We're Proud To Present Our 2014 Sponsors

We've announced today that 20+ sponsors have confirmed participation in the 2014 Festival which include the following: (click here for the actual press release)

Premier Sponsors: - Mailchimp - Lagunitas Brewing Company - Whole Foods Market - Gaslight Group - One West Victory

Participating Sponsors: - Barefoot Wine: Official Festival Wine Sponsor - Green Truck Pub: Supporting Sponsor and Backstage Sponsor - Bragg Jam Music Festival: City Coffee Stage Sponsor - The Thunderbird Inn: Official Band Hotel for 4th year!

Media Sponsors: - Savannah Morning News/Do Savannah: Moon River Stage Sponsor, Ellis Square participating sponsor - Savannah Magazine: Opening Night Event Sponsor - Connect Savannah: Local Bands Sponsor - WJCL/WTGS: Festival Broadcast Sponsor - Q105.3: Festival Radio and Stopover Hour Sponsor (the station will broadcast a Stopover Midnight Radio Hour on Thursday, February 20th featuring Stopover bands)

Arts Sponsors: - Georgia Council for the Arts - Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office - Blick Art Materials

Production Sponsors: - Longbeard Electric & Integrated Systems - Capital A Productions - Gretsch Drums

Savannah Stopover Adds Torres, Team Spirit and Velvet Caravan To 2014 Lineup

The Stopover team announced today that Nashville's Torres has been added to the 2014 Festival lineup, headlining City Coffee on Saturday, March 8th. The critically acclaimed singer song-writer has been compared to the likes of Cat Power and PJ Harvey. Her 2013 debut album garnered stellar reviews from Pitchfork, NME and many others. Torres: Bio Page

Also added is Brooklyn's Team Spirit fronted by Ayad Al Adhamy of Passion Pit fame. The foursome just released a Daytrotter session featuring two tracks from their forthcoming debut album on VICE Records/Warner Brothers. The band will bring the raucous brand of rock and roll to Hang Fire on Thursday, March 6th.

Team Spirit: Bio Page

Savannah favorites Velvet Caravan, hot off of their new album release party on February 1st, have also been confirmed to play the festival. They'll kick things off at Moon River's outdoor venue on Saturday, March 8th. (bio coming soon)

These additions have triggered a few changes to the Stopover Schedule so make sure you check the sched for the latest and greatest.

A few other things to note: three bands have had to change their schedules around for March, forcing them to miss their Stopover dates. The UK's THUMPERS now has to fly straight into SXSW and Eternal Summers and GEMS had to re-route their plans. We hope to see them all at Stopover V in 2015!

Full Schedule Released!

Back by popular demand, this is our second year using Sched* as our scheduling platform and we are excited! What we love about Sched* is the ability to customize your own personal schedule and it's ease of use across mobile and online outlets.

Here is the link to our schedule or click on Schedule above on our top navigation bar: savannahstopover.com/schedule

Below are a few tips and guidelines to use our schedule:

• Hover over the "Schedule" tab to view 4 different layouts (By Venue, Grid Form, etc.).
• To customize your own personal schedule, first sign up or log in (It’s super easy to sign in with Facebook). Then, start adding your favorite shows by clicking on the circle next to your must-see act. A check mark will appear by all the shows you've picked.
• To view your personal schedule hover over your profile picture at the top left corner and select "My Sched"
• You can share your schedule with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or just an email by clicking the respective buttons on the top right corner.
• Here is the mobile web app for your smartphone/tablet: 2014 Schedule Mobile Web App. Be sure to save it as a bookmark on your home screen so you have quick access to it wherever you are.

We know you have some tough decisions to make so check out all our band bios, listen to our playlist and start creating your own schedule now! Have fun!

Confirmed: Three New Bands!

We are excited to announce that we have confirmed a few more bands to this years lineup! We've been able to lock down London's THUMPERS, a great new band recently signed to Sub Pop Records. Get ready for their debut album, February 11th!

In other news, Easter Island had to change their spring plans and are unable to make it to Savannah for Stopover but we've got a twofer replacement that we are beyond excited to bring ya'll!  Please welcome New Yorkers Black Taxi and Brothertiger to the fold. They're gonna make you dance.

Also, stay tuned for the full schedule next week. The three new bands that will be a part of #StopoverIV are:

- Thumpers - Black Taxi - Brothertiger

Click to find out more about these bands!

Full Lineup Announced!

We are excited to announce our official 2014 lineup! Be sure to check out our lineup page here, where you'll find music, videos and links on all 90+ bands. Stay tuned for the schedule in the coming weeks.

Local Record Label Showcases & Local Bands at #StopoverIV

Savannah Stopover Music Festival Confirms 17 Local Bands To Play Stopover IV

Three Local Record Labels to Host Showcases

Savannah Stopover Music Festival announced today that 17 local bands will join more than 80 touring bands during the three-day festival which will take place March 6th-8th, 2014.

The full lineup of touring acts will be unveiled on 1/14/14.

