6:30 p.m., Ships of the Sea North Garden
The Train Wrecks // Thurs., Mar. 7, 9:30 p.m., The Jinx
Esther Rose // Fri., Mar. 8, 5 p.m., Service Brewing Company
The Maggie Valley Band // Fri., Mar. 8, 5 p.m., The Jinx
The Kernal // Fri., Mar. 8, 6 p.m., Service Brewing Company
William Tyler // Fri., Mar. 8, 6 p.m., The Wayward
Caitlin Rose // Fri., Mar. 8, 7 p.m., Service Brewing Company
Faye Webster // Fri., Mar. 8, 7:30 p.m., Ships of the Sea North Garden
Andrew Combs // Fri., Mar. 8, 8 p.m., Service Brewing Company
Skylar Gudasz // Sat., Mar. 9, 1 p.m., The Grey
Savannah Conley // Sat., Mar. 9, 2 p.m., The Grey
Michigan Rattlers // Sat., Mar. 9, 4 p.m., The Jinx
Hip-hop/rap
Dope KNife // Fri., Mar. 8, 10 p.m., El-Rocko Lounge
McKinley Dixon // Fri., Mar. 8, 11 p.m., El-Rocko Lounge
Genre-bending
Sneaks // Thurs., Mar. 7, 11:30 p.m., Club One
Paul Cherry // Thurs., Mar. 7, 12:30 a.m., Club One
Empath // Fri., Mar. 8, 10:30 p.m., The Jinx
Graham Van Pelt // Fri., Mar. 8, 10:30 p.m., Barrelhouse South
Pinc Louds // Fri., Mar. 8, 12:30 a.m., Club One
Heavy Books // Sat., Mar. 9, 9:30 p.m., Service Brewing Company
Good time rock 'n' roll
Damn Jackals // Thurs., Mar. 7, 10:30 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
The Artisanals // Thurs., Mar. 7, 10:30 p.m., The Jinx
Ruen Brothers // Thurs., Mar. 7, 11:30 p.m., The Jinx
Super Doppler // Fri., Mar. 8, 10 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Little Bird // Fri., Mar. 8, midnight, El-Rocko Lounge
Bencoolen // Sat., Mar. 9, 9 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Foot-stompin' alt-country
The Underhill Family Orchestra // Thurs., Mar. 7, 9:30 p.m., The Wayward
Teddy and the Rough Riders // Sat., Mar. 9, 3 p.m., The Jinx
Damon and the Shitkickers // Sat., Mar. 9, 5 p.m., The Jinx
Shoegazing psych rock
Faux Ferocious // Thurs., Mar. 7, 11 p.m., El-Rocko Lounge
Lovelorn // Thurs., Mar. 7, 11:30 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Bright Light Social Hour // Thurs., Mar. 7, midnight, Service Brewing Company
Holy Knives // Fri., Mar. 8, 5:30 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Deerhunter // Fri., Mar. 8, 8:30 p.m., Ships of the Sea North Garden
Tallies // Sat., Mar. 9, 3:30 p.m., El-Rocko Lounge
Basically Nancy // Sat., Mar. 9, 4:30 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Honey Lung // Sat., Mar. 9, 4:30 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Dead Soft // Fri., Mar. 8, 6:30 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Spider Bags // Sat., Mar. 9, 11 p.m., The Jinx
Bright, bubbly surf rock
Boyscott // Thurs., Mar. 7, 11 p.m., Barrelhouse South
The Mystery Lights // Thurs., Mar. 7, midnight, El-Rocko Lounge
Dan Luke and the Raid // Thurs., Mar. 7, midnight, Barrelhouse South
Deeper // Sat., Mar. 9, 7 p.m., Ships of the Sea North Garden
Lunar Vacation // Sat., Mar. 9, 8:30 p.m., Barrelhouse South
Illiterate Light // Sat., Mar. 9, 10:30 p.m., Service Brewing Company
Indie rock and post punk
Sontalk // Thurs., Mar. 7, 7:30 p.m., Ships of the Sea North Garden
Lucy Dacus // Thurs., Mar. 7, 8:30 p.m., Ships of the Sea North Garden
Well Wisher // Fri., Mar. 8, 9:30 p.m., The Jinx
Weakened Friends // Fri., Mar. 8, 11:30 p.m., The Jinx
Pylon Reenactment Society // Sat., Mar. 9, 8 p.m., Ships of the Sea North Garden
VACATIONS // Sat., Mar. 9, 9:30 p.m., Barrelhouse South
Nancy Druid // Sat., Mar. 9, 10 p.m., El-Rocko Lounge
Hot Flash Heat Wave // Sat., Mar. 9, 10:30 p.m., Barrelhouse South
Babe Club // Sat., Mar. 9, 10:30 p.m., Club One
Bad Bad Hats // Sat., Mar. 9, 11 p.m., El-Rocko Lounge
Susto // Sat., Mar. 9, 11:30 p.m., Service Brewing Company
The Beths // Sat., Mar. 9, midnight, El-Rocko Lounge
Dreamy synth-pop
Enen // Fri., Mar. 8, 8:30 p.m., Barrelhouse South
Home Body // Fri., Mar. 8, 10:30 p.m., Club One
Pip The Pansy // Fri., Mar. 8, 11:30 p.m., Club One
SLEEPWALKERS // Fri., Mar. 8, midnight, Congress Street Social Club
Living Hour // Sat., Mar. 9, 5:30 p.m., El-Rocko Lounge
Bero Bero // Sat., Mar. 9, 9:30 p.m., Club One
TEEN // Sat., Mar. 9, 11:30 p.m., Club One
Hard-charging punk, garage rock
Jeff Two-Names and the Born Agains // Thurs., Mar. 7, 9:30 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Valley Gals // Thurs., Mar. 7, 10 p.m., El-Rocko Lounge
Billy Moon // Thurs., Mar. 7, 10:30 p.m., Club One
The Minks // Thurs., Mar. 7, 11 p.m., Service Brewing Company
Shouldies // Fri., Mar. 8, 7:30 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Priests // Fri., Mar. 8, 12:30 a.m., The Jinx
The Joy Formidable // Sat., Mar. 9, 9 p.m., Ships of the Sea North Garden
Chastity // Sat., Mar. 9, 10 p.m., The Jinx
Mike Krol // Sat., Mar. 9, midnight, The Jinx
Folk and folk-rock
Louis Prince // Fri., Mar. 8, 9:30 p.m., Barrelhouse South
Sun Seeker // Fri., Mar. 8, 11 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
Little Stranger // Sat., Mar. 9, 10 p.m., Congress Street Social Club
