The Sentient Bean

Friday, March 12: Moira Nelligan with Savannah Ceili Band - 7:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:54:19 -0500

Georgia born and Irish descended, Moira Nelligan performs fiddle tunes and folk songs to make you laugh, cry, and dance! Savannah Ceili Band will also be performing!

Monday, March 15: Koji - 8:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:51:19 -0500

From Harrisburg, PA, Koji is equal parts activist, musician, and storyteller.

Wednesday, March 17: NO PSYCHOTRONIC FILM SERIES TONIGHT (It's St. Paddy's Day. BE SAFE!) - 8:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:07:58 -0500

Thursday, March 18: Patrick the Red Comedy - 8:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:19:08 -0500

Born under a full moon and suckled from the teat of a She-Wolf, Patrick The Red will bring his own brand of comedy to the Sentient Bean on March the 18th. Watch as he brings the joy of laughter as preforms miracles that would make even Jesus rage with jealous envy!

This will be Patrick the Red’s first and final solo comedy show in Savannah, Georgia. Afterwards will be a boisterous roast by Patrick’s fellow comedians and friends in a grand send off.

Friday, March 19: Kevin Lee Newberry - 8:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:35:19 -0500

“Newberry’s music (and performance) are of the whiskey-drenched variety, the kind of music that is written in a locked room with a bottle of pills, tons of booze, and as many cigarettes. Fusing the minimalist lyrical prowess of Leonard Cohen with the dark country-blues of Townes Van Zandt, every chord and every line are steeped in the sorrow and the heartache of the junkie, the abused, and the lonesome. It is music from a storybook of Southern Gothic Americana, a working class dramedy told through song. But just as the best blues men and cowboy poets were known to write a happy song every now and again, Newberry is conscious of the joy in life as witnessed in the touching ode to his baby daughter, ‘Clemy Oh Clemy.’ It’s not all gloom and doom, Elliot Smith in other words. But the majority of it is, gloriously so. What shines through most beautifully is the awkwardness inherent in what he does. When he sings, “I hate socializin’” you believe it and it makes the fact that he’s up there at all, even willing to care that you hear his music, seem like a gift.” – Jack Diablo

Saturday, March 20: The Buttonpushers Society - 8:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:51:25 -0500

This month: A spotlight on performance art with pieces from Charleston’s Sean Robinson and other local artists. Soundtrack and performance by Savannah’s Magic Places with guest MCs.

The BPS is a monthly series of live exhibitions dedicated to electronic music and new media, and to the promotion of local artists characterized by modern and progressive methods.

Sunday, March 21: AWOL Open Mic Poetry Night - 7:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:54:09 -0500

AWOL All Walks of Life, Inc. is Savannah’s only Arts and Technology program for youth living in the Coastal Empire. Our mission is to promote and provide self-awareness through the use of Poetry, Hip-Hop and Life. This mission is met by providing youth ages 12-18 and young adults ages 19-22 with a creative outlet to express themselves through Poetry, Rap, Film, Music Recording and Theater/Performing Arts.

Every 3rd Sunday of the month at 7:00pm AWOL host the “Therapy Session” a youth open mic night at The Bean. Come and share you art form whether it be music, rap, or spoken word poetry! For more information call 912-303-4987.

Monday, March 22: An Unexpected Teacher: Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community - 7:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:04:59 -0500

Do you believe that EVERYONE and EVERY LIFE matters? Do you think that people should take care of one another no matter what obstacles may interfere? Are you not afraid to challenge the status quo? If so, you must come and hear Tom Kohler and Susan Earl tell the story of Savannah native, Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community. Chatham Savannah Citizen Advocacy is the host for a short evening of informative discussion about how you can help Savannah become a community where we help one another.

Tuesday, March 23: The Class Clowns - 7:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:08:06 -0500

The Class Clowns are a high school comedy improv troupe and TheatreSports team. These juggernauts of all things funny are highly trained to make people laugh…or else. No script, no props, no set, just some quick-thinking crazy kids!

