6 & 9 p.m. Sat., March 30; 5 p.m. Sun., March 31 It’s just past midnight in a smoky bar on the Lisbon docks. At a corner table, in the […]
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Savannah Music Festival: Keller Williams & the Travelin’ McCourys
Known for his quirky turns of phrase, dazzling solo guitar work and the ability to change musical horses in midstream, Keller Williams returns to Savannah with an all-new project. His […]
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Review: The Call
The Call ** There’s something cheerfully stupid about thrillers like The Call, wherein a protagonist who’s seemingly as brilliant as Sherlock Holmes eventually becomes as dimwitted as Forrest Gump. In […]
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Review: 21 and Over
** It’s hard to imagine anybody who’s 21 and over truly getting much out of 21 and Over, but as far as these sorts of films go, this one isn’t […]
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The Whigs @10:30 p.m. March 9, Knights of Columbus
When last we heard from Whigs singer/guitarist Parker Gispert, he and bandmates Julian Dorio (drums) and Timothy Deaux (bass) were gearing up to record Enjoy the Company, the fourth Whigs […]
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Of Montreal @8 p.m. March 8, Forsyth Park
Call of Montreal the anti–Allman Brothers. Singer, songwriter and chief visionary Kevin Barnes says the theatrical, performance–art party atmosphere of the Athens ensemble’s stage shows are meant to be the […]
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Snowmine @Midnight March 8, Knights of Columbus
This quintet may be the hidden gem of Stopover 2013. Fronted by singer, keyboardist and composer Grayson Sanders, the Brooklyn–based Snowmine produces clear, focused, atmospheric yet highly melodic music. The […]
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Lovely Locks @10 p.m. March 7; 4 p.m. March 9, Hangfire
A chick–rock clique of semi–locals with kickass vocals, Lovely Locks champion the Savannah music scene, feminism and whiskey. At the Sparetime, late on a rainy Monday, Lovely Locks manage to […]
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Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
* 1/2 In the immortal 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow sings “If I Only Had a Brain” (“My head I’d be scratching, While my thoughts were busy […]
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Review: Snitch
**1/2 Let’s face it: 2013 has so far been a brutal year for multiplex action stars. Jason Statham’s Parker has grossed $17 million, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Stand has earned […]
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Ben Sollee @8 p.m. March 7, Ships of the Sea Garden
Whether playing by bow, strum or finger–pluck, Ben Sollee is unique among cellists. The Kentucky native is a poly–dexterous master of innovation who wields his (physically unwieldy) instrument the way […]
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The Last Bison @6:30 p.m. March 7, Ships of the Sea Museum
Five years ago, Ben Hardesty had never opened his mouth to sing for anybody. He was 16 years old. “I wouldn’t do it till someone made me,” says the singer, […]