BLUES-ROCKER Joe Bonamassa has made a habit of having a specific musical direction or theme in place before recording many of his solo albums. For his current studio album, Blues […]
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‘African American history is American history’
NOW IN its 28th year, the Savannah Black Heritage Festival brings a remarkable number and variety of events to town all this month. While the marquee event is this Friday’s […]
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Tedeschi Trucks Band: ‘Til the wheels fall off’
AFTER SIX relentless years of recording, touring, Grammy nominations, and wins, Tedeschi Trucks Band just struck their best year yet. The Jacksonville band, founded by guitar hero Derek Trucks and […]
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Holiday Pops @Johnny Mercer Theatre
Featuring musical favorites that span the ages, attendees can look forward to traditional carols, sing-a-longs, classics, and more
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Kirk Franklin @Johnny Mercer Theatre
Franklin is a leader of modern-day spiritual song.
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Dwight Yoakam: Alt-country godfather plays Savannah Music Festival
But what might be the biggest link between the two albums is an attitude Yoakam brought to the projects—a spirit, as he says, of “reckless abandon, mischief making and fun” that reminded him of why he wanted to make albums in the first place.
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Widespread Panic celebrates 30 years
WIDESPREAD PANIC hardly need an introduction in their home state of Georgia. The Athens road warriors are celebrating 30 years of success in 2016: they’re heading back down south, they […]
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Rock legends Boston to play Savannah May 1
40th anniversary tour hits Johnny Mercer Theatre
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Black Heritage Festival: It’s all art to Lula Washington
It’s her legacy of artistic outreach that matters most to the 64 year-old California native.
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An Evening with Jackson Browne @Johnny Mercer Theatre
On this tour, he’s manning both the acoustic guitar and piano for a solo set.
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7 Questions: Ron White
1. Ron, you come to Savannah a good bit. What do you enjoy most about coming here? It’s always a pretty rowdy crowd. I don’t know what it is, but […]
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And now for something completely different
GRAB your dead parrot, your finest shrubbery (one that looks nice, and not too expensive) and get ready to silly walk your way to Johnny Mercer Theatre on Tuesday: the […]