Yo La Tengo live

didnt recognize many of the covers (of which there weren't a lot) aside from "I Can Hear Music"

https://soundcloud.com/nyctaper/19-sister-ray-vu

last time i saw yo la tengo it was "no smoking by request of the artist," fuck them. had bought tickets in advance too.

Hmmm, I used to smoke, but this bothers me not at all any more. Can't you go outside and smoke, or take a break from smoking for an hour? Not that I don't smoke, I can totally understand why non-smokers cannot stand to play in a room full of smoke. Seems more like something the venue needs to be up front about, not the musicians.

Uh, that was supposed to say "Now that I don't smoke"

it's been so long since i've lived in a state where you can smoke in a club.

Yeah, me too. But also, at this point, if I like the musician, I am fully on board with making touring/playing shows as cool for them as possible, especially if they are not millionaires and are still out there fighting the good fight. The cards are mostly stacked against them.

I don't want to breathe someone's cigarette smoke and I don't want my clothes to smell of smoke either. I was so glad when my area jurisdictions banned smoking in nightclubs.

Yeah, I can't believe I used to smell like that all the time. And that I smoked inside, all the time (though not my own apartment/house). In restaurants, and venues, and bars. Seems really stupid in retrospect.

that's cool, if i cared about that kind of shit i would move somewhere like that. however the expectation here is that if one is paying out the ass to see a bunch of old dudes play sister ray for 90 minutes one gets to drink and smoke and talk to one's friends while one does it, not stand outside like an asshole.

Hah, sounds like exactly the wrong way to see Yo La Tengo do their thing to me. I mean, they play a ton of quiet songs, but more power to you. Everyone has their own idea of what makes a good show. I don't really have sympathy for the "I paid money damn it, so I get to do what the fuck I want" argument though. Again, I think your complaint is with the venue. Make them post when shows are non-smoking.

http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/12/13/yo-la-tengo-s-hanukkah-shows-continue-with-special-guests-surprise-covers

Norman Blake tonight. Sorry speculative folks hoping for Keith Richards (not in this thread)!

Has anyone seen the shows they're doing with Amber Tamblyn to promote her book? It's coming to town and I'm wondering if it's worth going to. (Only about 45 minutes of performance, but for $10 that may be OK)

Actress and author Amber Tamblyn and iconic alternative rock band Yo La Tengo will be presenting a very special musical and lyrical hybrid showcase for the book release party in support of Tamblyn’s third book of poetry, DARK SPARKLER, a haunting collection that explores the lives and deaths of more than 25 actresses who died tragically and before their time. The 45-minute show will be a journey intertwining verse and music to tell the emotionally charged stories of these deceased women, some of whom are buried inside The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, as well as Tamblyn’s own dark revelations in researching them over the course of six years.

While I liked the conversation overall, I was really, really unimpressed by the poetry she read on Marc Maron's podcast, so that part doesn't sound appealing to me at all. On the other hand, Yo La Tengo! I might go for 10 bucks.

Ah well, sold out now. Maybe I'll look for it on youtube.

suggest you nab this yo la lambchop set from big ears 2016 while you can! http://sweetblahg.tumblr.com/post/142334976673/yo-la-lambchop-2016-big-ears-festival

I thought the revive might be about their Jersey City performance this weekend, which I'll be working! I don't know what I'll be doing yet, though. My help is needed for something.

security muscle? ylt fans are known to be violent.

I could probably take ylt fans, but I definitely am not built to take any other kind of fan.

free in Central Park on July 17

http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/event/yo-la-tengo-ultimate-painting/

^I guess I am going

enjoy! my first season not working out there since 2010.

i like ultimate painting but imagine they'd be pretty boring live

Quite a large segment of young'uns like jabbering their heads off during quiet songs at outdoor shows, don't they?

did ylt drown 'em out, though?
seeing reports that they announced the Hanukkah gigs would be back this year (at the bowery ballroom).

interesting, at least 10x the capacity

Yeah those shows were jam-packed at Maxwells

bowery ballroom's capacity is not 10x maxwell's

575 vs 200

it does feel 10x bigger though

ok, im sure you're right. damn, 200 was a lot for a rec room

as was usually the case when these things were announced in years past, i'm wondering if this should be the year I fly out ...

