If downtown Knoxville seems a bit more crowded than normal this weekend, it's not because of a University of Tennessee game or the Knoxville Marathon: It instead means Big Ears is in town. Around ...

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The third day of Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, was one of special projects and projections — from the Southern debut of Dave Harrington’s Pranksters to the three-dimensional display that ...

The Big Ears festival debuted in 2009 as an event that embraced the experimental, a philosophy it continues to hold close today. Even as it has grown and evolved, Knoxville remains the festival's home ...