Tasty Morsels Volume 1

The first installment in a new series featuring great sets from Vinyl Appreciation Night, the monthly listening party at the Muse Arts Warehouse in Savannah.

Volume 1 includes two vinyl-only sets from a pair of 2010 events, and might be enjoyed by fans of Vanilla Fudge, Sly Stone, Mulatu Astatke and such.

Download Volume 1 here.
Check out Vinyl Appreciation.

Geekend

First of all, I have to apologize for not posting something about this sooner, but you know how it is, something slips onto the back burner and pretty soon, it's boiling, and you've forgotten about it...

Geekend 2009 is gonna be something new for Savannah. It's like the tech side of SXSW, except we can drink in the streets, which means that it will be more fun. Among this year's guests are graphic designer David Carson, Xbox Live's Major Nelson, and many more.

The music bill has fluctuated, roaming from Paul "DJ Spooky" Miller to Killah Priest, but unless there are some changes, it will be a wildly fun evening featuring the artist formerly known as MK2 (he just got a cease and desist from a french company who registered that 3 character moniker) and possibly the most exciting new act in Savannah, Hula Hoop, who have been getting more buzz than just about any band in recent memory for their high energy live shows that combine live drums with skillfully arranged samples that range from old-timey to funky-soul.

Nov. 6-8, go ahead and mark your calendar.

redeSIGN Art Exhibit May 15th

Jake and Miriam over at New Moon of Savannah have created another great event, switching focus from their monthly music series The Listening Room to an art exhibit that takes damaged street signs and hands them over to a diverse set of artists from throughout the city. the redeSIGN show will run from May 11-18, with a reception on Friday May 15th from 7-9pm @ 312 W. Broughton St. More info here.


(Credit: Jesse Boone)

The show is being done in partnership with the City of Savannah (they didn't steal the signs, just got a hold of some damaged ones) and the Savannah Bicycle Campaign.


(Credit: Brian MacGregor)

RJ Temple Live at the Listening Room

Here is the newest installment in the series of live performances from the Listening Room. This show is from February and features one of Savannah's most versatile musicians, RJ Temple.



I had the pleasure of interviewing RJ for the SMN, and he's got to be one of the most easy going, humble people I've ever spoken with. He does a little bit of everything, jazz, hip hop, electronic music, and even has a children's show...and he's good at all of them.

His performance at the Listening Room showed his chops too. He went from jazz to a crazy cover of Lupe's "Kick Push" then down into some serious funk.

Here's his closing number, "Ars Nova," the title track off his 2006 jazz album. He's got a new album in the works, and his promoting a mixtape called Trash Tracks Vol. 1. Check him out.



Download the track here.

Or get the whole show here.

The Listening Room - Feb. 27th Featuring RJ Temple and Michael Maddox

If you haven't heard about this series yet, take note...The friendly folks at New Moon of Savannah have put together a pretty interesting series of shows that happens on the last friday of every month where they put together a bill of musicians who wouldn't normally play together.

The first show was local alt-rocker Dare Dukes headlining for acoustic guitar wielding, wine-expert Stan Ray. I didn't get to catch the show, but I know Dare is amazing and that they got a good turnout.

This time around, The Listening Room will feature farmer/guitar picker Michael Maddox alongside the electronic-funk/jazz fusion of RJ Temple, who's the embodiment of eclectic. Besides being an accomplished musician in several genres, he's also the Music Director for local church Overcoming By Faith, and he has a music-heavy, puppet-centric kids' show similar to the Muppets called RJ and The UpBeats. He's starting to promote a couple of new albums, including a mixtape called TrashTracks Vol. 1 and an album that will be released later this fall called Music Machine

This show definitely seems like it's heading more toward the eclectic artist blend that is the event's mission...while Dare and Stan certainly represent divergent genres, their fan bases probably aren't too different. Not so for Maddox, who is a regular performer at Earth Day and GreenFest, and Temple, who reps everything from Gospel to jazz and electronic dance music.

These shows take place at the S.P.A.C.E. Gallery on W. Henry St., in the cultural affairs building, which is a nice spot and sorely underutilized for things like this.

Go support some local music.

For info on tickets, etc, visit New Moon's website.