Frank Ricci

Indie psychedelic pop workhorse Nordista Freeze’s idea of a “prom for everyone” with multiple musicians and a themed atmosphere was ambitious, but the first-year turnout shattered expectations.

Savannah’s stripped-down garage rock duo Beneath Trees are like the lovechild of The Ramones and Shonen Knife.

Several venues closed in 2024, including two that focused on a specific style, leaving uncertainty as to what, if anything, will fill the void.

If you still haven’t seen Maxines vocalist AJ Grey stalk the stage with that badass voice, you should rectify that soon.

So how do you reward yourself for enduring another eye-roll-inducing stereotype battle that you found yourself in or had to witness? On top of severe gift disappointment, mystery drones, and a dry, flavorless turkey? A drag and burlesque show at the Wormhole should do the trick.

Andrew Sovine has live music performance in his blood. He’s a Nashville-bred son of a songwriter and the grandson of Grand Ole Opry member Red Sovine. Lucky for us, he’s made Savannah his home for the last six years.

Whether or not it takes a music academic to recreate Steely Dan's complex pop compositions, that’s what you get with The Fine Colombians.

Originally a solo project, The Mountain Goats were part of a scene that included influential contemporaries like Neutral Milk Hotel and Pavement, and late '90s band Iron & Wine.

Josh Daniel has been performing The Last Waltz Experience since Turkey Day 2011 with a bevy of the finest musicians in the Southeast.

“We intentionally booked a blues band, a country band, a reggae band and a rock band. We’re really mixing it up.”

One of the busiest and most hardworking musicians in Savannah, not to mention one of the city’s most talented singer-songwriters and guitar players, Bible delivers.

On the music front, the success of the inaugural Dairy Daze led to a flood of interest from local acts looking to get involved. Savannah wins again, with two days of live music.

The Savannah couple, with and without a band, does Americana with the expected song-by-song emphasis on folk, classic country, and smooth Eagles-style classic rock of the extra chill variety.

Anders Thomsen and his atomic clock rhythm section turn a Saturday afternoon for those not possessed by NCAA football into a daylight hootenanny and six-string fireworks show.