Confirmed local acts and tentative performance dates include:

Kylesa- 3/6 Triathalon- 3/6, 3/7 Bear Fight!- 3/7 mumbledust- 3/7, 3/8 The Accomplices- 3/7 City Hotel- 3/8 The Rosies- 3/8 Fare The Gap- 3/6 Whiskey Dick- 3/7 Sauna Heat- 3/7, 3/8 Missionary Blues- 3/8 Co-Eds- 3/8 Damon and the Shitkickers- 3/8 Crazy Bag Lady- 3/8 Ambrose- 3/8 J. Zagers- 3/7 Blackrune- 3/8

Showcases:

The festival also confirmed three Record Label Showcases, all featuring Savannah-based Record Labels: Retro Futurist, Soft Science and Furious Hooves. Each showcase will feature 4-5 bands signed to those labels:

March 6th: Retro Futurist Records- (21+ Show) The new label founded by critically acclaimed and globally renowned Savannah metal band Kylesa will feature 4-5 bands at a special showcase Thursday night, 3/6 at The Jinx. Kylesa will headline. Other confirmed acts include Darkentries (Columbia, SC), Jagged Vision (Stavanger, Norway), Sierra (Kitchener, Ontario).

March 7th: Soft Science Records -ALL AGES Show. The new label founded by Safe//Sound concert promotions founder Gus Mueller and Skip Terpstra will host a showcase on the patio at Congress Street Social Club on Friday from 4pm-8pm. Confirmed acts include J. Zaggers (Savannah, Ga), Sauna Heat (Savannah, Ga), Cretin Girls(Gainseville, FL) and Triathalon (Savannah, Ga).

March 8th: Furious Hooves- ALL AGES Show. The label founded in 2011 by local artist and musician Ryan McCardle and Virginian TJ Hatcher will present their showcase on Saturday afternoon on the patio at congress Street Social Club from 2pm-7pm. Confirmed acts include Anteo (Blacksburg, VA), Bedroom(nashville, TN), Hallucinex (Richmond, VA), Blackrune (Savananh, Ga), mumbledust (Savannah, Ga).

For more info on Retro Futurist: www.retrofuturistrecords.com For More Info on Soft Science: www.softsciencerecords.com For More info on Furious Hooves: www.furioushooves.com

Call For Entries: 2014 Savannah Stopover Music Festival Juried Band Poster Exhibition

Savannah Stopover Music Festival Announces the Fourth Annual Band Poster Exhibition Sponsored in Part by Blick Art Materials

Want to be where Music and Art collide? Savannah Stopover will host the 4th Annual Juried Band Poster Exhibition sponsored in part by Blick Art Materials.  Finalists will be displayed and awards presented at the Opening Night Concert event at Moon River Brewing Company Beer Garden on Thursday, March 6, 2014.

Savannah Stopover invites all artists to create a poster inspired by their favorite band from the 2014 Festival lineup. Check out the Festival playlist on our website. Get inspired by the Music, head to Blick for your materials, and create your poster!!  Submissions are due online no later than Friday, February 21, 2014.  For a full list of design requirements and submission guidelines, click HERE.

Be part of this unique Festival experience, and join hundreds of previous entrants from over the years in showing their love of art and music.  The public may vote for their favorite poster online at SavannahStopover.com beginning February 26, or in person at Blick Art Materials on East Broughton Street beginning March 1.  All public voting ends on March 5.

There are four chances to win, with award packages for Director's Choice, First Place, Second Place and Third Place.  Prizes are donated by Savannah Stopover Music Festival, Blick Art Materials, Creative Approach, Foxy Loxy, and Atwell's Art & Frame.

For up to the minute updates on the Band Poster Exhibition, and all things Stopover, follow us on Facebook. Savannah Stopover Music Festival takes place on March 6-8, 2014, at venues across Downtown Savannah.  For ticket options, please click HERE.

Bands by Day...so far

Hope everyone is excited as we are with the first wave of bands we announced back in November. Be sure to be on the look out mid-January for our entire lineup announcement (we definitely have some surprises for y'all)! For those of you wondering who will be playing which day we wanted to give you a tentative day schedule for the 37 bands announced so far. This is subject to change, so please don't hold us to it (there are larger forces at play sometimes).

Remember, in addition to our 3-Day Festival Pass we also have a Weekend Pass (for Friday & Saturday only) and Single Day Passes available for maximum flexibiity!

Thursday 3/6/14 Miniature Tigers Bear Hands Weekend St. Paul & The Broken Bones The Silver Palms You Won't

Friday 3/7/14 Those Darlins Matrimony Caitlin Rose Public Service Broadcasting The Belle Game Ski Lodge Thomas Wynn & The Believers this mountain T. Hardy Morris Starlight Girls Tweens The Teen Age River Whyless Easter Island Good Graeff ARP

Saturday 3/8/14 Small Black The Weeks Hurray for the Riff Raff Speedy Ortiz Ex Hex Milagres Raccoon Fighter Clear Plastic Masks Pile The Whiskey Gentry Big Ups Bleeding Rainbow Weekender PitchBlak Brass Band Los Colognes

All Tickets on Sale

All ticket types have launched and are on sale now! You can purchase them here. Prices are as follows: 3 Day Festival Pass - VIP $125 3 Day Festival Pass - General Admission $75 Single Day Passes $30

Savannah Stopover Sessions @ Dollhouse Studios Released on Bandcamp!

Click on image to go to our Bandcamp site.