Don't forget to CHEW thoroughly. HELLO SUMMER FIESTA @ SOUTHBOUND BREWERY SAT MAY 4 | 1:30 PM If this lineup doesn’t get you ready for warm weather and a rockin’ summer, you might be dead. A day before Cinco de Mayo (but who’s counting?), you’ll be surrounded by vats of beer, 10 bands, and people with excellent taste all day long ..read more

Ask Amythyst Kiah to label her amalgam of blues, old time music, country, singer-songwriter pop, folk and indie rock and she comes up with a word that somehow both covers the breadth of the music but, at the same time, doesn’t really pinpoint what she’s doing. “I still use the term Americana and it is frustrating because of how vague it is,” Kiah said ..read more

Free record release show also includes set from Savannah band The Maxines Attempting to describe the music of Black Tusk would be a revealing sign that one hasn’t actually heard it. “Call it whatever you want, just don’t overthink it.” That’s how Black Tusk front-man Andrew Fidler responds to the mandatory, mundane question of genre ..read more

Because that music-free bar you've been making out with isn't going anywhere. THE WAILERS @ DISTRICT LIVE THU APR 25 | 8 PM The Wailers got their start in 1963, headed by the legendary Bob Marley. The history of Marley and the band is well-known, and they influenced generations of Jamaican and other world musicians, spreading reggae across the world in the 1970s ..read more

In April 2044, do you really want to brag about that time you stayed in and did nothing? MANAROVS + MEASUREMENT + DONNA SAVAGE @ STARLAND YARD FRI APR 19 | 7:30 Here’s a stacked lineup to celebrate the release of Manarovs (pictured) sophomore album “Call Sign: Proton.” The local Ramonescore group does OG punk rock right. Aside from the genre namesake, fans of Descendents, Green Day, Bad Religion, and NOFX will pretty much love every Manarovs song, and if you don’t, there’s another one on the way in about two minutes ..read more

Five shows for the price of five seconds in the nosebleeeeed seats at a Tay-Tay concert. MUGGER + HUNGER ANTHEM @ EL ROCKO THU APR 11 | 9 PM With the demise of vocalist Anna Troxell and hubby/drummer Patrick’s Philly noise-gaze band Creepoid, the couple relocated to Austin. You might have heard Austin has a, shall we say, vibrant music scene ..read more

Some people are lucky enough to switch careers from something they enjoyed to something even more rewarding. Some try to balance two passions at once ..read more

Because you love Southern alt-rock, Americana, brütal metal and ursine-themed DJs more than anyone. BELUSHI SPEEDBALL + THGTC + LOBSTROSITY @ EL ROCKO SAT APR 6 | 8 PM Self-parody, humor and inside jokes in crossover thrash, the inevitable combination of early Big Four thrash metal and hardcore punk, might have been how the whole thing started. That is, if you consider the Stormtroopers of Death debut “Speak English or Die” the first crossover thrash record ..read more

SMF begins March 28 and runs through April 13 The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) returns to the city this weekend, kicking off on Thursday, March 28 and running through Saturday, April 13. At venues across downtown Savannah, the SMF brings musical acts in a variety of genres to town to play at historical venues and in front of thousands of SMF attendees ..read more

A heavy rock duo, dueling matinees, yokel fuzz, and a joke machine walk into a city disguised as a bar... FURY IN FEW + KLEPT + HEAVEN MOTO @ EL ROCKO SAT MAR 30 | 8 PM It’s probably not hyperbole to say Atlanta’s heavy rock duo can be called the current generation’s Local H. They get a lot done with the leanest setup and swerve hard into a pile styles. Think heavier alt-rock with pleasant surprises and better influences ..read more