Big Ears Festival - February 6-8, 2009 - Knoxville, TN

[dwd]

Big Ears 09
February 6, 7, 8
Knoxville, Tennessee
http://www.bigearsfestival.com

"The mission of BIG EARS is to offer an exciting and dynamic platform of musical and artistic discovery, presenting a variety of adventurous, exploratory concerts and performances, installations, discussions, and interactive experiences by artists possessed of singular and unique visions that stand apart from the mainstream."

# ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS
# BURNING STAR CORE
# NICOLAS COLLINS
# DAVID DANIELL
# DAN DEACON
# FENCE KITCHEN
# FENNESZ (solo)
# FENNESZ/LINKOUS/MINOR
# MICHAEL GIRA (Swans / Angels of Light)
# PHILIP GLASS
# LARKIN GRIMM
# NEIL HAMBURGER
# JON HASSELL + MAARIFA STREET
# LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII
# MATMOS
# THE NECKS
# NEGATIVLAND
# PAULINE OLIVEROS
# SAN AGUSTIN
# SXIP SHIREY'S SONIC NEW YORK
# WENDY SUTTER
# SHAKING RAY LEVIS
# NED ROTHENBERG
# additional artists & events to be announced...

[mudd]

the shaking ray levis! do those guys still play out much?

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[rlrds]

It's ashame. I'd like to go check out Fennesz and The Necks but this is rediculously expensive. Bonaroo offspring I guess.

[dwd]

It's ashame. I'd like to go check out Fennesz and The Necks but this is rediculously expensive. Bonaroo offspring I guess.

This is actually put on by the same folks - AC Entertainment - who run the Bonaroo festival. Pretty odd. But from what I understand, the main fellow behind Bonaroo - Ashley Capps - started out doing jazz/avant events in that area well before the advent of Bonaroo; in the 90s he jumped on the jam-band bandwagon that is especially prevalent in that part of the country to make the big bucks, but his personal tastes and interests continue to tend towards the more "out" musics.

As far as ticket prices, yeah, the full-meal-deal is pretty crazy expensive - $195 - but that's basically a VIP, all-access pass that gets you into anything and preferred seating for the seated events. They're also selling other levels of tickets, plus each individual show will have individual admission at a much lower per-show rate as well.