'Unexpectedly, my life has come full circle at a festival where so many of its artists work in loops.'

This year's Big Ears Festival, featuring André 3000 and Armand Hammer, provided a new focus on rap and plenty of personal revelation for nadine type beat. thefader.com/2024/04/04/big…

If you were able to catch kassa overall at Big Ears, then you know he’s one of the most exciting and innovative artists in modern jazz. Soon Overall will release, ‘Live at Third Man Records,’ in collaboration with the iconic Third Man Records.

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We’re still in awe of Laurie Anderson’s (Laurie Anderson) incredible performance at Big Ears 🤩. Here she is performing her experimental classic “O Superman,” at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum.

📹 Loch & Key Productions

We love how BrooklynVegan’s Bill Pearis highlights the collaborative nature of Big Ears in his Day 1 recap of the Big Ears 2024.

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Hermanos Gutiérrez Hermanos Gutiérrez took us to the cosmos this time last week ✨

Their new album, Sonido Cósmico, produced by Dan Auerbach is out in June.

📸Billie Wheeler & Eli Johnson

Last Friday during Big Ears Festival, I spoke with Rhiannon Giddens about her performances at the festival, giving voice to the forgotten… and a little bit about her appearance on the new BEYONCÉ album.

You can hear it in the WDVX Archives for one more week. Link in next post.

I had a great conversation on WUTK 90.3 The Rock during Big Ears Festival! It’s so exciting to see these students loving what they do and asking really engaging questions. It was truly a delight. Thanks so much for having me!

“Big Ears is not just a music festival. It is a beautiful roadside stop on a spiritual journey.”

Thank you, @NoDepression. ❤️

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Here is my (exciting!) conclusion to my Big Ears Festival experience for the year, along with dozens of photos. Enjoy. Tomorrow Heather and Luke will wade in with their Big Ears thoughts. insideofknoxville.com/2024/03/big-ea…

Never expected to see John Paul Jones share a stage with Thurston Moore, but that is the magic of the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN.

From the hypnotic “zen-funk” of Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin to the Afrobeat-jazz of Kokoroko, Big Ears remains one of the best festivals around

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Big thanks to @Spin for their feature on all that happened last week at Big Ears 2024.

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Senryu at Big Ears Festival 2024.

Our WUOT and WUTK 90.3 The Rock review of Big Ears Festival Indeed. This one went to 11. wuot.org/music/2024-03-…

One last post (for now) on my fourth Big Ears Festival There is not another festival I've attended where there is so much respect and trust between audience and artist. The lights go down and the crowd shuts up.

Our Blacktronika™️ x Big Ears Festival collaboration was truly inspiring. Thanks to all who came to our sold out shows!
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