my Amoeba San Francisco Amoeba Music video is out! I have ALWAYS wanted to be in one of these! I didn't know how to narrow down my choices and I took forever! as a disclaimer: I'm also including everything by The Beatles & Louis Armstrong ! 😅 THANK YOU AMOEBA!
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.Hanif Abdurraqib left us with a few signed copies of his new book ‘There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension,’ a gorgeous collection of basketball-inspired essays. You can snag your signed copy now through our friends at Union Ave Books!

'Rhiannon Giddens’ remaking of old-time string-band music shares something fundamental with @BradMehldau’s remaking of jazz piano,' Geoffrey Himes writes in a Paste Magazine feature on Nonesuch and Big Ears Festival: pastemagazine.com/music/the-curm…

Roger Eno is one of the pioneers of Ambient Chamber music. But over the last few years his music has become more neo-classical with albums on Deutsche Grammophon (DG). At Big Ears Festival '24, Roger Eno takes us down his pastoral path tonight on Echoes from PRX. wp.me/p4ZE0X-pVR

One of my fav snapshots from Big Ears Festival — can’t wait for next year. So much fun, and to everyone who got to hear jon batiste at the Bijou, I am jealous!

'Unexpectedly, my life has come full circle at a festival where so many of its artists work in loops.'

This year's Big Ears Festival, featuring André 3000 and Armand Hammer, provided a new focus on rap and plenty of personal revelation for @FakeNadine. thefader.com/2024/04/04/big…

If you were able to catch kassa overall at Big Ears, then you know he’s one of the most exciting and innovative artists in modern jazz. Soon Overall will release, ‘Live at Third Man Records,’ in collaboration with the iconic Third Man Records.

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We’re still in awe of Laurie Anderson’s (Laurie Anderson) incredible performance at Big Ears 🤩. Here she is performing her experimental classic “O Superman,” at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum.

📹 Loch & Key Productions

We love how BrooklynVegan’s Bill Pearis highlights the collaborative nature of Big Ears in his Day 1 recap of the Big Ears 2024.

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Hermanos Gutiérrez Hermanos Gutiérrez took us to the cosmos this time last week ✨

Their new album, Sonido Cósmico, produced by Dan Auerbach is out in June.

📸Billie Wheeler & Eli Johnson

Last Friday during Big Ears Festival, I spoke with Rhiannon Giddens about her performances at the festival, giving voice to the forgotten… and a little bit about her appearance on the new BEYONCÉ album.

You can hear it in the WDVX Archives for one more week. Link in next post.

I had a great conversation on WUTK 90.3 The Rock during Big Ears Festival! It’s so exciting to see these students loving what they do and asking really engaging questions. It was truly a delight. Thanks so much for having me!

“Big Ears is not just a music festival. It is a beautiful roadside stop on a spiritual journey.”

Thank you, @NoDepression. ❤️

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Here is my (exciting!) conclusion to my Big Ears Festival experience for the year, along with dozens of photos. Enjoy. Tomorrow Heather and Luke will wade in with their Big Ears thoughts. insideofknoxville.com/2024/03/big-ea…

Never expected to see John Paul Jones share a stage with Thurston Moore, but that is the magic of the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN.