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Ben Gibbard, Jay Farrar and John Roderick - New York, NY - Webster Hall - 10/28/09
Photos taken by Eric Ryan Anderson at Webster Hall... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsJay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Announce Additional Kerouac Dates
Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard have added a couple more shows and special screenings to the tour backing their collaboration project, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, due out Oct. 20.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Announce Kerouac Live Dates
Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard have lately been devoting their artistry to converting Jack Kerouac's spirited prose into song and verse, a collaboration album known as One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. To support their project, which is slated for an Oct. 20 debut, they'll be hosting a special series of four concerts around the U.S. where they'll perform songs from the record along with other surprise material.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsJay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Talk Kerouac Project
The Death Cab for Cutie and Son Volt frontmen explain to Paste the creation of One Fast Move or I’m Gone... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJay Farrar And Ben Gibbard Collaborate on Jack Kerouac Project
Jack Kerouac's writing holds an integral spot on many a musician's required reading list. The late writer pioneered and documented the Beat movement, paving the way for much of the writing and music that would come in the latter half of the century. Perhaps his most celebrated work, 1957's On The Road captures the spirit of the cross-country tour and the floundering and frenzied lifestyle of an artist. Channeling the essence of Kerouac's life and canon, Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar and Death Cab's Ben Gibbard are working on a project that Farrar told St. Louis alt-weekly The Riverfront Times... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCatching Up With... Son Volt's Jay Farrar
Son Volt’s new release, American Central Dust, its third in four years, finds alt-country purveyor Jay Farrar embracing... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesJay Farrar to Record New Son Volt Album in April
Jay Farrar will begin recording a new Son Volt album this April for Sony Legacy, the artist's management confirmed. The album is scheduled for a spring 2007 release. Also, Farrar will embark on a short tour with Anders Parker for their bluegrass side project, Gob Iron (U.K. slang for harmonica), this fall. (Photo by Bob Reuter)... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJay Farrar
When you walk through the SoHo at night, you can’t help but feel like you’ve stepped onto a movie set: dimly lit cobblestone streets lead you past lucid plate-glass windows... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsJay Farrar Organizes First Mound City Music Fest
Jay Farrar, St. Louis resident and founder of both Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, will unite musicians from across the country for an evening of performances in support of Karl Mueller, Alejandro Escovedo and Habitat for Humanity St. Louis. The first annual Mound City Music Fest will be presented by KDHX FM 88.1 at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004. The festival will mark the inaugural performance of the new Son Volt lineup that includes Jay Farrar, Dave Bryson, Andrew Duplantis and Brad Rice. The night also features special sets by Jay Farrar, the Bottle Rockets,... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJay Farrar, Canyon, Mark Spencer
Jay Farrar seems to have accepted his role as alt.country royalty, weaving his three-phased career into a show of purified country-rock bliss... read more
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