Big Names for Big Ears

David Byrne, Robert Plant, Pat Metheny and Laurie Anderson are among the headliners for next year’s international music and culture festival.

Synnergy’s Energy

Nief-Norf photo.

With free performances, the Nief-Norf Summer Festival aims to break down barriers between composers, performers, and audiences.

Exit Strategy

Pilot Light photo.

Pilot Light founder Jason Boardman will bow out at the end of 2025. What will that mean for the future of the idiosyncratic Old City music venue?

A Musical Melting Pot

Allison Russell at Big Ears 2023 photo

Big Ears founder Ashley Capps talks about this year’s festival, which brings music and art to Knoxville and showcases the city to the world.

Revelry With a Cause

Adeem the Artist

A talk with Adeem the Artist about recognition, representation, and why they might have to leave Knoxville.

‘A Place for Original Ideas’

Pilot Light

As Pilot Light marks its 20th anniversary in the midst of a pandemic, Jason Boardman reflects on the Old City institution he has built — and what comes next.

Knoxville Calling

Sofa Soiree

The city will have a spring music festival after all — a virtual one. Welcome to this Saturday’s Sofa Soirée.

Attack Monkey Fights Back

Crowds at Rhythm N Blooms 2019

Local promoter Chyna Brackeen responds to a Dogwood Arts lawsuit, alleging years of underpayment from the Rhythm ’N’ Blooms Festival.

Voices Raised

Climate chart

Local musicians and activists band together for a concert to emphasize the urgency of slowing climate change.