Jubal-Kane CD Release *** With a look that’s one part Rick Rubin and one part The Wild Angels, these N.C. blues-rock throwbacks can’t help but look as though they’re about […]
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Five-Fingered Snake Oil Salesman
WHEN I FINALLY CATCH UP WITH GUITARIST AND SINGER Jason Williams —better known as “Lefty”— by telephone, he’s at a hotel in Destin, Fl., where he’s staying during a string […]
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The Rest of The Story…
THIS ATLANTA-BASED GUITARIST AND SINGER celebrates the release of his new independent CD Snake Oil this weekend at Live Wire Music Hall. For more information, check out this week’s cover […]
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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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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Old Crow Medicine Show *** The region’s newest large, indoor music venue (1,200-plus standing capacity) once more nabs an impressive show with this rare area appearance by the current darlings […]
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A musical homecoming for a good cause
IT’S BEEN ALMOST 20 YEARS SINCE STEWART MARSHALL first collaborated with Winfield Smith, and in that time, the two singing guitarists’ six albums’ worth of original material have won them […]
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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
Bloodkin How good are these minor legends of the Athens, Ga. music scene? If you enjoy no-bullshit roots-rock and roll with a Stonesy swagger that comes from within and not […]
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‘The Officer’s Ball’
When the Savannah Music Festival announced that The Police’s drummer Stewart Copeland was among the internationally-known musicians slated to appear at their 2008 event, it was widely perceived as a […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Dailey & Vincent Bluegrass cats have such a propensity for hopping back and forth between bands, hooking up for one-off super-group LPs, and just plain gigging with whomever’s offering the […]