Big Something have shared the official lineup for their 7th Annual The Big What? Festival, taking place August 16th-18th, 2018 at Shakori Hills Community Arts Center in Pittsboro, NC. The band is thrilled to welcome friends old and new, including Sunsquabi, TAUK, Cory Wong of Vulfpeck, Consider The Source, Funk You, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, Dr. Bacon, Becca Stevens, and more, plus secret late night sets by mystery artists. For the full line up and additional information, please visit: www.thebigwhat.com.
On this year’s festival, the band shares: “We are really excited about The Big What? this year. Big Something will perform more sets than ever before and we’re already working on some great new material and surprises to debut at the festival. We really love getting creative with our fans and turning the festival in to one big art project. This year we hope to take that creativity to a new level.“
Last week, Big Something released their 5th studio album, The Otherside, which premiered in full on Relix and has recently been featured on Jambase, Live For Live Music, Glide Magazine, and more. The Otherside is a follow up to 2017’s Tumbleweed, the band’s most critically acclaimed release to date. Big Something will celebrate the release with a 2 night performance at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC during their event The Big What? Wilmington on April 27 & 28.
A 6 piece powerhouse with a sound that is both unique and timeless, Big Something fuses elements of rock, pop, funk, and improvisation to take listeners on a journey through a myriad of musical styles. It’s no secret why this group has quickly become one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from the Southeast. Soaring guitars, E.W.I. (electronic wind instrument), synths, horns and alluring vocal hooks rise to the top of their infectious collection of songs and represent a sound that has caught the ears of such revered stalwarts as Umphrey’s McGee, Moon Taxi, Galactic, moe., Robert Randolph, and even The B52s, who have all tapped Big Something as direct support.
The Otherside was recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC with the help of Grammy-nominated producer and Carolina Music Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient – John Custer (Corrosion of Conformity) who has produced all 5 of the bands albums.
On The Otherside, Big Something continues to build upon the post-apocalyptic peyote trip imagery from Tumbleweed, concluding the story of a nomad who has made it to the other side of his journey wandering through the night towards a desert sunrise. The album also showcases a different musical side of the band with a heavier, more focused and soulful collection of 8 songs including “Smoke Signal” – a track that was written for the studio and has never been performed live.
The project is dedicated to the memory of the bands late lyricist and friend Paul Interdonato who tragically passed away on Dec 3, 2017 – the same day the band was setting up in the studio to record. Now each song carries a certain weight as the album features several of the last lyrical compositions that Paul ever wrote for Big Something. It is a thoughtful and poignant musical journey paying tribute to a lifelong friend with a brilliant imagination.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
4/27 – Wilmington, NC @ The Big What? Wilmington
4/28 – Wilmington, NC @ The Big What? Wilmington
5/5 – North Charleston, SC @ Trondossa Music & Arts Festival
5/18 – Savannah, GA @ Barrelhouse South
5/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
5/25 – Covington, KY @ Octave
5/26-27 – Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival
5/31-6/2 – Minden, WV @ Mountain Music Festival
6/15 – Augusta, GA @ Sky City *
6/16 – Birmingham, AL @ Slicefest
6/21-24 – Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forest Festival
6/28-7/1 – Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forest Festival
6/29 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues **
7/14-15 – Telluride, CO @ The Ride Festival
7/15 – Telluride CO @ The Night Ride @ Sheridan Opera House
7/19-22 – Scranton, PA @ The Peach Festival
8/16 – Pittsboro, NC @ The Big What?
8/17 – Pittsboro, NC @ The Big What?
8/18 – Pittsboro, NC @ The Big What?
8/25 – Arrington, VA @ Lockn’ Festival
1/10-1/14 – Runaway Bay, Jamaica @ moe.’s Tropical Throedown
* w/ Too Many Zooz
** w/ Umphrey’s McGee