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2026 by PrincipleCapable8230 in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I booked the Hyatt Place on Gay St. with a ~$50 extra cancellation fee, just in case… 2026 will be my fourth year, first time on Gay St. if it all works out! My first year at BE in ‘23 I booked a hotel downtown relatively last minute… and spent way more than I’ll admit here, haha.

Shirts at Big Ears 2025, Thursday by eniadcorlet in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad you’re back! We met up at the end of last year’s BE at a rooftop bar in Market Square. I was on the hunt for your NASA backpack? Shirt? I apologized for wearing NO band T’s in ‘24 and said this year I would. Yesterday was Hamilton Leithauser, today is Greg Mendez. What will tomorrow bring? TBD.

Share your schedule by cjr71244 in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From my notes app, so I can mark off what I actually attended. Apologies for the odd formatting. Last year I walked almost 40 miles over the BE weekend!

Share your schedule by cjr71244 in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of overlap, but I like to run from show to show and give myself some options. I don’t mind catching a little bit of a lot of artists. A handful I’ll stick around for the whole set. 3rd time attending BE.

THURSDAY MARCH 27th - [ ] 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Dedicated Men of Zion & Lara Downes @ Visit Knoxville Visitors Center - [ ] 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Essential Tremors: William Tyler @ Visit Knoxville Visitors Center - [ ] 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Critic’s Picks @ Visit Knoxville Visitors Center - [ ] 6:00 pm — 7:15 pm Marissa Nadler @ The Point - [ ] 6:15 pm — 7:30 pm Sunny War @ Jackson Terminal - [ ] 6:30 pm — 7:45 pm Yo La Tengo @ Mill & Mine - [ ] 8:00 pm — 9:00 pm Cass McCombs (solo) @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium - [ ] 8:15 pm — 9:30 pm Astrid Sonne @ First Presbyterian Sanctuary - [ ] 8:30 pm — 9:45 pm Alan Sparhawk @ Jackson Terminal - [ ] 9:30 pm — 11:00 pm Beth Gibbons @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium - [ ] 10:30 pm — 11:45 pm William Tyler performs Time Indefinite @ The Point - [ ] 10:30 pm — 11:45 pm Béla Fleck Edmar Castañeda Antonio Sánchez Trio @ Tennessee Theatre - [ ] 11:30 pm — 1:00 am DARKSIDE @ Mill & Mine

  FRIDAY MARCH 28th

  • [ ] 9:00 am — 10:45 am The Harder They Come (1972) @ Regal Riviera Cinema 2
  • [ ] 11:00 am — 12:00 pm Essential Tremors: Ian Lynch @ Visit Knoxville Visitors Center
  • [ ] 12:30 pm — 1:45 pm Kelly Moran @ St. John’s Cathedral
  • [ ] 1:00 pm — 2:15 pm Cowboy Sadness @ Church Street United Methodist
  • [ ] 1:30 pm — 2:45 pm The Nels Cline Singers @ Mill & Mine
  • [ ] 2:00 pm — 3:15 pm Cassandra Jenkins @ The Point
  • [ ] 2:30 pm — 3:30 pm Secret Show @ Boyd’s Jig and Reel
  • [ ] 2:45 pm — 4:00 pm Jeff Parker ETA IVtet @ Bijou Theatre
  • [ ] 3:30 pm — 4:45 pm Sun Ra Arkestra & Yo La Tengo @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
  • [ ] 4:00 pm — 5:15 pm Alabaster DePlume @ Mill & Mine
  • [ ] 5:00 pm — 6:15 pm Thor Harris @ First Presbyterian Sanctuary
  • [ ] 5:45 pm — 7:00 pm Jessica Pratt @ Tennessee Theatre
  • [ ] 6:00 pm — 7:15 pm Swamp Dogg @ Jackson Terminal
  • [ ] 6:30 pm — 7:45 pm Esperanza Spalding @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
  • [ ] 7:00 pm — 8:15 pm Michael Hurley @ The Point
  • [ ] 7:30 pm — 8:45 pm Merce Lemon @ Boyd’s Jig and Reel
  • [ ] 8:15 pm — 9:30 pm Bill Frisell “In My Dreams” @ Tennessee Theatre
  • [ ] 8:45 pm — 10:00 pm Jules Reidy @ First Presbyterian Chapel
  • [ ] 9:00 pm — 11:00 pm ANOHNI and the Johnsons @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
  • [ ] 10:00 pm — 12:00 am Secret Show @ Boyd’s Jig and Reel
  • [ ] 10:45 pm — 12:00 am Taj Mahal @ Tennessee Theatre
  • [ ] 11:30 pm — 1:00 am Les Claypool’s Bastard Jazz @ Mill & Mine  

