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SUMMARY:Big Something + Kendall Street Company
DESCRIPTION:This is a General Admission standing room only event. Balcony s
 eating is first-come\, first-serve when available.
LOCATION:110 E. Main St.\, Charlottesville\, VA
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SUMMARY:Big Something
DESCRIPTION:This event is 18 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present 
 valid identification indicating that they are at least 18 years of age wil
 l not be admitted to this event\, and will not be eligible for a refund.
LOCATION:808 Sevier Ave\, Knoxville\, TN
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SUMMARY:Big Something w/ Big Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Big Something is coming to Middle Ages Music Hall!Big Something
  brings a genre-blending mix of rock\, funk\, electronic grooves\, psyched
 elia and jam-heavy improvisation\, all driven by huge guitars\, sax\, keys
  and a rhythm section built to move a room.Their sound can shift from funk
 y and danceable to spacey\, heavy and completely unpredictable exactly wha
 t makes their live shows hit so hard.We cant wait to rock with you on Nove
 mber 17th at Middle Ages Music Hall Get your tickets NOW!PRESENTED BY VISI
 ONS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
LOCATION:120 Wilkinson Street\, Syracuse\, NY
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SUMMARY:BIG SOMETHING with Opener AJEVA
DESCRIPTION:Advance tickets $28.41 total cost.\n\nHailing from the North Ca
 rolina countryside\, or \"The Middle of Nowhere\,\" as it's proudlydubbed 
 on their debut album\, the 6 headed musical monster known as 'Big Somethin
 g' hassteadily become one of the most unique and exciting rock bands to em
 erge from the Southeast.Their musical alchemy is deeply rooted in the stro
 ng bond of its members--Nick MacDaniels[lead vocals\, guitar]\, Jesse Hens
 ley [lead guitar\, vocals]\, Casey Cranford [saxophone\, E.W.I.\"Electroni
 c Wind Instrument\"]\, Ben Vinograd [drums]\, Josh Kagel [keys\, trumpet]\
 , and MattLaird [bass].After over a decade of touring together with 7 full
 -length studio albums and even their ownSummer music festival The Big What
 ?\, Big Something has emerged as a grassrootsphenomenon in the live music 
 community.\"I'm proud that we've stuck together through all of this\,\" no
 tes Nick. \"We have our own uniquething as a group\, and I'm very excited 
 about where it's always been going.\"The band has progressively evolved th
 eir catalog with each subsequent release. From theirdebut albumStories fro
 m the Middle of Nowherein 2010\, through fan favorites a laBigSomething[20
 13]\,Truth Serum[2014]\,Tumbleweed[2017]\, The Otherside[2018]\, andEscape
 [2020]\, they have constantly pushed the boundaries of their sound. Among 
 many highlights\,\"Song For Us\" and \"Love Generator\" have accumulated m
 illions of Spotify streams\, while theirperformances atSweetwater 420 Fest
 \, Lock'n\, Electric Forest\, Peach Music Festival\,SummerCamp\, High Sier
 raand 10 years of their own festival\,The Big What?have further solidified
  theirplace as luminaries of progressive improvisational rock.Their sevent
 h studio album\,Headspace[out 11/17 on Truth Serum Records]\, is significa
 nt forthe band in many ways. Featuring a collection of songs written over 
 the past few years as theworld emerged from a strange moment in history\,H
 eadspacewas inspired in large part by theongoing conversations surrounding
  mental health. As the band releases each new single\, theywill also spotl
 ight several non-profit organizations focused on helping people navigate m
 entalhealth and wellness.Headspacewill also mark the band's last studio re
 lease with foundingmembers Doug Marshall (bass) and Josh Kagel (keys/trump
 et)\, both of whom announced theirretirement from touring in 2023.For the 
 new album\, Big Something journeyed to Cannon Falls\, MN to track at the l
 egendaryPachyderm Recording Studios-- birthplace of Nirvana'sIn Utero\,whe
 re they lived together in aguest house overlooking a serene trout stream t
 ucked away into nature.\"We cooked dinner together every night\, recorded 
 all day\, and really enjoyed a special momentin time making this album\,\"
  Nick goes on. \"It was such a cool bonding experience. We reallylocked in
  together musically and tried to tap into the special energy at Pachyderm.
