Yo La Tengo live

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

oh man I loooove that tune, nice choice

(nothing against NY, just a great song of regional pride)

i now agree w/ the sentiment

haha, caught last night's comedians about ten years ago; once was enough

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/yo-la-tengo-hanukkah-night-3-jim-jarmusch-jon-benjamin-more-pics-setlist-video/

oh man, they did 'gentle hour' live? love that.

well that's a wrap — pretty amazing, i think the only repeat song in seven nights was "tom courtenay" (they did both the electric and acoustic versions).

there's 8 nights :)

oh lol duh

interested to hear michael shannon's alan vega impression ...

there's a clip on eleanor freiedberger's instagram

Google is our friend, tylerw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zlXbaAheo8

ha, well that was fast ...

pretty good!

oh man i wish i could have made it to more than one of the Maxwell shows

I miss them.

I think I was at the Shepherds Bush gig described by masonic boom at the top of this thread, and I thought they were great. But it was quite busy and maybe I was in a better spot, Shepherds Bush Empire has been very hit and miss soundwise for me. I saw JSBX there once and the sound was terrible.

Anyway I was thinking of that gig today because they covered Neutron Bomb by Art Attacks that night and today I found out the Art Attacks guitarist died last month.

they've done "Autumn Sweater" at least twice this run

Ira, Georgia and James will be back for another NYC show this summer, this time a Rocks Off Concert Cruise on June 28. The show will be aboard the The Liberty Belle which departs from Pier 36 at the Seaport. Tickets ($50) for this show will be available with no service charges at Earwax Records in Williamsburg on Friday, April 13 from 5-9 PM and are cash only. Any remaining tickets will then go on sale online on Saturday (4/14) at noon.

https://www.ticketweb.com/event/yo-la-tengo-the-liberty-belle-tickets/8277535