Free YLT show in LA on Aug 12 (I think). Burton Chase park in Marina Del Rey.

re December

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/yo-la-tengo-played-central-park-setlist-pics-announce-return-of-hanukkah-shows/

Did you go 1st night?

setlist via http://www.jessejarnow.com/category/ylt / @bourgwick ... looks amazing.

Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
12 December 2017
*(Hanukkah, night 1)*

Todd Barry, Bob Odenkirk, and Miriam & Nobody’s Babies opened
mix disc by Mike Watt

whole set with Mary Halvorson (guitar) and Zeena Parkins (harp), entering during “Before We Run” outro jam.

Back in the New York Groove (KISS) (sung “Back With the New York Jews”)
Before We Run >
Everyday
From A Motel 6
Walking Away From You
Last Days of Disco
Saturday
The Kid With the Replaceable Head (Richard Hell)
Moby Octopad
Artificial Heart
Tom Courtenay
I Heard You Looking

*(encore)*
So Easy Baby (The Zantees) (with Miriam Linna on percussion/vocals & Bruce Bennett on guitar/vocals)
Cruel To Be Kind (with Nick Lowe on guitar/vocals)
Baby, It’s You (Burt Bacharach/Luther Dixon/Mack David) (with NL)
Here Comes the Night (Bert Berns) (with NL)
Shake That Rat (Nick Lowe) (NL on bass)
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding? (Nick Lowe) (with NL)

Saw a pic on Instagram of Nick Lowe onstage with them

Apparently there was a heckler during the Todd Barry set and then a commotion in the balcony later on (where the heckler was). Anyone have any details on that? I also heard that per the band's request there will be no open/public taping and sharing of these sets, but they may circulate privately.

seems like there's been a bit of a falling out w/ YLT and the taping community ... but yeah, these shows will probably circulate on the down low.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/yo-la-tengo-began-hanukkah-run-at-bowery-ballroom-nick-lowe-bob-odenkirk-more-pics-setlist/

going tonight

I saw Todd Barry open for them at a Maxwell's Hanukkah show, probably 15 years ago.

going Thursday.
Haven't seen YLT proper since 2005 when I caught them on the Columbia quad.
Saw Georgia and Ira play a Velvet Underground cover with Lee Ranaldo and Steve Gunn last January, and have seen James in Oneida a handful of times in the last two years.

I figured NYCtaper would have all these gigs on lock

2nd show:

opening: Los Straitjackets (saw em 4 months ago, good at showbiz)
comic: Neil Hamburger (some of these were actual jokes, not as meta as i was expecting)
encore guest: John Doe (still sings well)

The major diff from the Maxwells shows is there's room onstage for a guitar tech.

Los Straitjackets ran "My Heart Will Go On" thru the surf-rock mixer

YLT had a harpist

yeah, saw that Mary Lattimore (the harpist) joined 'em last night — she's great.

i thought it was strange she stayed for the loud raveups -- tried to hear her, couldn't

haha, yeah i imagine it'd be tough for a harp to drown Ira out

setlist from last night:

credit to Frank & Earthy: http://www.jessejarnow.com/category/ylt / @bourgwick

Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
13 December 2017
*(Hanukkah, night 2)*

comedian: Neil Hamburger
opening act: Los Straitjackets
mix CD: Dave the Spazz

whole set (after 1st 3 songs) with Mary Lattimore on concert harp.

The Evil That Men Do (Craig’s Version)
Run, Run, Run (Velvet Underground) (surf instrumental version) (with Los Straitjackets)
new song #1 (“That Guy”)
Green Arrow
Today Is The Day
Gentle Hour (Snapper)
Pablo and Andrea
The Sea Horse
Stupid Things
Big Day Coming (fast)
We’re An American Band
The Story of Yo La Tango

*(encore)*
with John Doe of X on vocals/guitar/bass
The New World (X)
My Darling, Blue Skies (John Doe)
Pressing On (Bob Dylan)
Let’s Get Rid of New York (The Randoms)
Adult Books (X)

never heard "Let’s Get Rid of New York" before