 \"That palpable energy surges through the album's lead track andfirst sing
 le\, \"The Mountain.\"The six minute-plus epic sinks its teeth in and clen
 ches its jaw\, twisting and turning through\n\norgan-laden fuzz towards a 
 rapturous refrain. \"The Mountain\" carries deeper meaning for thetight-kn
 it group\, and the lyrics pay homage to Nick's lifelong best friend and fr
 equent collaborator Paul Interdonato\, who wrote a majority of Big Somethi
 ng's lyrics before his tragic passing in 2017.\"'The Mountain'started with
  one of the last lyrics I have written down in a journal from Paul\,\"Nick
  goes on. \"Coming up the mountain\, I can see it all again - the chorus i
 s a metaphor forgetting over trauma.\"Interdonato's struggle also inspired
  the theme of the single \"Clouds\".A collaboration withAndy Frasco and Ju
 stin Osborne of SUSTO\, the gripping work delves into dark subject mattero
 ver a blissful cloud of catchy sounds. Musically\, this is perhaps the mos
 t salient display of thebreadth of Big Something's jaw-dropping musiciansh
 ip and genre fluency. The slinky ear worm isn't easily forgotten\, and sho
 wcases head-nodding bass\, slick guitars\, and keys locked into afunky int
 ergalactic strut\, giving way to a distortion-boosted refrain and synth so
 lo.\"I went to write with Andy in Denver and played him a rough recording 
 of the instrumental\,\"recalls Nick. \"It didn't have any lyrics yet\, so 
 he was helping me think of ideas. We landed onthe thought of 'living in th
 e clouds' as a metaphor for addiction. And the character in the song isa c
 lose friend who may never come back down.\"Big Something leaned into colla
 boration yet again on \"Bob and Weave\,\" a track originally penned by ano
 ther close friend and frequent collaborator\, Josh Phillips from Asheville
 \, NC. Thebuoyant track sees otherworldly electronics wheeze as the riff s
 links beneath swaggering versesand an uplifting chorus.\"Getting to know J
 osh has been so much fun. He's an incredible singer-songwriter and reminds
 me a lot of Paul in certain ways. From what I can tell\, 'Bob and Weave' i
 s basically about wakingup and trying to get through the anxiety of life w
 ith the help of friendship -- and maybe some cannabis\,\" MacDaniels added
 .Then\, there's \"Algorithm\,\" a track that serves as a spiritual predece
 ssor to fan favorite \"LoveGenerator.\"\"It's sort of like a prequel or co
 unterpoint to'Love Generator'which takes place in a distant future where m
 achines learn to love and become human. In'Algorithm\,'humans are shutting
 down and turning into machines\,\" he elaborates.Rounding out the album\, 
 the band brought everything full circle with a final nod to Paul by re-rec
 ording the first Big Something song ever written\, \"Amanda Lynn.\" Origin
 ally released ontheir 2010 debut albumStories From The Middle of Nowhere\,
 \"Amanda Lynn\" features the first lyrics that Interdonato contributed to 
 the band.\n\n\"We thought it was a cool way to connect everything to the r
 oots of our story\,\" Mac Daniels explained. In the end\, Big Something's 
 tale is a testament to the power of friendship and that bond burnsbrighter
  now than ever as the band prepares to journey across the US for their rec
 entlyannounced HEADSPACE Tour - their biggest headlining tour to date.\"Th
 is started out as a group of friends\, and it's turned into a family over 
 the years. I love thismusic and this band and what we do and I hope people
  can hear and feel that in what we create.
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