HOW TO DESCRIBE BOSTON-BASED GUITARIST and singer Miss Tess? A self-proclaimed “Modern Vintage” troubadour whose alternately plucky and sultry performance style draws heavily on acoustic swing, jazz, ragtime and hokum […]
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‘We want to look as professional as possible’
IT’S BEEN JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR since local “roots-a-billy” band The Train Wrecks released their debut CD, Whiskey & War. During that time, the hard-charging quartet of Jason […]
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The Rest of The Story…
This extended conversation with famed Georgia musician Randall Bramblett took place by phone in advance of his band’s upcoming Savannah show at the Live Wire Music Hall on River Street: […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Xela Zaid For some time now this Miami-based singer/songwriter has operated on the fringe of the DIY rock movement — touring and recording with the duo Ho Chi Minh. His […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Rachael Sage *** With a growing international following for her exquisitely arranged and beautifully performed original, melodic, piano-based pop, a brand-new album (Chandelier) mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Kevin Killen (who’s […]
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Prayin’ in the Gamblin’ House
FOR FOLKS WHO APPRECIATE HEARTFELT EMOTION, understated, poetic lyricism and rough, unadorned, bluegrass-inflected country music that pulls no punches, Malcolm Holcombe is among the very best talents alive today. Raised […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Delta Moon *** Darlings of the progressive blues scene, this exhilarating act from Atlanta boasts pop song craft and an unusual lineup featuring both a slide and a lap steel […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Laura Reed & Deep Pocket *** In musicians’ parlance, playing “deep in the pocket” intimates that a rhythm player such as a bassist or percussionist is so intensely into the […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Joe Buck There’s a demon in Joe Buck’s head and it wants you dead. Formerly of Th’ Legendary Shackshakers and perhaps best known as the upright bassist in Hank III’s […]
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An archive full of remarkable performances
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU attended an outstanding live concert event only to wish in vain that you could somehow obtain a high-quality document of the show to listen to […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
The BlaggardsWhen a band lists their main influences as Shane MacGowan, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and caffeine (and claim they sound like both Slayer and The Carpenters), you either have […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Aquariums, Midtown Dickens At least one track on the debut CD by this low-key, Nashville-based ennui-rock act was written in Savannah (where frontman Martin Schneider’s brother resides), which may explain […]