Wednesday, March 24: Psychotronic Film Night: "Lost" Hitchcock-ian Suspense Gem TWISTED NERVE (1968, U.K.) with Hayley Mills! - 8:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:00:57 -0500

The Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah shows obscure and/or underappreciated films from around the world every Wednesday at the Sentient Bean. Whether extremely well-made or “so bad they’re good,” their selections are always rare, unique and memorable.

Fans of late-60s and early-70s British thrillers should find much to love about this extremely little-known and rarely seen shocker starring POLLYANNA herself, HAYLEY MILLS.

Essentially unknown in the USA, it’s a well-made and engrossing tale of a wealthy, emotionally disturbed young man (with violent tendencies) who feigns a learning disability as a means of befriending a beautiful young librarian with whom he’s become unhealthily obssessed.

Check out a short clip of Hayley Mills’ librarian being stalked:

Filled with intense performances and a plot that’s far from predictable, it has never been released on video in the USA – probably due at least in part to its hopelessly outdated attitudes toward learning disabled children.

Despite those politically incorrect shortcomings, it’s an engrossing minor classic of the genre, complete with a terrific original score by the great composer BERNARD HERMANN (PSYCHO, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL). Director QUENTIN TARANTINO was so enamored with Hermann’s “whistle theme” that he used it in his own KILL BILL decades later.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK himself was so impressed with this film that he cast one of the supporting actors as the lead in his own serial killer flick FRENZY a few years later.

Join us for a rare public showing of the uncut, Widescreen version – if you dare!

Seating begins at 7:30 pm for MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!

Thursday, March 25: The Seedy Seeds and Peasant - 8:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:21:56 -0500

The Seedy Seeds don’t know you, but they already like you. With a completely original sound and presentation, including banjo, accordion and toy keyboard beats, The Seedy Seeds create positive, melodic, danceable Indie music that is equally at home alongside pop-punk, alt-country, and lo-fi.

Peasant, the musical alter ego of Damien DeRose, was created when the small town of Doylestown, PA provided him with the seemingly perfect series of experiences to create an entirely new breed of songwriting and musicianship.

Having drawn comparisons to acts as diverse as Elliott Smith, Bon Iver, and Simon and Garfunkel, Peasant creates his own beautiful and unique style by finding beauty and comfort in the small things.

The Seedy Seeds – Drive Me To The Center from Soft City Lights on Vimeo.

Friday, March 26: State Champion and Emily White - 8:00PM

kelli@sentientbean.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:41:49 -0500

State Champion – Sincerely howled, sloppily executed, stripped down grunge-folk out of the basements and garages of Louisville, KY

“I like a clean, polished product as much as the next music fan, but I’m also the first to admit to having a soft spot in my heart for the kind of gritty, unshaven folk tunes that singer-songwriter Ryan Davis pulls off so well… Davis is not necessarily what you’d call a technically precise or polished singer, but when I first heard his signature wail on “Come See What I Have Done,” from the band’s debut album Stale Champagne, I stopped in my tracks. He packs a lot of power. His lyrics are unusual, and the themes heartfelt. The songs of State Champion definitely have a country twang to them, but they’re by no means simplistic or formulaic. Most of the tracks on Stale Champagne are faster and more upbeat than “Come See What I Have Done,” but they all retain the rambling melodies and compelling narratives, along with an added weight that might not come across on this track. Maybe it was the raw, informal production that got me, or maybe it was the naked, honest words, and how they’re delivered. Either way, I think State Champion is a band to watch.” – All Songs Considered/Second Stage (NPR)

Emily White has been described as “raw, candid, just plain invigorating music” by nowontour.com, and has been likened to artists like Lisa Loeb, Ani DiFranco, and Jonatha Brooke.

“[White stands out] conspicuously from the pack… with her hushed, preternaturally haunting vocal delivery (and bewitching sense of indie-rock-informed melody).” -Connect Savannah, 3/09