EACH HOLIDAY season there are several Nutcrackers for Savannah audiences to choose from. Each tends to have a particular “thing” which sets it apart, i.e., Columbia City Ballet’s is the […]
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Better giving through chili
THREE YEARS ago, local rock singer Ginger Fawcett and fiancee Danny Mitchell decided to create an annual, public event as a fun way to raise money for area citizens in […]
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Mose Allison at the Jazz Corner
Mose Allison **** ALONG WITH Jandek, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Charles Aznavour, Lee Hazelwood, Lenny Bruce and Tom Verlaine, Mose Allison is easily one of the absolute coolest stage performers […]
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Passafire looks ahead
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, Passafire has steadily become merely the latest example of an original, rock-oriented band that has made significant waves outside of our immediate area. Like Kylesa, […]
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A rock and country legend
RANDY WOOD’S Concert Hall in Bloomingdale so frequently touts the artists they book as “world class” that you’d be forgiven for simply assuming it’s so much hype. However, the simple […]
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John Prine plays the Lucas
John Prine, Carrie Rodriguez **** Standard Songs for Average People is the name of beloved singer-songwriter John Prine’s latest album on his own indie label Oh Boy, and that’s an […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
The Savannah Orchestra: Masterworks One One of the city’s best-known classical organizations opens it’s 2008-2009 season with two concerts under the baton of guest conductor John Morris Russell, who’s earned […]
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Accentuating the positive
Eddie Wilson is a cat who’s been around. By his own account, he’s seen “all of the USA and many different countries” in his varying capacities as a musical director, […]
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The SMF drops it like it’s hot
Much to the delight of all manner of folks throughout our community —and elsewhere— 2009 will mark the seventh installment of the Savannah Music Festival. Initially known as the Savannah […]
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“It is the beat of my heart”
LAST YEAR, THE LUCAS THEATRE TRIED SOMETHING a little different. They booked a touring dance production called Tango Buenos Aires — a 20-piece group of musicians and dancers performing fast-paced […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Savannah Music Festival presents: The Infamous Stringdusters Every year around this time, the folks over at the SMF hold a big press conference. That’s when and where they announce to […]
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More than just a rock opera
“IF WE’D EVER HAD ANY LUCK, we wouldn’t be so far under the radar,” says songwriter Jeff Holmes. He’s speaking of The Floating Men, the band he co-founded almost two […]