Trying to define just what kind of festival Big Ears is, much less defining the categories of music played during the festival, means coming to terms with the concept of …
Big Ears – physically draining, soul satisfying
There comes a point at Big Ears festivals when one has the sense that the tank is empty and full at the same time. Reserve levels are bottoming out, so …
Big Ears shifts mindset
During the first two years (2009-2010) of the Big Ears Festival, I heard a lot of musicians and music lovers around town talk about it as some strange weirdness that …
Nashville Ballet shines in groundbreaking ‘Lucy Negro Redux’
Sonnet 127, William Shakespeare:
In the old age black was not counted fair,
Or if it were, it bore not beauty’s name;
But now is black beauty’s successive heir,
And beauty slander’d with a …
Big Ears is the big deal
The 2019 Big Ears Festival officially launches today, and you can count on it taking over downtown Knoxville and the Old City through Sunday with music, film and dance.
An eclectic …
It would be a ‘crime’ to stay home this weekend
Theater, music and film – what more could you ask from the Knoxville arts scene this weekend?
Flying Anvil Theatre is bringing back the Magrath sisters in “Crimes of the Heart,” Beth …
Big Ears 2019 to bring legends, newer stars
Big Ears 2019, which takes over downtown Knoxville March 21-24, joins with ECM to celebrate the record label’s 50th anniversary of standing at the intersection of excellence and exploring new …
Roomful of Teeth coming to Big Ears
The Big Ears Festival has announced its line-up for next spring’s gathering, March 21-24, 2019. This unique and genre-defying music festival has been hailed by the world’s music press for …