Today is the release day for the latest SML album, Spontaneous Music Live. I first heard it in March while driving to Big Ears because I received an advanced preview copy and I’ve been excited for this day when everyone else could hear it. It’s my favorite album of the year. Will it hold onContinue reading “SML’s Spontaneous Music Live”
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2026 Big Ears Festival, March 26-29, 2026
Over-use of the word “community” can quickly turn the most open-hearted music lover into a cynic, especially those wary of corporate appropriation at every turn. Yet it’s hard to describe the people who attend the annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN as anything but a community. Big Ears attendees can’t wait to tell youContinue reading “2026 Big Ears Festival, March 26-29, 2026”
2025 Big Ears Festival, March 27-30, 2025
At one point while waiting for a venue to open during the 2025 Big Ears Festival, a man approached the line with a sign indicating that he was selling two tickets for the rock band Heart, who would be playing in Boston next month. Everyone who saw the sign laughed since he was trying toContinue reading “2025 Big Ears Festival, March 27-30, 2025”
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