…and I got really excited. Last year, Big Ears boasted the likes of Fennesz, Michael Gira (Swans/Angels of Light), and Matmos. Sick! This will rule. So happy to read the Good News.

Then the lineup for 2010 was announced about ten minutes ago. Vampire Weekend, Joanna Newsom, Gang Gang Doodie, and the xx, the jj, the lol. Shitty.

THUMBS DOWN!

Paste wrote an article last year called Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival caters to adventurous audience. This year’s will read, Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival caters to dweebs. I mean, I guess you gotta pay the bills, but still, how do you go from awesome insanity to vanilla wafers within one year? That would be like ATP 2011 announcing Bachman-Turner Overdrive as the headliner… which would still be decidedly more awesome than this bill.

I’d see Andrew WK and Terry Riley, though. But outside that… boo. Totally damaged. Gonna listen to Swans to make me feel better. It’s also good for holiday cheer. Burp.

MP3 :::
Swans – Telepathy