I'm going Monday.
didnt think they'd get Elvis:
http://hoboken.patch.com/articles/yo-la-tengo-kicks-off-hanukkah-concert-series-with-m-ward-urge-overkill-and-elvis
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
sounds like some of the feelies were there last night ...
― tylerw, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
yes
http://www.jambands.com/news/2010/12/03/members-of-the-feelies-join-yo-la-tengo-on-night-two-of-chanukah
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/12/wilco_week_cont.html
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 5 December 2010 00:21 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.nyctaper.com/?p=4446recording of the first night
― tylerw, Sunday, 5 December 2010 00:44 (thirteen years ago) link
apparently I'm seeing Mofungo tnite (did back in the day)
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 December 2010 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/03/david_byrne_gle.html
― Fuck bein' hard, Dr Morbz is complicated (Dr Morbius), Friday, 25 March 2011 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
show sounds amazing.www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqTqKzyfRy4not great sound quality, but here's a vid of yo la feelies playing a ripping "run run run"
― tylerw, Friday, 25 March 2011 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqTqKzyfRy4
― tylerw, Friday, 25 March 2011 16:49 (thirteen years ago) link
kind of weird how ageless ira kaplan seems to be? not that he looks terribly young, but he looks pretty much exactly the same as he did when i saw ylt for the first time in 1995.
― tylerw, Friday, 25 March 2011 16:50 (thirteen years ago) link
He actually kinda looks the same as he did when I saw him as the soundguy at Maxwells in 1985.
― Fuck bein' hard, Dr Morbz is complicated (Dr Morbius), Friday, 25 March 2011 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
the anti aging effects of moisturizing and feedback
― tylerw, Friday, 25 March 2011 17:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Man, even the totally crappy quality of that recording couldn't obliterate the coolness of the guitars. Bet that was a blast in the actual room.
― grandavis, Friday, 25 March 2011 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
run, run, run by the motorcycle boy. about the best cover of a vu song ever. that singer from the shop assistants. wow!
― alex in mainhattan, Friday, 25 March 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
you can get a recording of the japan benefit show http://www.nyctaper.com/?p=5530 by donating to peace winds japan. good cause of course.
― tylerw, Monday, 28 March 2011 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link
or at least you could -- as seems to happen to these guys frequently, their server is down at the moment.
― tylerw, Monday, 28 March 2011 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Brooklyn 'spinning wheel' shows at Bell House in May
― your generation appalls me (Dr Morbius), Friday, 1 April 2011 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
they're doing a spinning wheel show in london, at the royal festival hall, for meltdown, and i can't wait!
― smart mouse (stevie), Saturday, 2 April 2011 08:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Hanukkah tix on sale tom'w:
http://www.yolatengo.com/schedule.html
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 October 2011 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
the show i mentioned above was AMAZING. they played their own support slot as condo fucks!!
― The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point. (stevie), Thursday, 27 October 2011 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
they're playing here next week as the CFs, opening for the Glands.
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 October 2011 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
All the Hanukkah shows except for Xmas night and Xmas Eve are sold out!
― juicebox, Friday, 28 October 2011 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
wowzers. guessing that the reunited trypes are going to play one of these nights.
― tylerw, Friday, 28 October 2011 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
shit, goes faster every year
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
ie, I was shut out and can't go those 2 nights
will beg Matador connex
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
These sell out pretty fast but I had no trouble getting tickets at face value near the show date last year since holiday plans are usually fluid for people and these go on sale so far in advance.
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
same, think they're always changing hands prior to the shows, & ylt fans aren't necessarily capitalistic enough to boost the prices
― Local Christian Blues (schlump), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I think I traded my original pair twice, sold it, then bought a new ticket at less than face the night of.
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
^^ yo la tengo fan into pyramid schemes
― Local Christian Blues (schlump), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
I'm known as the Bernie Madoff of Yo La Tengo scalpers.
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
got a hard ticket for the final Hanukkah show at a rekkid store.
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 October 2011 00:05 (twelve years ago) link
They're going to be here accompanying The Sounds of Science next week:
http://torontoundergroundcinema.com/synopsis.php?MV=The+Sounds+of+Science
This is a big deal for me; believe it or not, "How Some Jellyfish Are Born" is my single favourite Yo La Tengo song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsfRqwpJQnk
― clemenza, Sunday, 15 April 2012 11:27 (twelve years ago) link
i saw them do that in SF the first time they did it, must have been 10 years ago. It was awesome, easily the best YLT show I ever saw (I've seen them three other times, ranging from really cool to incredibly boring).
― akm, Sunday, 15 April 2012 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
yeah sounds of science is great, definitely essential YLT. i think i passed up the opp to see them do it live 2003 and have regrets.
― tylerw, Sunday, 15 April 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
for anyone who cares: http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/22594311245/i-can-hardly-wait-yo-la-tengo-best-band-ever7 live versions of "big day coming" over the years. I know, might not sound that exciting, but it is! it is!
― tylerw, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
colour me excited, tyler!
― Bad Company's Drummer's Daughter (stevie), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
tyler, is it possible to find the shows on the ylt database online anywhere?
― Bad Company's Drummer's Daughter (stevie), Monday, 7 May 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
not that i know of, sadly. I'm going to be posting a bunch of highlights though -- i don't even have that much of it, i just have a source who is providing a bunch of live YLT.
― tylerw, Monday, 7 May 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
thx tyler. i really love yo la tengo.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:34 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's fun stuff -- listening to a bunch of these live recordings, it's clear they're more in the vein of NRBQ than the VU. Kind of like the ultimate neighborhood band (who somehow made it big).
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:27 (twelve years ago) link
At first I lolled at NRBQ comparison, but it's actually rather apt. I was telling a friend just recently that NRBQ were "record collector rock," in the sense that why NOT combine Sun rockabilly, Lovin' Spoonful pop and Sun Ra skronk; they obviously loved all those things. And YLT does a similar thing with their influences, for sure.
― Advanced Uncle Meat recovery system (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i mean obviously there are big differences, but just the approach -- almost like both bands tap into an alternate american songbook kind of thing (both with covers and originals).
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
nrbq/yung wu members are regular guests for ylt's hanukkah shows
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
really, nrbq have played those things? i know yung wu/feelies/etc always show up.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
well, terry adams has
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
cool, yeah at this point it'd be weirder if someone from nrbq *hadn't* played with YLT. they've played with everyone.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
that first, epic big day coming gets really delicious and spacey 16 minutes in
― It was you. Miming to Tenacious D. (stevie), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
ha, yeah, it almost turns into some kind of 4AD/cocteau twins thing. really is great -- i wasn't too excited about a 27-minute big day coming when it started but i was a believer by the end.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
what is the rest of that show like??
― It was you. Miming to Tenacious D. (stevie), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
that's all they played that night, i think! they just jumped on a bill w/ sleepyhead and love child at the last minute.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
pretty excited about hearing those versions of "Big Day Coming"!
when I saw them on the And Nothing... tour they opened with like a 45 minute version of "Night Falls On Hoboken" & I couldn't figure out where they could go from there. tbh they didn't really go anywhere; it was a weird mellow night, only one short electric solo (on "Cherry Chapstick"), with the gong player, you guys were probably there too, you know what I mean.
― Euler, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link