One-man-band Dolfish plays Big Bamboo on Thursday night
The lyrics of a Dolfish song read like a country ditty. But the sound is grunge-y, short blasts of fuzzy guitar rock. It's all filtered through the high-pitched, Neil Young-esque vocals of Max Sollisch. So what kind of music is this?
Improv band Pinna to play Remy's on Saturday night
Don't be too quick to call Pinna a jam band. The Columbia trio inevitably has to deal with the label, considering much of what they perform is based in improvisation. But what they play isn't the far-out type of passages that many direction-less jam bands produce. As guitarist and vocalist George Fetner says, listen closer to experience how they buck that label.
Styx: 8 p.m. Dec. 16, Johnny Mercer Theater, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah. $44-$49. 800-351-7469, 912-651-6556. www.savannahga.gov
Mellencamp puts on gritty, soulful show
John Mellencamp is miles beyond his young-boy days, and if you need proof, take a spin through his 2010 CD "No Better Than This." Utterly and completely devoid of power chords, chili dogs and R.O.C.K.ing, it's a cold, gritty and often mean set of blues-based acoustic songs he recorded, in part, on the pulpit of First Baptist Church in Savannah. The whole thing was laid down using a mic from the '40s and a 55-year-old tape recorder. Jack and Diane do not appear.
Zac Brown Band headlines Southern Ground Festival
Clay Cook would like to point out that though the Zac Brown Band is curating and headlining the inaugural Southern Ground Music and Food Festival in Charleston, the weekend will not be entirely chicken-fried.
Being Martin Sexton: Singer talks about where he fits in
From an early age, Martin Sexton was ahead of his time. In the sixth grade, the singer/songwriter discovered the thrill of performing for eager crowds and has been set on that path ever since.
"Another Day" for Lowcountry native Zach Deputy
A fixture for years at Hilton Head Island clubs, watering holes and festivals, bearded groovesmith Zach Deputy rode out of the Lowcountry on a wave of sunny vibes, a gift for gently rolling island soul and a fairly insane work ethic.
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