Knoxville's Big Ears Festival started with a few bands in 2009 and is back bigger and better for 2014 after taking a few years off. By focusing on being dynamic and progressive by using artistic exploration and collaboration, the festival is promising big things for Big Ears 2014. The festival dates were March 28 - 30.
Come back during the festival weekend and after for archived Big Ears Festival video performances and live sets. Also check out our Music Festival Videos channel for music festival video coverage.
Friday, March 28
John Cale
Tim Hecker
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
Body/Head
Colin Stetson
So Percussion with Buke and Gase & Glenn Kotche
Dean Wareham
Vatican Shadow
Hailu Mergia and Low Mentality
Stephen O'Malley (solo)
Susanna
Saturday, March 29
Television
Jonny Greenwood: Chamber Suites from There Will Be Blood, The Master, and Norwegian Wood performed by The Wordless Music Orchestra
Nazoranai (Keiji Haino, Oren Ambarchi, Stephen O’Malley)
Low
Oneohtrix Point Never
Julia Holter
So Percussion and guests perform Steve Reich’s Drumming
Vladislav Delay
Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos
Buke and Gase
Dawn of Midi
Mark McGuire
Laraaji
Marc Ribot solo performance of original score to Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid"
Bill Orcutt
Son Lux
Glenn Kotche
Susanna
Nils Frahm
Jenny Hval
Sunday, March 30
Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians Performed by Ensemble Signal
Steve Reich: Radio Rewrite Performed by Ensemble Signal
Steve Reich
Ensemble Signal
Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint Performed by Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
Earth
Bryce Dessner: Music for Wood and Strings Performed by So Percussion
Bryce Dessner
Wordless Music Orchestra
Laraaji
So Percussion
Dean & Britta: 13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
Lonnie Holley
Keiji Haino (solo)
Stephen O'Malley and Oren Ambarchi (duo)
David Greenberger and Prime Lens
Rachel Grimes
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