Baroness – Gold & Grey (2019) In reviewing Baroness’ latest album, 2019’s Gold & Grey, I found myself—for the first time in a long time—not knowing where to begin. The […]
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Black Tusk resets the dial
WITH A new member, a new label, a new Orange amplifier sponsorship, and a new record on the way, Savannah’s Black Tusk is practically a brand-new band. After years of […]
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Year in Review: Music
“2016 IS THE YEAR of growing pains,” announces Matt Collett. The co-owner of The Garage Savannah and seasoned drummer should know. Shaped by the Savannah scene since he was just […]
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Baroness, Kylesa join Shaky Knees Festival lineup
Savannah-based metal bands Baroness and Kylesa will perform at the fourth annual Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta. The official lineup was announced this morning. Set for May 13-15, the music […]
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Year In Review: Local Albums
IT SEEMED like everywhere you turned this year, someone was throwing an album release party. From intimate singer-songwriter gigs to all-out unforgettable bashes, there was plenty to celebrate in 2015. […]
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‘Baroness doesn’t stop because we got hurt on the way to work’
After their tour bus plummeted from a viaduct near Bath, England, resulting in severe injuries for the band and passengers, it would be easy to understand why Baroness might want […]
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Stereo Embers Magazine releases e-book tribute to Black Tusk’s Athon
Stereo Embers Magazine has released This Time Is Divine: A Tribute to Jonathan Athon. The e-book, available via smashwords.com, is a tribute to the Black Tusk bassist who was tragically […]
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Metallurgy
Voting ends Jan. 31 in Spin magazine’s online Readers Poll. There are seven nominees listed under Best Metal Band – mostly well–known international veterans of the headbanging wars. And then […]
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Metallurgy 101
From the other Athens — the one in Ohio — comes the brutalizing, ball–busting Skeletonwitch, one of the most popular indie metal bands now crossing the country with regularity, spreading […]
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What’s Next: Club Propaganda
Performance artist Anitra Opera Diva returns Friday (Jan. 29) to the Guitar Bar on MLK with another bizarro show, this one under the umbrella name Club Propaganda. Anitra is a […]
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Passafire looks ahead
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, Passafire has steadily become merely the latest example of an original, rock-oriented band that has made significant waves outside of our immediate area. Like Kylesa, […]
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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 […]