So much about music has to do with time. But just as musicians booked March 27-30 across Big Ears Festival 2025 have set themselves apart by innovating outside the agreed-upon standards ...

The MacArthur fellow sits down with Lara Downes at the Big Ears Festival to discuss the creative states of improvising, composing and collaborating.

When the 2025 Big Ears Festival closed three weeks ago, I fully intended to write a review within a day or two, like a good culture reporter. But I’m not a reporter, and it’s not really “news” when ...

A terrific festival, as always. So much great music! For the record, my regrets included missing trumpeter Ambrose Akiminsure; Joel Harrison's Alternate Guitar Summit; Darkside; Nels Cline Singers; ...

Day 4: Big Ears Festival on Sunday in Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville gospel choir's first-ever collab was a big one at Big Ears Dedicated Men of Zion took Big Ears to church! The gospel quartet ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In the heart of downtown Knoxville, the genre-defying Big Ears Festival is unfolding—and among the audience this weekend are 15 students from the University of Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Downtown Knoxville will soon come alive with the sound of strings, horns, synths and more—Big Ears Festival is back. Now in its 15th year, the four-day music and arts ...

When Rufus Wainwright is closing down the Knoxville Civic Auditorium, mum is at the Bijou Theatre after missing Big Ears Festival during the canceled COVID-19 years and Explosions in the Sky is ...

Big Ears Festival will take place across more than 20 downtown Knoxville venues March 27-30. The festival headquarters have changed, and there are new places to pick up wristbands and merch.

Big Ears Festival is returning to Knoxville, Tennessee, from March 27-30. The 2025 lineup includes sets by Philip Glass Ensemble, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Waxahatchee, Rufus Wainwright, Esperanza ...

The Big Ears Festival is set to return to Knoxville, Tennessee next year, and details about the 2025 edition were just announced today (September 10). Festival passes go on sale starting with a ...