Tag: Big Sur
'Joni Mitchell, CSNY Played on 'Mad Men' Finale Locale Just a Few Years Before Don Draper's Arrival
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'Why You Should Listen to The National's Score for Jack Kerouac's 'Big Sur'...the Movie
Co-founding twin brothers Bryce and Aaron Dessner--whose C.V. includes curating BAM's Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Fest AND the Kronos Quartet (with Bryce) release of Ahem--have long found inspiration in Jackie K. To wit, Bryce wrote an orchestral piece entitled "St. Carolyn By the Sea", inspired by Big Sur...the novel. -
'Why You Should See Jack Kerouac's 'Big Sur'...the Movie
Jack Kerouac's last acclaimed novel--Big Sur--has been adapted for the big silver screen. Unlike On the Road, Big Sur's adaptation has received critical acclaim. I went to see the movie earlier this month at Cinema Village because I have been a fan of Kerouac since reading Dharma Bums in college.