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”
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2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 24, 2024
Click here to find all of Recliner Notes’ coverage of 2024 Big Ears Festival. It’s the last day of the 2024 Big Ears Festival! Which means it’s the last day of managing one’s day around the festival schedule, wondering when there will be time to grab lunch in between acts. It’s the last day of putting offContinue reading “2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 24, 2024”
2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 22, 2024
Click here to find all of Recliner Notes’ coverage of 2024 Big Ears Festival. The following is a conversation between a middle-aged father and his 21-year old daughter overheard at on Friday, March 22, 204 at the 2024 Big Ears Festival: Daughter: “I don’t mind free jazz, as long as it’s good.” Father: “But allContinue reading “2024 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN – March 22, 2024”
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