Three years into Big Ears’ revival, unofficial side events have become a go-to plan for downtown venues looking to lure open-minded music tourists into experiencing Knoxville’s homegrown best. But the …
BIG EARS 2016: Public Cinema
Read the Mercury‘s complete Big Ears 2016 coverage here. Visit the Big Ears website for the full lineup and schedule and ticket information. Featuring 18 events over four days, Big Ears’ 2016 film lineup …
Big Ears and Public Cinema Announce Film Program for 2016
Big Ears has always reserved some space in its lineup for film programming, from the Philip Glass-scored Qatsi films in 2009 to Sufjan Stevens’ The BQE the following year. But …
‘Tu Dors Nicole’ Finds Beauty in Boredom—Without Getting Twee
Films about bored, aimless youth aren’t particularly few or far between. Reluctant adults and their non-adventures have had a sub-genre to themselves since the independent film boom of the 1990s, …
The Sense: ‘The Sense’ and ‘City of Traitors’
The Sense made their mark on the city’s mid-’00s all-ages scene with an upbeat post-hardcore sound and relentless work ethic. Taking their name from a 2002 Hot Water Music song, …