Frank Ricci

Savannah has rocked the Halloween cover show tradition for years now. Last year’s version at El Rocko featured blood wrestling, so that’s a hard act to follow. The gory combat sports exhibition will be missed, but this lineup alone is one of the best in recent memory.

by Frank Ricci   WEEDEATER + ZEKE + ROYAL THUNDER + YES MA’AM (MATT EDENS TRIBUTE) + GAUZWAD SUN OCT 18 | 6 PM | DISTRICT LIVE In a 2021 interview, Dave “Dixie” Collins of Weedeater

Pinkie Masters owner and Intracoastal Playboys member Matt Garappolo put it perfectly when he said Dustin Price sounds like he has “five voices.”

You can’t talk about the live music scene in Savannah over the last 15+ years without mentioning Stan Ray.

Richmond, Virginia’s Drook return after a blistering Say Hey performance last summer that made their “pop band” label seem almost comically inadequate.

After a brief 28-year hiatus, Jagari reformed W.I.T.C.H. with latter-day member Patrick Mwondela and a quartet of younger European collaborators. Despite the four-decade break in recorded material, it all sounds incredibly consistent.

Niki Haris began singing professionally in the early ‘80s, eventually working with stars like Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, and the Righteous Brothers.

Speaking of confidence, Maxines frontwoman AJ Grey puts on a live self-assurance symposium every time the band takes the stage. Savannah mainstays of the highest order, their modern grunge style was way ahead of the current ‘90s retro craze.

The lords of yacht rock were phenomenally accomplished musicians.

Why Logan Ledger’s level of talent hasn’t made him a household name is anyone’s guess.

North State Grass promotes itself as progressive bluegrass, and while that description may be nearing cliché, you can hear it on the edges.

Disco took a lot of crap from rock fans and other music snobs when it was all the rage in the ‘70s. That’s too bad, because the best of the genre featured interesting musicianship and considerable talent.

Kublai Kanine booking typically leans into the super-duper heavy bands, but this one has a lot more variety.

Charleston’s Homicyde has blasted Savannah plenty of times with a barrage of modern death metal. It’s relentless and punishing, with vocals harsh enough to melt a Norwegian glacier in January.

The connection between Ireland and Savannah is well-known. The crusty connection with a style of extreme music from England is not.