One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur

Re-Broadcast of NPR World Cafe Session

dan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:19:09 +0000

Tune in on Saturday, January 23rd and Monday, January 25th to listen to the re-broadcast of Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar’s performance and interview on NPR’s World Cafe, with host David Dye. This session was originally broadcast on December 15th, 2009.

Broadcast times vary by region, so be sure to check out NPR.org and find your local NPR station information.

New Tour Dates Announced

dan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:40:30 +0000

Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard will be heading out on the road again in the new year. Please see the schedule of dates below.

Sat 1/23/2010
Wonder Ballroom
Portland, OR

Sun 1/24/2010
The Showbox
Seattle, WA

Wed 1/27/2010
Antone’s
Austin, TX

Fri 1/29/2010
Hill Auditorium
Ann Arbor, MI

Sat 1/30/2010
Turner Hall
Milwaukee, WI

Sun 1/31/2010
Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN

Ben and Jay in LA

dan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:04:09 +0000

On Friday night, Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar brought their music from One Fast Move Or I’m Gone… to the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Spin was there and you can read their review at Spin.com.

Get One Fast Move… at Target

dan — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:44:04 +0000

You can purchase One Fast Move or I’m Gone at Target for $11.99 through 10/24/09.

Jay and Ben on the Huffington Post

dan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:08:22 +0000

Head over to the Huffington Post to read an interview with Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard.

One Fast Move… Available Now

dan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:32:00 +0000

One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur, the new album composed and performed by Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and Jay Farrar of Son Volt, is now available. There are multiple bundles to choose from so head over to the webstore and order now.

Listen to the Soundtrack on NPR Now

dan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:10:46 +0000

NPR is currently premiering the soundtrack: One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Music from Kerouac’s Big Sur. Head over to NPR.org now to listen to the full album.

New Screenings Added

dan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:03 +0000

We have added in numerous new screening locations as well as updated screening times. Please visit the See The Film section of this site for more information.

Stereogum Premieres The Void

dan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:52:17 +0000

Head over to Stereogum to hear the premiere of “The Void” off the One Fast Move… Soundtrack. NPR will premiere the entire soundtrack album this week, prior to its release on October 20th. If you have not done so already, you can pre-order the CD/DVD in a variety of packages at the webstore now.

JAY FARRAR & BENJAMIN GIBBARD SET SIX SPECIAL KEROUAC CONCERTS

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:28:35 +0000

JAY FARRAR & BENJAMIN GIBBARD SET SIX SPECIAL KEROUAC CONCERTS;

COLLABORATIVE ALBUM ONE FAST MOVE OR I’M GONE: KEROUAC’S BIG SUR OUT OCTOBER 20 ;

LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI, SAM SHEPHARD, PATTI SMITH, TOM WAITS, FARRAR AND GIBBARD APPEAR IN FEATURE-LENGTH KEROUAC DOC

Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard will perform songs from their collaborative album One Fast Move Or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur, along with other surprise material, at four concerts in October, underscoring the influential author’s enduring legacy 40 years after his death on October 21, 1969.

JAY FARRAR & BENJAMIN GIBBARD TOUR DATES
10/22 – Largo at the Coronet – Los Angeles, CA
10/23 – El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
10/24 – Bimbo’s 365 Club – San Francisco, CA
10/26 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
10/27 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10/28 – Webster Hall – New York, NY

The band features Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service), Nick Harmer (Death Cab for Cutie), Mark Spencer (Son Volt) and Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats).

One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur (F-Stop/Atlantic) features 12 original songs composed and performed by Farrar and Gibbard, with lyrics based on the prose of Jack Kerouac’s landmark 1962 novel Big Sur. The album will be released October 20 along with a feature-length documentary of the same title in which both Gibbard and Farrar appear.
The documentary, One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur, is directed by Curt Worden and produced by Gloria Bailen and Jim Sampas of Kerouac Films. The film features appearances by writers, poets, actors and musicians including Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Sam Shepard, Patti Smith and Tom Waits.

The album and film will be released as a stand alone CD, a CD/DVD package, a limited edition boxed set packaged with the novel, a 24-page book on the documentary and the CD/DVD. The album will additionally be released on vinyl.

You can pre-order the bundles at the webstore here.