Raddle #413Big Ears 2026

From SO to PERCUSSION

Mon, April 13, 2026
SO
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Clues, out of order

SO ________, descriptor found on the menu of a BBQ joint
SO________, to retrace one's steps
"SO ________?!", you say, defensively
2024 banger "SO, ________!"
A film's ________SO is often released separately
A SO might be rubbed for ________
Anagram SO to get a kind of instrument
Anagram SO to get a pleasing quality
Change the last letter of SO to get a small one
"Come SO ________…"
Faster than SO
Two before SO

About this Raddle

Sō Percussion is a four-piece New York-based percussion quartet who have been collaborating with Pulitzer and Grammy-winning composer and vocalist Caroline Shaw for over a decade. At Big Ears they performed their theatrical evening-length show built around the album "Rectangles and Circumstance", opening with Shaw alone under a spotlight and gradually adding marimba, vibraphone, steel drums, flowerpots, drums, and found percussion. I saw them perform three times over the weekend, including an hour-long trance-like performance of Steve Reich's "Drumming".

Theme: Big Ears 2026

My family and I recently returned from our favorite weekend of the year, the Big Ears music festival in Knoxville, TN. I saw over 30 acts this year. This week's Raddles feature some of my favorites.