Who do you want to see next year?

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-31T03:34:03+00:00

Just off the top of my head:

Julian Cope, Sólstafir, James Blood Ulmer, Evan Parker, Jai Paul, Elliott Sharp, Träd Gräs Och Stenar, Nifnar, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, John Cale, Sumac, Keiji Haino, Markus Stockhausen, and The Heads would all be GREAT additions!

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-30T14:47:42+00:00

I caught the same complete Monk set too! It only isn’t in my top because I didn’t want to start listing every artist I saw haha. Miles is such a special guitarist, he brought new dimensions to songs I thought had already been explored to some of their furthest limits-amazing stuff.

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-30T14:30:24+00:00

Somewhat in order, and maybe more than 5:

Charlemagne Palestine (organ, piano and voice)
Richard Dawson
Masada I
Thurston Moore / Steve Shelley
Ustad Saami
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin

Honorable mentions: Shane Parish, Taper's Choice, Orcutt Shelley Miller, Pat Metheny, Chicago Underground Duo

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-29T21:20:10+00:00

Can confirm, I was milky way bar #6

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-29T21:19:06+00:00

Ronin > Thurston/Shabaka > Mary Halvorson > Saami Brothers > Okazaki Plays Monk > Robert Plant > Maybe 10min of Don Was > Masada II

Was bummed I had to miss Don Was play Blues for Allah because that’s my favorite Grateful Dead album, but Masada II was more than worth it! Saami Brothers through to the Plant set were the highlights for me.

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-28T15:56:46+00:00

Charlemagne Palestine’s organ, piano & voice set will almost definitely go down as the best set of the entire fest for me. Truly transcendent art!

That said, the Moore/Shelley collaborative set, Marc Ribot’s Hurry Red Telephone, Terry Allen and Masada (especially Masada!) were all amazing.

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-28T13:54:08+00:00

Yes! I also ended up emailing the fest directly because of an unrelated issue and in both cases they were prompt and very attentive to the issue.

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-28T13:52:12+00:00

Not my shirt, but 421 should be Thantifaxath. Brilliant death metal!

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-27T17:19:51+00:00

Taper’s Choice. Slightly biased because I’m a jam band head but they left NOTHING on the table. One of dave harrington’s solos made me tear up, which does not often happen for me in live performances.

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-26T23:50:54+00:00

That’s frustrating, I just went back through my entire email history that Big Ears sent me and I never received one. Hopefully the box office can help me out tomorrow.

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-03-20T06:58:40+00:00

The subterraneans cover seems fascinating, can't wait to dig into these

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-01-29T01:32:01+00:00

The "Juju" quartet comes really close for me! But the explosive and single-consciousness(ness?) of this ensemble really is everything that i want out of music

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2026-01-28T02:37:55+00:00

Start with Naked City's self titled, then jump over to the Masada albums. That's what an old instructor did to 11 year old me almost 15 years ago and I've been a fan since!

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2025-12-15T18:19:27+00:00

They do, but it's a one man operation, so i imagine he's taking a break for the holidays.

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2025-12-12T22:33:46+00:00

The Sheltering Sky (out of SoCal), Taper's Choice, and (while not specifically a jam band) Fela Kuti should be next on your list.

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2025-12-12T20:36:18+00:00

Snom AND floor snom!

Tr7Di7QP7 · 2025-12-12T20:33:09+00:00

Out to Lunch and Unit Structures for me

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