this mountain At 6 p.m. March 8, B&D Burgers patio At 11 p.m. March 9, B&D Burgers patio this mountain performs “Desert”: With three memorable Savannah shows already chalked up, […]
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Stopover: Dent May
Dent May At midnight Saturday, March 9 at Hang Fire Move over, Todd Rundgren. Dent May is the new president of the one-man overdub club. In fact, the Mississippi-born May […]
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Savannah Film Festival Schedule (week 2)
Wednesday, Oct. 31 The Amazing Spider-Man (3D). 9 a.m., Trustees Theater. Followed by a Q&A with Stan Lee. Panel: Long Story Short: The Challenges of Short Filmmaking, 9:30 a.m., Gutstein […]
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COLLEGE ISSUE: The Connect Playlist
People keep asking “What is the Savannah sound?” That’s like asking a zebra why half his stripes are black, and the other half are white. There is no good answer. […]
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Hometowns and hazelnuts
I met Ken Block in the late 1980s. We were both living in Gainesville, Fla., which is the state to the south’s version of Athens – a college town with […]
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Evolver
The only constant in life is change. Atlanta’s Ponderosa, which blew everyone away at the Savannah Stopover in March, has a new record out. Pool Party is a sonic wonderland, […]
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Guitar god
The good news is that North Mississippi Allstars bassist Chris Chew is feeling good and on the road to recovery after a recent spate of health issues. The bad news […]
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5 questions: Those Lavender Whales
Some of today’s most alluring pop music is made by independent artists, working at home and layering sound upon sound until they’ve created something bigger than themselves. Until it sounds […]
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Wrestling with laughter
Comedian Greg Warren has been on a Savannah stage just once before. In February 2011, he performed at the Johnny Mercer Theatre with the “John Boy and Billy No Collar […]
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Ben Prestage, the District Attorneys
BEN PRESTAGE At 8 p.m. Thursday, June 7 Huc-a-Poos, 1213 U.S. 80, Tybee Island Back in Martin County, Florida, where I lived before moving to Savannah four years ago, we […]
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Back to Earth
At the conclusion of his 15 minutes of fame, Chicago singer/songwriter Matthew Santos had reason to take a long, deep look inside himself. In 2007 Santos performed the vocal parts […]
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Lee Brice, Electric Grandma
LEE BRICE At 9 p.m. Friday, April 27 Desperados, 65 W. Fairmont Ave. $20 advance, $25 at the door (open at 7). How often does this happen? South Carolina singer/songwriter […]