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An Athenian gold rush
To paraphrase a classic Neil Young song, Ross Shapiro is an unknown legend in his time. Shapiro is the singing, songwriting, guitar–playing frontman for the Athens band the Glands. After […]
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All aboard
Music, and the visuals that often go hand-in-hand with it, is the focus of this weekend’s Savannah Bandwagon. One one-hand, it’s live bands on several stages, including a free outdoor […]
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I want to hold your band
Many a Beatles tribute band has come along over the years, the majority of them going for that “look–alike, sound–alike” experience, with matching suits and mop–top wigs, maybe a quick […]
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As nature intended
The Athens band Venice is Sinking creates atmospheric music, rooted in pop but free from the constraints of predicable song structure – the melodies, and the arrangements, go where they […]
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What’s Next: Savannah’s Cusses
Together for less than a year, Cusses will debut the four-song EP Thurst with an April 24 show at the Tantra, with Mass Plastic and Howler. Originally from North Carolina, […]
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Lucky Doll’s 7th Annual Lingerie Show
Lucky Doll Lingerie Show *** For the 7th Annual installment of this theatrical, risqué fashion revue, local lingerie designer Jeanne Taber Tompkins has planned what must be her largest production […]
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The Turkey Callers play The Jinx
The Turkey Callers *** What do you get when you mix two fingers of local houserockin’ garage-blues band extraordinaire Bottles & Cans (singer/guitarist Ray Lundy and bassist Mike Walker) with […]
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The Beatles & Widespread Panic play Broughton St.
The Beatles & Widespread Panic Well, not really. Athens, Ga.’s established Fab Four Tribute Abbey Road Live return for their first public gig in our area for quite some time. […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Bloodkin *** One of Athens, Ga.’s best straight-up rock and roll bands for the past two decades, this raw, rootsy, guitar-based act has never received their due — although those […]
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Seeing liabilities as opportunities
IS DARE DUKES A SAVANNAH MUSICIAN and songwriter? That seems like it would be an easy question to answer, but the reality is a bit more complex. The ultra-indie artist […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Dubconscious *** Savannah draws far too few reggae and heavily reggae-influenced bands, so anytime a great example of that genre comes down the pike, it’s cause for celebration — not […]