Big Ears Festival's Ashley Capps: The Echoes Interview
Every year we have a conversation with Ashley Capps about the forthcoming Big Ears Festival. It’s one of the most widely acclaimed music festivals in the US, living far outside the mainstream, kind of like Echoes. This years event takes place in its home of Knoxville, Tennessee from April 1-4, 2027. In this era of Artificial Intelligence, the festival remains about the music, theart and the musicians.
Ashley Capps: “More than championing individual artists, which we certainly can be seen as having done, it’s more about exploring ideas, musical ideas and cultural ideas.”
That’s Ashley Capps. He founded the Bonnaroo Festival, produced the two best MoogFests in Asheville and has been produced the Big Ears Festival since 2009. I talk to him in an all Big Ears Festival Hour on Echoes. As you can deduce from this poster, we’ll only be scratching the surface.
