Kronos at Big Ears—New Quartet Members Announced

BY ALAN SHERROD   When I purchased the CD pictured below in 1986, it would have seemed a weird improbability that 38 years later I would be witnessing the Kronos Quartet perform a cut from that recording at a major…

Big Ears Festival Announces Free Concerts — And A Parade

It probably came as no surprise to many when the Big Ears Festival 2022 announced that it had reached a SOLD OUT status on all passes for the four day Festival March 24-27. After all, the scourge of Covid had…

Big Ears Festival 2020 Lineup Announcement: Ashley Capps Reveals A Few Festival Highlights

BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2020 • MARCH 26-29, KNOXVILLE, TN Tickets On Sale Thursday, October 10, At Noon EDT Information and Tickets: bigearsfestival.org Click Here for First Round Highlights and Lineup   By Alan Sherrod   Drooling over each year’s Big…

Five Reasons Why the 2015 Big Ears Festival is So Important

The 2015 Big Ears Festival hits downtown Knoxville venues on Friday, March 27, through Sunday, March 29. If you have already acquired a weekend or day pass for the festival, you undoubtedly already know the importance of Big Ears, not…

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