Y’ALL. I am so incredibly excited for the weekend ahead of me. “But Susan,” you ask, “why are you so stoked?” Well beloved readers, yours truly is headed to Savannah, Georgia to experience the 5th Annual Savannah Stopover Music Festival. I’ll be Tweeting (@eastof8thblog), Facebooking (www.facebook.com/eastof8thblog), and Instagramming (@eastof8th) from the festival this weekend, using the hashtag #HappyStopover, so be sure to check in for the latest.
The roster is the absolute business (100 bands!) this year, several of which have been featured on East of 8th and our sister site, the Americana-focused Mother Church Pew(denoted by *):
Ra Ra Riot + Blitzen Trapper + Yuck + Mr. Little Jeans + Futurebirds + Porches + Alex G + Hiss Golden Messenger + Prince Rama + French Horn Rebellion + T. Hardy Morris + Mystery Skulls + No BS! Brass Band + White Reaper + David Wax Museum* + Mothers + Diet Cig + Christopher Paul Stelling + SALES + The Gotobeds + Capsula + Rathborne + Mass Gothic + The Ballroom Thieves* + Hollis Brown + Big Ups + Shilpa Ray + PWR BTTM + Rainbow Kitten Surprise + Family and Friends* + The Hip Abduction + Terror Pigeon + Susto* + New Madrid + Beverly + Lucy Dacus + Scotty ATL + Great Peacock* + Chrome Pony + Blank Range + All Dogs + Sun Club + Wildhoney + Des Ark* + Heaters + Twin Limb + Surf Rock Is Dead + Tedo Stone + DEGA + Go!Zilla + Sweet Crude + Lazyeyes + Haybaby + And The Kids + Daniel Bachman + Chief Scout + OxenFree + Faux Ferocious + Weekender + Honduras + Expert Alterations + Mercury Girls + Lucette + The Stargazer Lilies + Wray* + Your Friend + Motel Radio + Quiet Hollers* + Wolkoff + Mobley + Big Thief + Dosti Music Project + Hospital Ships + Acid Dad + Ancient Warfare + Dear Tracks + Grand Vapids + Sydney Eloise & The Palms + Washer + Muuy Biien + Ancient Cities + The Fontaines + Bruiser Queen + Joy Again + The High Divers + The Britanys + Wild Powwers + Say Brother + Triathalon + Jeff Zagers + Breakers + COEDS + Curbdogs + Sunglow + Culture Vulture + Miquel Mouré + Street Clothes + Sundial Kings + Twisty Cats + Damon and The Shitkickers + Wet Socks + Garden Giant
The artists will be performing in the following venues:
Ships of the Sea North Garden
Trinity United Methodist Church
Club One
Wild Wing Cafe
Congress Street Social Club
The Rail Pub (outdoor garden)
Ampersand (2nd Floor)
The Jinx
The Jepson Museum Atrium – Stopover Art Bar
Abe’s On Lincoln (secret shows)
For all festival info: http://www.savannahstopover.com
Stopover Tickets: http://www.savannahstopover.com/tickets/
