Sunglasses - Referee

Here's a new video from Sunglasses for their tune "Referee." It's a little reminiscent of "Whiplash" in its structure, but the synth work about 1:45 into the track is a little more thoughtful - not in an introspective way though...The video was shot by the Savannah Film Co. - Shout out to Skip and the team.

Sunglasses - Referee. from Neighborhood Watch on Vimeo.

Safe and Sound at the Wormhole

Gus over at Safe and Sound just hipped me to what will be an excellent show Thursday at the Wormhole.

Some excellent electronic music, and no cover...Baby Jazz = members of Sunglasses and Aux Arc...Magic Places is always a good time too...Players = Gus and a member of Shy Violet...not sure about the rest, but if they're up to snuff with the rest of the bill, this will be an enjoyable evening.

Sunglasses debut EP

Born in Savannah after a chance collaboration on between Baby Seal and 8000 Bam Bam on a movie project, Sunglasses' self-titled debut EP just came out on Lefse Records this week, so grab a copy. Follow the link if you're looking for a physical copy. Digital is available on iTunes, etc.
Here's the video for the single "Whiplash"

Sunglasses live at Hangfire 03-27-10

Here's a little tidbit from Sunglasses farewell show at Hang Fire. They fucking rocked the place. It was a big sweaty mess by the time they wrapped up.

Alex B "You and I Both Know"

It's been a busy week, but this is just what I was looking for to take the edge off and prepare for what should be a pretty interesting weekend.

Dare Dukes, Little Tybee and Book of Colors are playing at the Co-Lab tonight, followed by Sunglasses "farewell Savannah" performance at Hang Fire later. They are about to head to Maryland to record an LP and then tour.

[By the way, can I mention that I hope those fellas from Sunglasses return to Savannah as heroes rather than settling down in another city, it kills me to watch all of our great talents sapped by the attraction of larger markets like NYC, ATL, LA, ATX.]

What I started out to mention was that this track Alex B track "You and I Both Know" is the bees-goshdarn-knees and you should check it out if you're into jacked up soul finely chopped with a dash of glitch and some serious space funk.

Visit his website for more info.

Oh yeah, the other reason this weekend will be awesome - the debut of the Savannah Record Club's Vinyl Appreciation over at  Indigo Arts on Sunday at 5pm. Come by and check it out. Lost gems and forgotten prodigies.

Also, in a side note to the aforementioned Dare Dukes, you should check out the new project featuring the Blackstock Collective (Dare's band) bass player Charles, it's called Brandywine. Live band doing laidback hip hop instrumentals. Grab a copy of their new EP from their blog. Good stuff.

They will be making an appearance at the Savannah Urban Arts Festival - the full line up of which is probably being released in the next couple of days, and which I will be sure to post, because it will be really awesome. Drop by the website for some of the stuff already listed, including a couple artists and the week's lineup.

Green me up Scotty

If you're in Savannah for the country's second largest St. Paddy's day celebration, and you're tired of mediocre Zeppelin covers, go spend time at Hangfire where lots of good bands will be playing, including Sunglasses, Howler and Cusses. DJ starts at 5pm, music begins around 7. It'll give you something to sway along with after drinking all day.

Sunglasses "Whiplash" live at Hangfire 02-05-10

Sunglasses (MNUVR + Hula Hoop) killed it at Hangfire last night. Here's a video of them performing their new single "Whiplash", including dancing by Ricky Pirozzi, which makes more sense if you've seen the actual video for the song. It came out a week or two ago and is apparently making waves. Brady told me they've been getting love from Fader and Vice, as well invites to do some shows up in big cities.

Video: Sunglasses "Whiplash"

Check out this awesome new video from Savannah's own Sunglasses. (Their future is so bright their name references shades...thanks ZZ Top...)

Get ready for a psychedelic explosion of neon nostalgia and hipsters. The song is really dope, and I can't wait to hear more.