When you think of dream indie rock pairings, you probably don't consider the idea of teaming Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard with alt.country stalwart Jay Farrar of Son Volt and Uncle Tupelo fame. On October 20th, however, the unlikely duo will be releasing One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. The album features new music by the pair, with lyrics based on the prose from the Jack
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A while back Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar announced plans to release an album of music dedicated to the writings of Jack Kerouac.Now as the album gets closer to release date, songs are slowly showing up. This one being "These Roads Don't Move" that's currently up and streaming at NPR.org.
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When I first put up my MOG page, under "Artists You Should Know About," I put Jay Farrar....Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, and onward.. But I didn't post any of his stuff, and when I checked just now, neither has anyone else (except dandy lion...one song from Sebastapol). So in the spirit of giving back, and because I love Jay Farrar so much, here's one of his most recent. This one is with Anders Pa...
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...This one is my all time favorite...and it isn't easy picking a favorite from all the great songs he's done...but this would be it. I was in Paris a few years ago, and was walking in the Luxembourg Gardens, and there was a statue of St. Genevieve...and Jay was right: she didn't bother..
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If I had to guess, I'd assume that Ben Gibbard's favorite Jack Kerouac book is the classic On The Road... but I'd be wrong! It seems that Gibbard has a soft spot for Kerouac's 1962 novel, The Big Sur, as does Son Volt's Jay Farrar. To celebrate their love for the book (and Kerouac's legacy), the two recently collaborated on the upcoming Kerouac documentary, One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's ...
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Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar have allegedly teamed up in what can only be called a duo of alternative-indie perfection. It was Farrar that broke the news during an interview with Riverfront Times where he went into detail about the hooking up with Gibbard after jamming together for a new documentary in the name of author/poet/painter Jack Kerouac.
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NPR has Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar streaming live tonight:Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) and Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) take the stage together to perform songs inspired by the writings of Jack Kerouac, in a full concert webcast live on NPR Music tonight (Oct. 27). Hear the performance, featuring music from the [...]Related posts:NPR Live Concert Series | Sonic YouthDrive-By Truc...
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The Austin Chronicle reports that Jay Farrar is working on the next volume of unpublished lyrics from the Woody Guthrie Archives. Farrar, along with Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Anders Parker (Varnaline), and Will Johnson (Centro-matic), recorded the album in...
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Secret show? Though it’s not on Largo’s schedule, a phone call to the venue (and the bands’ MySpaces) confirms that Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar will bring their Jack Kerouac tour there tonight before an El Rey gig tomorrow. The Long Winters’ John Roderick — who took a nap in [...]
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One Fast More or I’m Gone, the collaboration soundtrack by Gibbard and Farrar for the new movie about Karouac, is pretty dang good. So, when Michelle told me she saw the recent NPR concert and asked I I would want her to write a guest review, I answered with a definite yes. So, without further [...]
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