Olaf Rupp Slaughters the Sound for the Greater Good
On ‘Fuzzy Logic,’ Olaf Rupp pushes a small amplifier past its limit and captures the wreckage at what he calls “the volume of a kitchen radio.”
Bill Orcutt
The Tonearm's Guide to Big Ears
The 2026 edition of the Big Ears Festival commences this Thursday, March 27. Here are our suggestions for the artists you should check out once the music kicks off in downtown Knoxville.
Orcutt Shelley Miller and the Great American Road Trip
Bill Orcutt, Steve Shelley, and Ethan Miller take turns behind the wheel on their debut collaboration, a live recording that captures the uncertainty and electricity of three musicians surprising themselves in real time.