Michele K-tel gives a ¡DISCO ROTO! glimpse into Knoxville’s wonderfully eclectic Big Ears Festival.

Laurie Anderson “From The Air” Big Science
Lambchop “The Good Life (Is Wasted)” Mr. M
Marc Ribot “Fat Man Blues” solo acoustic @ The Falcon in Marlboro, NY

Yo La Tengo w/ Lambchop “Automatic Doom” and “Today is the Day” Live @ The Bijou, Knoxville
Yo La Tengo Drone (w/Bryce Dessner, Danny Ray Thompson, Mary Lattimore, Chris Abrahams) Big Ears Festival 2016
Sun Ra & His Solar-Myth Arkestra “The Lady With The Golden Stockings” Marshall Allen presents Sun Ra And His Arkestra: In The Orbit Of Ra

The Gloaming “Slán le Máighe” 2
Olivia Chaney “Imperfections” The Longest River
Phantom Orchard Ensemble “Luminous Fairies” Through The Looking Glass
Circuit des Yeux “Do the Dishes” In Plain Speach

Boogarins “Sei Lá” Manual
Mary Halvorson “Ida Lupino” Meltframe
Sam Amidon “Way Go, Lily” I See The Sign
Anthony Braxton “No. 170a” Wesleyan (12 Alto Solos)

Big Brave “On The By – And – By And Thereon” Au De La
Angel Olsen “Stars” Burn Your Fire For No Witness
John Luther Adams “The Wind in High Places: Maclaren Summit”

Kamasi Washington “Final Thought” The Epic