Big Ears March 28th - 30th 2014

any chance Television and Jonny Greenwood are at the same time?

Where's everyone staying for this?? We slacked on booking something. Recommendations appreciated.

Thanks Zoltron. That's a huge help.

Well look at Mr. Helpful gettin all sassy!

Apparently, Helge Sten from Supersilent is touring with Susanna. I'm rather giddy on that.

Got Single Day tickets for Friday and Saturday. Feels good to commit myself since I've been going back and forth on attending since the lineup first came out.

So in love with Hailu Mergia the past few weeks.

Greenwood did a solo show earlier this week. The setlist looked better than I expected including some new material. I would guess we will get something similar.

SetlistJonny Greenwood Reiko (Norwegian Wood)

Jonny Greenwood Miniature (new material)
Edmund Finnis Brother
Jonny Greenwood Fight with Cudgels (new material)
Xenakis Kottos
Jonny Greenwood Prospectors Arrive (There Will Be Blood)
Parsons In Nomine III a 5
Jonny Greenwood Application 45 Version 1 (The Master)
Messiaen Vocalise-Étude
Jonny Greenwood Microtonal Sketches (new material)
Jonny Greenwood There Will Be Blood (There Will Be Blood)
Jonny Greenwood Mata Aini Kuru Kara Ne (Norwegian Wood)
J.S. Bach Cello Suite. 5 in D minor: III Courante
Jonny Greenwood Future Markets (There Will Be Blood)
Jonny Greenwood Loop (new material)
Jonny Greenwood Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers (new material)

I know this doesn't help a lot for this year, but it seemed kind of relevant for this thread, assuming the festival continues in future years. Knoxville is looking to get a slew of new hotels downtown (check out the user-created Google Map inset): www.knoxnews.com/news/2014/feb/26/josh-flory-is-downtown-knoxville-ready-for-565/

Side note: I'm defending my dissertation proposal at 9 AM on Friday, March 28!! I have to teach afterward, 12:20-1:10, but I will be out celebrating immediately afterward!! I know this isn't exactly a big "drinking festival" by the standard of bands playing, but after an accomplishment like this I'll definitely be downing some beer. Anyone who wants to day drink that afternoon is welcome to join!!

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With just 18 days left, we need a schedule.

If you want something really close, stay at the double tree. It is within walking distance to all the venues. I don't know why people are saying to stay away from certain areas. All the areas listed have a few good hotels and aren't in bad parts of town, they just have some run down ones too.

Scruffy Hall
Friday
Stephen O'Malley 7:30 PM
Colin Stetson 8:30 PM
Vatican Shadow 10:00 PM
Hailu Mergia and Low Mentality 12:00 AM

Saturday
Mark McGuire 5:30 PM
Jenny Hval 6:45 PM
Bill Orcutt 8:00 PM
Vladislav Delay 10:00 PM
Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos 12:30 AM

Sunday
Keiji Haino 2:30 PM
Lonnie Holley 4:00 PM
Earth 5:30 PM

Square Room
Saturday
Buke & Gase 2:00 PM
Rachel Grimes 3:30 PM
Glenn Kotche 5:00 PM
David Greenberger and Prime Lens 8:30 PM
Susanna 9:30 PM
Son Lux 10:40 PM

KMA
Sunday
Stephen O'Malley & Oren Ambarchi 12:00 PM
Steve Reich Q&A 1:00 PM
Laraaji Laughter Workshop 2:30 PM

There's a brand new sports bar (actually it was just a makeover and name change) on Gay Street about 2 blocks South of the Tennessee Theatre. I haven't been to it yet, but I've heard fantastic things about it. It's called Sky Box. There's also a great place on Market Square called Latitude 35. I go there for games a lot. It's got a ton of TVs (8 per room, 2 rooms), so you can watch a lot of action at once. I go there for brunch a lot during NFL season to keep up with all my fantasy players at once. Plus I know a lot of the staff there, so I can usually get a discount on a mimosa or two.

Outside of downtown, there are a couple good sports bars in Fort Sanders just across World's Fair Park. It's not too far, I walk from campus to downtown and back a few times a week. The Hill (my favorite bar in town) is the closest- it's literally across the street from the edge of the park. It's also got really fantastic food, including the best wings and fries in town (IMO), and has good specials (half off champagne bottles on Sunday). Another couple blocks down is The Strip, which is a line of bars that marks the border between UT campus and The Fort, which is basically a student ghetto of beautiful old Victorian homes that college students rent and trash (this is where I live). The Strip's scene is decidedly more college, which can be a good or a bad depending on your tastes. I'd definitely recommend the Half Barrel- it's a pretty standard bar with a nice (heated) patio and has a lot of TVs. It's the best bar-style food around other than The Hill. Sunspot is at the far end of the Strip, and it has the best food in Knoxville. However, the downstairs only has 1 TV. Upstairs there's a bar with about 6 TVs and a huge patio. If the weather sucks, though, then you probably won't be able to find a good seat at the bar to watch games though. There's also Cool Beans a block off the Strip on Lake Drive. The food isn't as great, but it's a pretty standard bar and has a fair amount of TVs.