There’s a new breed of artist today, making music that doesn’t easily fit into one tired old category or another. Boundaries are crossed, lines blurred and erased, and in the […]
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Stopover Spotlight
You say you want a revolution? Well, how about this: Last year’s inaugural Savannah Stopover Festival changed the city’s music scene in four short days. It was that simple. We […]
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Who the hell is Eric Church?
Eric Church’s third album, Chief, was released last July. The North Carolina–born country singer had previously scored a couple of Top Ten hits, but he wasn’t exactly making major waves. […]
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Close to the ‘Bone
Back in the very late 80s, when hair bands were already flat and grunge music had yet to don its flannels, something weird appeared on the bill of my favorite […]
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A blast of vintage noir
Blast of Silence, an extremely well–regarded film noir from 1961, doesn’t really have any recognizable stars. The movie was written and directed by Allen Baron, who went on to make […]
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Three of a kind
There aren’t many bands, in Savannah, the Lowcountry or otherwise, who can create such a mighty wallop using just three people. With the release this week of their self–titled debut […]
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Melancholy, baby
Not so long ago, Dare Dukes was just another part–time musician and frustrated novelist living in a crummy flat on the Lower East Side of New York. Everything changed when […]
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5 questions: Sofia Talvik
Forget ABBA for a minute, OK? There’s much more to Swedish music than Bjorn, Benny and the girls. Case in point is Sofia Talvik, who’s performing at the Sentient Bean […]
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SYC!
If there’s one thing KidSyc hopes you take away from his music, it’s this: To thine own self be true. “Don’t let somebody else’s opinion — whether it’s wrong, right, […]
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Fab five-o
Rock ‘n’ roll anniversaries are like weeds in a garden – every time you look around, another has sprung up. Still, as anniversaries go, this one is important On New […]
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Wailin’ Ruth Moody
The Wailin’ Jennys are sort of a Canadian folk music version of Crosby, Stills & Nash — each member of the harmonizing trio had an illustrious career before coming together, […]
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A wild ride
If you can only see one movie during the Savannah Film Festival this year, make it the independent feature Take Me Home. The directorial debut of Sam Jaeger, a star […]