KNOWN TO SOME as Sandy Olsen in the smash 1978 film adaptation of the stage musical Grease, and to others as the exceptionally fit ‘80s pop star who enticed her […]
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Freezepop, Pink Kodiak@Wormhole
Freezepop, Pink Kodiak **** “We make fun electro-pop,” says these rising underground stars from Mass. who are currently riding a wave of unexpected —but deserved— buzz for their boldly retro […]
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‘I am doing what I need to do’
THOSE OF us familiar with The Firesign Theater’s motto “Forward into the past!” couldn’t help but think time was folding in on itself several years back when The White Stripes […]
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The New Familiars make their Jazz’d debut
RECENTLY, the music critics at Charlotte’s Creative Loafing newspaper named The New Familiars the Best Local Band of 2008. “(Their) take on Americana and folk gets infused with a good […]
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‘Our best work’
THE PAST 23 YEARS have seen the Cowboy Junkies evolve from a little-known Toronto bar band to a consistently impressive, internationally-known act with over a dozen albums to their name. […]
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Lucky Doll’s 7th Annual Lingerie Show
Lucky Doll Lingerie Show *** For the 7th Annual installment of this theatrical, risqué fashion revue, local lingerie designer Jeanne Taber Tompkins has planned what must be her largest production […]
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Pato Banton at Live Wire
Pato Banton *** EVER SINCE his 1982 debut as guest vocalist on The Beat’s Special Beat Service LP, this London-born reggae singer —whose first name means “Wise Owl”— has been […]
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The Fleshtones, in the flesh
LOCAL ROCK promoters Tiny Team Concerts, who have made waves in the local music scene by presenting an ongoing series of criminally underappreciated acts from around the country, are putting […]
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The Black Box becomes The Listening Room
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, the greater Savannah area has slowly but surely begun to re-establish itself as a worthwhile destination for touring popular music acts. Much of that long-overdue […]
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The Turkey Callers play The Jinx
The Turkey Callers *** What do you get when you mix two fingers of local houserockin’ garage-blues band extraordinaire Bottles & Cans (singer/guitarist Ray Lundy and bassist Mike Walker) with […]
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The Beatles & Widespread Panic play Broughton St.
The Beatles & Widespread Panic Well, not really. Athens, Ga.’s established Fab Four Tribute Abbey Road Live return for their first public gig in our area for quite some time. […]
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Loretta Lynn at the Shoreline
Loretta Lynn *** ANTICIPATION IS RUNNING HIGH for this extremely rare area appearance by this C&W icon. At age 74, she’s basking in the afterglow of her most recent comeback […]