For many, the word ‘Detroit’ is a catch-all, almost generic pejorative referring to economic and educational decay and depression. But just about anyone who has actually visited Detroit lately knows that the city has made leaps and bounds over the last decade.
Motown
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Ike Stubblefield @Barrelhouse South
These days he’s touring his own music and is set to come through town at Barrelhouse South for what is sure to be an unbelievable night
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The Temptations and The Four Tops @Savannah Civic Center
Enjoy a night of Motown favorites with two hitmaking groups.
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Deck The Halls, Motown style!
‘I picked a dream team of the people I most enjoy working with’
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A Motown Christmas @The Lucas Theatre for the Arts
Get ready for flashy costumes, impeccable harmonies, and the sound that defined a generation and inspired all those to follow.
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Savannah Film Festival: A reporter’s notebook
ALTHOUGH I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE the opening night of the 11th Annual Savannah Film Festival, I’m told that Darren Aronofsky’s latest critically-hailed offering, The Wrestler, did not disappoint. In […]
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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
The Afromotive *** It doesn’t get much cooler than this: a ten-piece funk group from Asheville fusing vintage James Brown-style horn lines with West African dance beats and native percussion. […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
The Chuck Courtenay Band Some professional musicians (such as myself) who make the club, bar and restaurant scenes must working in groups. If the instrument we play (in my case, […]
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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 […]