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No Depression

THROUGH THE LENS: Big Ears Festival 2025 Digs Deep

By Amos Perrine // 04/25/2025

Under the Rader

Explosions in the Sky, Waxahatchee, Yo La Tengo, Sun Ra Arkestra- Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee, US, March 27-30, 2025

By Jessica Mlinaric // 04/25/2025

Live for Live Music

Les Claypool’s Bastard Jazz, Béla Fleck, Taj Mahal Highlight Big Ears Festival’s Sonic Diversity

By Michael Broerman // 04/25/2025

Kaput Magazine

Orchestrating the Beautiful Chaos of Big Ears

By Thomas Venker // 04/25/2025

Jazztimes

Big Ears: From India to Tennessee

By Geoffrey Himes // 04/25/2025

Inside of Knoxville

Big Ears 2025, Many Rivers to Cross

By Alan Sims // 04/25/2025

Goldmine

Big Ears Festival an Oversized Epic in a Blend of Sounds and Sensation

By Lee Zimmerman // 04/25/2025

The Fader

Astrid Sonne on pop stardom and playing in a church at Big Ears 2025

By Raphael Helfand // 04/25/2025

Echoes

The Wonders and Eclecticism of Big Ears Festival 2025

By John Diliberto // 04/25/2025

Brooklyn Vegan

Big Ears 2025 kicked off with Darkside, Yo La Tengo, Tortoise, Beth Gibbons, Cass McCombs & more

By Bill Pearis // 04/25/2025

The Daily Beacon

Anoushka Shankar’s Big Ears performance embodied heart of festival

By Samantha Fulton // 04/25/2025

Beats Per Minute

Music Festival Review: The magical realism of Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival

By Joshua Pickard // 04/25/2025

Arts Knoxville

Music Won’t Save Us, But It Might Help Us Save Each Other — Lessons learned at Big Ears 2025

By Eric Dawson // 04/25/2025

Alternative Press

Finding transcendence at Big Ears 2025

By Neville Hardman // 04/25/2025

Downbeat

Jazz Emerges as Essential Component of Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival

By Ashley Kahn // 04/25/2024

Paste

The Curmudgeon: Nonesuch Records and Big Ears Festival

By Geoffrey Himes // 04/25/2024

Pollstar

Cheers Big Ears! Ashley Capps On The Best Out-There Music Fest Out There

By Andy Gensler // 04/25/2024

Beats Per Minute

FESTIVAL REVIEW: KNOXVILLE’S BIG EARS FESTIVAL OFFERS A TRIP THROUGH A PARALLEL REALITY

By Joshua Pickard // 04/25/2024

Slate

Culture Gabfest

By Dan Kois // 04/25/2024

Dada Strain

Big Ears, Full Hearts, Possible Futures

By Piotr Orlov // 04/25/2024

SPIN

Big Ears 2024: A Safe Space for Provocation and Discovery

By Ryan Reed // 04/25/2024

No Depression

THROUGH THE LENS: The Biggest Moments from Big Ears 2024

By Amos Perrine and Kelly Shipe // 04/25/2024

Pollstar

Big Ears Festival 2024 Touches The Sublime

By Andy Gensler // 04/25/2024

Glide Magazine

Jazz Rules At Big Ears 2024 Festival: Herbie Hancock, Julian Lage, Brad Mehldau, Jason Moran & More

By Jim Hynes // 04/25/2024

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