Aliya Ultan, Ches Smith, Gregg Belisle-Chi, Tim Berne, and Trevor Dunn played their first show a couple of weeks ago, but I missed it. Glad I made it to their supercharged set at Lowlands on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Nels Cline: Lovers
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre - Big Ears Festival
1: So Hard It Hurts [Annette Peacock]
2: Snare, Girl [Sonic Youth]
3: The Search For Cat [Henry Mancini]
4: The Bond
Nels Cline - guitar
Michael Leonhart - conductor, arrangements & trumpet (on Glad To Be Unhappy)
Yuka Honda - keyboards
Alex Cline - drums & percussion
Chris Lightcap - double bass
Gregg Belisle-Chi - guitar
Sarah Schoenbeck - bassoon
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra:
Greg Tardy - tenor saxophone & clarinet
Bob Adamcik - vibraphone & marimba
Cindy Emory - harp
Skip Lane - flute
Mark Tucker - alto saxophone & clarinet
Dave King - alto saxophone
Tom Johnson - baritone saxophone
Sean Claire - violin
Alex Waterman - cello
Michael Wyatt - trumpet
Jim Hynes - trumpet
Tom Lundberg - trombone
#NelsClineLovers #BigEars2026 #BigEarsFestival #TennesseeTheatre #NelsCline
Some gigs in town. Some gigs Upstate. Some gigs in Europe. Next one is Tuesday at Lowlands with buddies and friends Sam Decker, Chris Tordini, and Tom Rainey. 9pm.
Greetings Internet! Here to tell you that I’ll be performing music with some great humans this next seven days. Tuesday at Lowlands with Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, and John Hebert! Same band plays on Knoxville, TN on Friday for the Big Ears festival. Wednesday I play at Threes Brewing with Chelsea Crabtree and Blundstone Boys (Sam Decker, Sam Weber, Chris Parker, Me.) and Sunday I play with Nels Cline LOVERS at the Big Ears festival. Hope to see everyone in the word ever get along and for the TSA to get funded so my flight doesn’t get fucked.
Trio show next Tuesday at 8pm, Lowlands. Michael Davis on drums and Snow Move to Kitchen on bass, according to these auto generated captions. Be sure to hit up @psychicrecordsbrooklyn and @almanegra.nyc also.
Howdy Folks, join us next Tuesday March 10 at LOWLANDS for a little catch up with the Trio featuring Stomu Takeishi, Michael W Davis, and myself. Drinks are stiff and vibes are immaculate. Hope you will make it out !
Happy Birthday to my Brother In Law, Jeremy, and the inimitable bassist @timlefev . Come celebrate life at Healing Force of the Universe in LA tonight.
Not gonna edit the captions cause I think they’re funny. Playing with my La Faves Tim Lefebvre and Remy Morritt next Wednesday at Healing Force of the Universe in Los Angeles. Hope you can make it! Tickets in comments.
A big ol reminder that I’ll be in LA next Wednesday! Playing with the legends Tim Lefebvre and Remy Morritt. My friends in GATRS play first at 8pm. Hope to see you there!
![Nels Cline: LoversSunday, March 29, 2026Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre - Big Ears Festival1: So Hard It Hurts [Annette Peacock]2: Snare, Girl [Sonic Youth]3: The Search For Cat [Henry Mancini]4: The BondNels Cline - guitarMichael Leonhart - conductor, arrangements & trumpet (on Glad To Be Unhappy)Yuka Honda - keyboardsAlex Cline - drums & percussionChris Lightcap - double bassGregg Belisle-Chi - guitarSarah Schoenbeck - bassoonKnoxville Jazz Orchestra:Greg Tardy - tenor saxophone & clarinetBob Adamcik - vibraphone & marimbaCindy Emory - harpSkip Lane - fluteMark Tucker - alto saxophone & clarinetDave King - alto saxophoneTom Johnson - baritone saxophoneSean Claire - violinAlex Waterman - celloMichael Wyatt - trumpetJim Hynes - trumpetTom Lundberg - trombone#NelsClineLovers #BigEars2026 #BigEarsFestival #TennesseeTheatre #NelsCline](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739682359183438424736_0_255b64331193c45a7f02d7a215bd3290.jpg?o=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&h=a9b7f901728514cbdc0d84185b634b17)
