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Ichiko Aoba returns via the tender grandeur of “Luciférine”, announces new album and tour

Chase McMullen·November 14, 2024

There isn’t a more natural rise to greatness than that of Japanese folk artist Ichiko Aoba. She never...

Ah, 2013… to say it was a “simpler time” is, well, oversimplifying things. But in the music world...

Against all odds, Ichiko Aoba has risen to the very forefront of Folk music. Without a large push,...

Joshua Pickard·April 4, 2023

Big Ears still feels like a secret, a hidden treasure nestled in The Marble City. Gathering together artists...

Joshua Pickard·September 12, 2022

Big Ears Festival will once again invade the downtown area of Knoxville, TN from March 30-April 2, 2023....

Rob H·June 18, 2021

Ichiko Aoba, purveyor of otherworldly folk music, has been releasing albums in her home country of Japan for...

It’s been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute’s is one of re-birth. For those many...

Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and...

Chase McMullen·December 4, 2020

Ichiko Aoba is truly the personification of slow and steady wins the race. She’s never gone for forced...

Rob H·November 3, 2020

Since releasing her debut album in 2010, at the age of 20, Japanese guitarist and songwriter Ichiko Aoba‘s...