The annual cultural extravaganza known as the Big Ears Festival returns to Knoxville, Tenn. this weekend (Thurs., March 31 through Sun., April 3). Here are some highlights from 2016's long list of music, films, sound installations, and spoken word events happening throughout the weekend.
Thursday March 31, 2016
— Knoxville Symphony Orchestra with Steven Schick (7 p.m., Tennessee Theatre): Orchestra performs John Luther Adams’ Become Ocean, Bryce Dessner’s Lachrimae, and Phillip Glass’ Naqoyqatsi (featuring cellist Maya Beiser).
— Chatoyant (8 p.m., The Standard): Freshly added to the schedule, this Detroit quartet + Wolf Eyes’ James Baljo busts out a maelstrom of post-punk free jazz fury.…
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‘Are You Serious’ finds sincerity in poking fun at love songs. In the song "Left Handed Kisses," from Andrew Bird's latest LP, Are You Serious (Loma Vista Recordings), the words sung back at him in a duet with Fiona Apple come across as downright mean. "The point your song here misses is that if you really loved me, you'd risk more than a few 50 cent words in your backhanded love song," Apple sings.…
Castleberry Hill’s beacon of nightlife turns 10 On Sat., April 2, Castleberry Hill's Elliott Street Deli and Pub turns 10. The enduring local music hangout, owned and operated by brothers Mike and Peter Jakob, has played a key role in developing Atlanta's creative jazz scene.…
In case you missed it, 
Gabrielle Smith records under the Eskimeaux pseudonym, crafting emotive lo-fi pop steeped in tenderness. Last year's full-length, O.K., dropped on Double Double Whammy to high critical praise, enrapturing writers and normal people alike with Smith's highly intimate lyrics and sparse instrumentation.…
’94 Broncos: Take That Shit to Trial EP (self-released)
Organized by Korean musician Kou Katsuyoshi, MultipleTap’s lineup traces the history of Japanese noise from the genre-defining chaos of Hijokaidan to the operatic experiments of Hatis Noit. In the late '70s Jojo Hiroshige first created noise in a small room with no heat, tucked away in the corner of Nishijin, Japan, an aging textile district where the rent was low and a band of experimental musicians became legends. Known as the Drugstore, the unassuming space hosted early practice sessions for an array of Japanese bands such as Hijokaidan, a flagship noise group co-founded by Hiroshige.…
At the dead end of 1614 Hazelrig Drive S.E. stands an old white house with a long gravel driveway. Passersby on Moreland Ave. wouldn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.…
Fresh off the release of their excellent singles 
Friday, March 25
