Big Ears Festival 2014 [Knoxville, TN] -- Reich, Cale, Ribot & more...

totally. maybe we could do it here:
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-CO-Misc/StanleyHotelPostcard-1917-EParkMuseum.jpg

weed pairings with each band please.

Perhaps the makings of a very interesting festival there ....

obv thrilled about earth

so percussion is pretty dope

yeah they are great

and they're playing all three days!

are you going?

yuh

are you going to eat quail eggs again?

idk

Is that place still there?

yep

What are the must-eat spots these days? I remember enjoying Breakfast at the Bistro.

i had a grandiose daydream that we made an ilx all stars band during this festival and then john cale asked us to perform with him
lol

bistro still has a great brunch. there are so many new good food place. big boom in the last 2 years. i'll compile a list. haw

xp !!

I just got the email about daily tickets -- is that for people who just want to go to one day OR does a person need to secure tickets on top of buying the weekend pass? I'm confused.

its for people who just want to go to one day

ok phew -- i was bracing myself for a mad rush to secure more tickets
i am basically thinking about this festival in every spare moment because i need something to look forward to!

Wish I was going to this, but a bad time for me. Hope to hear some serious reports though.

New daydream -- Church of Anthrax reunion (Terry Riley was at the last festival, right? It's not inconceivable?)

Has there ever been an American festival that has pulled off an avant thing of this scale?

Maybe the old New Music America festivals in the 80s/early 90s (if they lasted that long)? That tended to be more classical avant-garde focused, but not exclusively.

Weirdly underdocumented online. I'm sure most of the shows were videotaped, but there's hardly anything on youtube. Not finding pdfs of programs either. The only one I went to was the Philadelphia festival, in 1987.

https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/1601116_10152221953076753_69678567_n.png

ridic

wait a minute
friday -- what time does stuff start on friday? i'm driving on friday! this weekend is gonna be totally bonkers.

i cannot miss laraaji

The Big Ears twitter told me Friday was a full day of programming

So, I'm guessing as early as noon to as late as 5pm...

alright well i guess i'll just drive straight from home to the show then
i can't leave home any earlier than friday morning, unfortunately

2009 and 2010 both started at 5pm.

i can't be the only one planning, preparing, and counting the days

you're def not!

:D

so excited! i have been totally daydreaming about it in low moments.

<3

i can't wait to have fun

me too tbh

i made some big ears 2014 mixtapes for some pre-gaming!

Part 1: Pulses
https://www.dropbox.com/s/blcozwjhkqlxyxd/Big%20Ears%202014_%20Pulses.zip

Part 2: Spaces
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jm4gjr8ruqlwtl4/Big%20Ears%202014_%20Spaces.zip

awesome! thanks!

daily schedule is up
i guess saturday is a full day and sunday has some built in morning rest time?

Either they don't have everything in the schedule or something's not displaying right in any of my browsers.

the official schedule's not being released until sometime tomorrow. lots of weird gaps on there now—i'm curious about how they get filled.

who's psyched about the laraaji laughter workshop?!

hahaha

me! I'm sad that I won't get to see Marc Ribot score Charlie Chaplin though.

ugh. Laraaji and Mark McGuire scheduled at the same time. sorry Mark.

my "hahaha" was in anticipation, not mockery -- who could turn down a laughter workshop?

does anyone have any idea what recent earth shows have been like? loud earth? soft earth?

tumbleweed earth

Also Helen Money is a GREAT add!

damn i guess vladislav delay isn't gonna make it, his timeslot now says TBD

NOOOOoooooo

yeah, tour has been canceled; just pulled out of unsound too.

aww