FOR THE 43rd year in a row, the New Year’s Bluegrass Festival is bringing some of the biggest names in bluegrass to Jekyll Island. This year’s incredible lineup boasts a […]
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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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Welcoming the New Year with banjo and fiddle
IT’S NOT TOO AWFULLY MUCH OF AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY that bluegrass music is in Norman Adams’s blood. The former insurance agent (“For 40 years, I sold it all,” he […]
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Moira Nelligan’s Celtic Christmas show at The Bean
Moira Nelligan *** This rare local appearance by an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist and singer of Irish heritage (with family ties to the Savannah area) finds the beguilingly-voiced Nelligan out in […]
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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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How do you say Earth Day in French?
THIS YEAR’S LOCAL EARTH DAY celebration in Forsyth Park would seem to have a little something for just about anybody. Whether it’s informative displays and classes on how to make […]
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Noteworthy shows
Eat Mo’ Music A few years back, this local (mostly) instrumental combo got its start in the corner of this darkwood brew-pub on bustling Bay Street. It was a relatively […]