You need a big mind to explore the Big Ears Festival 2019. Big Ears celebrates its 10th anniversary in Knoxville, as one of the widest-ranging, furthest thinking music festivals in America.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 – Echoes Program 1910B
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Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2019’s Extraordinary Line-Up
Big Ears Festival 2019 brings another slate of diverse and adventurous music to their 2019 event. Read about the final lineup which includes Nils Frahm, Harold Budd and Spiritualized.
Playlists
Wednesday, August 29th, 2018- Echoes Program 1835C
The Necks are a piano trio from Australia, with a new recording, called Body. Since their 1989 debut, Sex, the group has specialized in a brand of intuitive improvisation.
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2016-Echoes Program 1620B
The Irish supergroup The Gloaming is bringing traditional Celtic music into a chamber 21st century sound. We talk to founders Iarla O’Lionaird and Martin Hayes.
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2016-Echoes Program 1617B
The Necks are a piano trio from Australia, a description that says nothing about their music.
Interview Podcast
John Luther Adams in the Echoes Podcast
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John Luther Adams talks about his award-winning composition, Become Ocean, and his decision to leave Alaska in the Echoes Podcast.
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Big Ears 2016
Drones, lconic alt-rock group out of depth. More drones. Charming elders of the old vanguard. A master of pink noise and symphonic expanse. Drones. Celtic aires. Gothic metal. Only at the 2016 Big Ears Festival.
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Hearing Aids for Big Ears 2016: Interviews with 7 Performers
We hear features from 7 of the performers at Big Ears 2015 including Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Max Richter, William Tyler, Silver Apples, and Bill Frisell.
Interview Podcast
Big Ears Festival 2016 in the Echoes Podcast
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Big Ears is one of the most expansive, eclectic and challenging music festivals in the world. In downtown Knoxville Tennessee, musicians from around the world and across genres convene in concerts that test the limits of sound and music.
Playlists
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016-Echoes Program 1612C
Ashley Capps created the Bonaroo Festival, but at the other end of the spectrum, he’s also created Big Ears, a festival in Knoxville that embraces Sun Ra, Yo La Tengo, Philip Glass and The Gloaming’s Celtic aires.