The Big Ears Festival 2023 took place this past weekend 3/30-4/2 and it lived up to its reputation with nearly 200 performances that stretched music concepts.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2023 Review
Tag: Acoustic Guitar
Coming Up
Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Orchestra Indigo, which isn’t an orchestra, but just Richard Randlett. When he isn’t playing blues rock he creates electronic ambient chamber music.
Reviews & Commentary
PAKT at Solar Myth 02/19/2023
PAKT, the quartet of Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski and Tim Motzer Brought the spirit of King Crimson to a night of free electric improvisation at Solar Myth,
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Thursday, Feb 23, 2023 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, the ambient guitar twang of The Royal Arctic Institute. We’ll hear from their latest album, From Catharsis to Coma. We’ll also hear from Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen.
Living Room Concerts
In Concert: Vin Downes
Vin Downes is a finger-style guitarist whose latest album is Three Evenings, a set of delicately-wrought guitar solos. Vin performs music from that album, and more, live on Echoes.
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Thursday, Feb 2, 2023 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Bill Nelson. The legendary British guitarist has released yet another new album. This one is Marvellous Realms. We’ll also hear from NPR’s Bob Boilen.
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Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023 – Echoes at the Grammys
Walk down the red carpet of Echoes at the Grammys. The 65th Annual Grammy Awards happen this weekend, but we’ll play the artists and songs you won’t see in the telecast.
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Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023 – The Best of Echoes 2022
Take a look back at the Best of Echoes 2022. It’s been a torrential year of new music. John Diliberto sifted through it all to pick out the best albums of the last 12 months.
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Wednesday, Dec 21, 2022 – An Echoes Winter Solstice
An Echoes Winter Solstice: a soundscape of snow shrouded trees and silent saguaro cacti. There are no Christmas Carols, but a sleigh ride into the celestial and chilled side of the season.
News
End the Year in Bliss by Supporting Echoes
These are challenging times. We are constantly seeking new avenues of funding. At the same time, as I’m sure you know, money is tightening for everyone as inflation and interest rates rise.