Rock and the Beat Generation

Rock and the Beat Generation

Village festival's Kerouac tribute

As the Centenary celebration of the On the Road author continues, the bohemian neighbourhood of New York City commemorates that major anniversary in a number of musical events

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Sep 03, 2022
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THE VILLAGE Trip, an arts festival centred on the famed artistic quarter of Manhattan, chalks up its fifth such event in 2022. But the jamboree has a particular Jack Kerouac focus this time as a year commemorating the 100th anniversary of his birth continues to roll out.

Kerouac lived in, wrote in and generally celebrated the excitements of New York City…

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