THE Blind Boys of Alabama are living legends. Formed in 1944, the gospel group has performed for presidents and royalty, won five Grammys, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and […]
a-town get down
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Year in Review: Best Concerts
NO MATTER where your tastes fall on the broad spectrum of genre, one thing is certain: 2014 was a milestone year for music in Savannah. Though we tend to be […]
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Collaboration & public art:Think of the children!
First conceived to help fulfill the mission of last Saturday’s A-Town Get Down Festival, the splashy mobile sculptures were assembled by the kids of the Loop It Up Savannah art program at the West Broad YMCA—a fine, fun example of how the sum of many creative efforts can add up to a single piece of art.
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Steel & soul: The Lee Boys at A-Town
Pedal steel guitar brings a fiery tear, perfect for discovering the holy spirit
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Randall Bramblett bringshis A-game to A-Town
‘I love the energy in the funk and the improvisation that you get when you play off each other. That’s more fun.’
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Loudon Proud
On Older Than My Old Man Now, his most recent (and 22nd overall) album, Loudon Wainwright III reflects — with his idiosyncratic blend of humor, pathos and great sensitivity — […]
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For Alex
His friends called him A–Town. Sometimes they just called him Schmalex. Alex Townsend was a free–spirited, fun–loving graphic design sophomore at SCAD. He was tall, long–haired and sharp–eyed, with a […]