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Last week saw tons of folks turn out for a listening party at the Square Room to listen to musical excerpts from many of the Big Ears 2010 artists. Interest and excitement surrounding the festival weekend continues to grow daily. Here's a few quick links that can serve as a primer to the festival weekend...

An expanded schedule of events has been posted, new artists have been added to an already impressive roster, and tickets to individual shows are now on sale.

A limited number of Inner Ear passes, offering premium access to all Big Ear Festival happenings throughout the entire weekend are available, in addition to the Outer Ear ticket option, which offers priority access to all Big Ears events at the Big Ears Annex, the Square Room, Pilot Light and Knoxville Museum of Art on a first come, first serve basis (subject to venue capacity).

Additional elements of the Festival will be revealed in the coming weeks, including: surprise collaborations, art installations, lectures, and more. More festival details, including travel and hotel information, news, schedule additions and more may be found at the Big Ears website. Daily updates and special information are available by following Big Ears on twitter or at the Big Ears Festival facebook page.

Big Ears Festival 2010 happens March 26, 27, 28 in Knoxville, TN. Stay tuned for more Big Ears news in the coming weeks…