The drive to Tybee has a way of loosening your shoulders. Somewhere after the marsh opens up and, the city noise fades. You start thinking differently. Shoes feel optional. Time slows down. By the time you turn onto Van Horne Avenue, you are already in a different headspace. That is part of the point. For […]

Annie Coleman and Flora & Fauna are the perfect fit. There is a particular calm that settles over Bull Street in the morning. Before the neighborhood fully wakes up, before the coffee lines and sidewalk conversations, there is the smell. Butter. Yeast. Heat. It drifts out of Flora and Fauna in a way that feels […]

Wondering what to do this week, but tired of hopelessly sifting through event websites and online calendars? Well Savannah Made Simple has done the hard work for you, and curated the best of what is happening in Savannah this week.   Victory North Book Tickets   Daniel Donato rolls into Victory North on March 30 […]

There’s a certain kind of patience that runs through the . It is not rushed. It does not beg for attention. It shows up when it is ready. That same patience lives inside. You hear it before you even see him live. “I’m not one of those… get up every morning, have a cup of […]

Every city has a few things you cannot Google your way into. You hear about them from someone leaning in across a bar. Someone who lowers their voice just enough to make it feel earned. In Savannah, one of those things is a drink that does not appear on a menu. It lives at 1790, […]

Savannah Music Festival Is Back, And It’s Everywhere There’s a certain feeling that hits right before something begins. Not loud, not obvious. Just a shift in the air. In Savannah, that feeling shows up this time of year when the stages start waking up, when soundchecks echo through historic rooms, and when the Savannah Music […]

Some restaurants use fire like a prop. A flash of flame. A moment for the room to look up. A reminder that something primal is happening somewhere behind the pass. Here, the fire does not perform. It works. You notice it because it will not let you ignore it. The hearth sits at the center […]

He does not walk on stage with a plan. At the Savannah Music Festival, where the rooms are quiet in a different way and the audience actually listens, that choice carries weight. There is no setlist to fall back on. No predetermined arc. Just a piano, two other musicians, and whatever happens next. For Tord […]

The camera belonged to Jonathan Sage’s father. Jonathan found it while cleaning out a closet years after moving to Savannah. A Pentax K1000 from the late 1970s. Fully mechanical. Heavy in the hand. The kind of camera that does not guide you or correct you. It waits. It demands attention. And if you rush it, […]

Savannah is not trying to decide what it is anymore. That question is settled. It is not chasing polish, and it is not clinging to grit. It is not choosing between elegance and chaos. It wants both, and it wants them close enough that you can move between them without thinking about it. That instinct […]

Savannah does not slow down on St. Patrick’s Day. It simply changes gears. When the celebrations across the city begin to settle into the evening, one of the most respected voices in American songwriting will be stepping onto a stage just off Whitaker Street. Robert Earl Keen arrives at Victory North on March 17, bringing […]

Good coffee and observation. Though I write in cafes for simple reasons, serendipity abounds. Pop by Flora and Fauna sometime, my new favorite haunt. You just might spot me posted in a corner, head phones on, ticky tapping away. But believe you me, I see the face you make at that first sip melting away […]

When I’m not playing music in Savannah, South Carolina, or North Georgia’s boutique wineries, I’m a freelance writer. And though as musician I’m on the road regularly Wednesday through Sunday, I look forward to returning to the Hostess City’s Starland District. Here, I can catch up on emails and work on writing projects. And once […]

Dear Medford, and Boston. And whoever else wants to fight us on this. We’re going to say this one time. Jingle Bells was written in Savannah. And if you are wondering why this even needs saying, here is the short version. People have been arguing for years about where Jingle Bells was written. Medford claims […]

This is how the SCAD Museum of Art unveils its spring season. Not quietly. Not cautiously. But with intention. With international weight. With an artist whose influence stretches across music, performance, film, and technology. Laurie Anderson does not simply headline the season. She defines it. Daniel S. Palmer, chief curator at the SCAD Museum of […]