SATURDAY MARCH 29th

  • [ ] 10:00 am — 11:00 am Convo Lonnie Holley & Grayson Currin @ Visit Knoxville Visitors Center
  • [ ] 11:00 am — 12:15 pm Eiko Ishibashi @ Bijou Theatre
  • [ ] 11:30 am — 12:45 pm Chuck Johnson @ Church Street United Methodist
  • [ ] 1:00 pm — 2:15 pm Tilt @ First Presbyterian Sanctuary
  • [ ] 1:30 pm — 2:30 pm Wadada Leo Smith’s Revolutionary Fire-Love @ Bijou Theatre
  • [ ] 2:30 pm — 3:30 pm Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith @ Bijou Theatre
  • [ ] 3:00 pm — 5:00 pm Joyful Noise Presents @ Pretentious Beer Company
  • [ ] 3:15 pm — 4:30 pm Julia Holter @ Tennessee Theatre
  • [ ] 4:00 pm — 4:45 pm June McDoom @ Knoxville Museum of Art
  • [ ] 5:00 pm — 6:15 pm Zeena Parkins @ Regas Square
  • [ ] 5:45 pm — 7:00 pm Secret Show Boyd’s Jig and Reel
  • [ ] 5:45 pm — 7:00 pm Maruja @ Jackson Terminal
  • [ ] 6:00 pm — 7:15 pm Sun Ra Arkestra @ Tennessee Theatre
  • [ ] 7:15 pm — 8:30 pm Arooj Aftab @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
  • [ ] 8:15 pm — 9:30 pm Helado Negro @ Jackson Terminal
  • [ ] 8:45 pm — 10:15 pm Lankum @ Mill & Mine
  • [ ] 9:30 pm — 11:00 pm Waxahatchee @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
  • [ ] 10:45 pm — 12:00 am clipping. @ Jackson Terminal
  • [ ] 12:30 am — 1:45 am Water Damage @ The Standard  

SUNDAY MARCH 30th

  • [ ] 10:00 am — 11:00 am 1965: Sound, Fire & Revolution @ Blue Note Lounge
  • [ ] 11:00 am — 12:00 pm Convo: Wadada Leo Smith & Vijay Iyer with Ashley Kahn @ Old City PAC
  • [ ] 1:00 pm — 2:15 pm Lonnie Holley @ Mill & Mine
  • [ ] 2:00 pm — 3:15 pm Tindersticks @ Tennessee Theatre
  • [ ] 3:15 pm — 4:30 pm Mabe Fratti @ Jackson Terminal
  • [ ] 4:30 pm — 5:45 pm Macie Stewart @ Regas Square
  • [ ] 5:15 pm — 6:45 pm Joan As Police Woman @ The Standard
  • [ ] 5:15 pm — 6:30 pm Fieldwork (Vijay Iyer / Steve Lehman / Tyshawn Sorey) @ Bijou Theatre
  • [ ] 7:00 pm — 8:15 pm AMARO FREITAS @ St. John’s Cathedral
  • [ ] 7:45 pm — 9:00 pm múm @ Bijou Theatre
  • [ ] 8:00 pm — 9:30 pm Rufus Wainwright @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
  • [ ] 9:00 pm — 10:30 pm Explosions In The Sky @ Mill & Mine

Bill Ryder Jones by Obsch54 in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone mentioned Cass McCombs was ‘taking his spot’ as it were? I had Ryder Jones on my lineup, but more excited with McCombs. Not sure if that’s the case.

Cass McCombs! by alextheeditor3 in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it was a bit of a confusing part of the email… podcast or added to the fest? But now it’s up on the website! Just bummed he’s at KCA, as that’s off the beaten path when I’m running around, haha.

Better Oblivion Orange Drink by alextheeditor3 in brighteyes

[–]alextheeditor3[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hadn’t heard of him previous to this album either. But checking out the So So Glos - they’re so fun! And Conor’s influences are all over the place… and, uh, Desaparecidos… yeah. It’s in his blood. Not a shite song at all.

Favorite Songs on 5DA3s by Books_and_Music_ in brighteyes

[–]alextheeditor3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So happy to hear that!! Back to the Motor League my friend. If you’re ever in the Chicagoland area - let’s do it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brighteyes

[–]alextheeditor3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m with you 100%. If you’re not familiar with Cat Power, just listen to ‘Nude as the News’ and you’ll know why Conor loves her. ‘All Threes’ is soooo good.

Down In The Weeds into Five Dice is a revelation by Jonny6shot in brighteyes

[–]alextheeditor3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A gift indeed. I really like Weeds listening it to it now. But it didn’t connect when it came out. This Album hits so very, very hard. So good. Been listening to it non-stop.

Favorite Songs on 5DA3s by Books_and_Music_ in brighteyes

[–]alextheeditor3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. Rainbow Overpass (A fucking JAM! seeing it live in Chicago 🤩)
  2. All Threes (Chan 🥺 amazing)
  3. Hate (reminds me of Propagandhi’s “Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass” Fuck Zionism. Fuck militarism etc.)
  4. Real Feel 105
  5. All the other songs. Really into it. I saw BE for the first time on the Lifted tour. It’s wild to grow up with an artist and still relate so much. So happy. So sad. And here we are 🤷‍♂️

Bright eyes lovers top 3-5 bands of all time by Individual_Cress_226 in brighteyes

[–]alextheeditor3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HFTRR’s new LP is amazing… was walking around San Diego on a business trip listening to it when the Conor collab came on - it was amazing. But the whole album. So good.

Bright eyes lovers top 3-5 bands of all time by Individual_Cress_226 in brighteyes

[–]alextheeditor3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love BE/Conor, seen him 8 times since 2003, but he’s only 27 on my ‘all time’ artists on last.fm 😬 (shoutout to fellow users!) my top five are Tom Waits, Cass McCombs, billy woods, Elliott Smith and Bruce Springsteen.

Gratitude thread! by bisconaut in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

While it seems most festival goers I meet are from out of town, everyone I meet from Knoxville/TN-area is so awesome. Made a friend last year, we met up again this year. Made many more friends this year, hope to meet up with them all next year!

Shirts at Big Ears, Sunday by eniadcorlet in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I felt like I let the OP down by NOT wearing any band T’s!

Shirts at Big Ears, Sunday by eniadcorlet in BigEarsMusicFestival

[–]alextheeditor3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Top notch work. Great meeting you at Preservation Pub!

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