Collaboration creeps into every aspect of Sam Amidon’s songwriting. On his latest release, 2014’s subdued but powerful Lily-O, the Vermont-born folk musician worked closely with celebrated jazz guitarist (and fellow …
BIG EARS 2015: Bill Morrison
Though Bill Morrison doesn’t make traditional narrative films, stories are told through the film clips he assembles. A graduate of Cooper Union School of Art, Morrison has made a career …
BIG EARS 2015: William Tyler
Nashville guitarist William Tyler, the son of a country-music songwriter, is most conversant in folk, rock, and country, but the diversity of acts he’s backed demonstrates his flexibility and range. …
BIG EARS 2015: Perfume Genius
One of the most striking things about Big Ears’ 2014 resurrection was what seemed to be missing from its wide-ranging lineup: “big” names, at least as far as casual music …
BIG EARS 2015: Hello City
Six years and four Big Ears festivals in, the idea of an exclusive, tightly curated art-music festival in Knoxville still carries a certain novelty. Not only for the fans, artists, …