SP* Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE – BIG EARS 2026 [podcast]

The Sound Propositions podcast is back for a five-part mini-season exploring Big Ears 2026. Rather than another day-by-day recap (you can find that in the newsletter), or a thematic synthesis (see my 2026 review), the following five conversations sketch out

Cole Pulice ~ Land’s End Eternal

There are moments on Cole Pulice’s Land’s End Eternal where you might find yourself asking what, exactly, you’re listening to, and that’s by design. The saxophonist and composer has spent the better part of a decade cultivating a signal processing

A Closer Look: Big Ears 2026

A CLOSER LOOK: Big Ears 2026 Four days, forty-two shows, six interviews, and one pilgrimage to Knoxville. I began my first day at Big Ears with a question that had lingered since the festival first popped on my radar more

Big Ears 2026 Preview

In advance of the 2026 edition of the Big Ears festival in Knoxville, Tennessee–happening 26-29 March–Joseph Sannicandro reflects upon this year’s programming and previews some of the most anticipated performances.  Knoxville, Tennessee’s Big Ears festival of contemporary music first popped