Yo La Tengo live

Thanks for the heads-up re: the Bunker session--sounds great! Was likewise really impressed by the Big Thief Bunker session recorded in 2019/released in 2021...

Yesterday I got an email saying I had tickets to the first night of Hannukah. I thought maybe my wife bought them? I ask her, she says no. Then we collectively remembered that back in june a friend emailed saying the first night was her birthday and would anyone want to come, so I got tickets. And forgot about it. So now, what a nice surprise. I would consider myself a fan, but haven't seen them in over a decade, nor heard the last few records very much, so I'm excited. They're the real deal.

New album is great. Got a song about doing yo yo tricks.

ian that is so great!!! xp

I have also really gotten into them (again) with the new album, they are just firing on all cylinders it seems

http://www.jessejarnow.com/category/ylt/

Lots of great covers and guests and opening acts during the Chanukah shows

feelies night pretty much put me in a FOMO coma

(with Ira on saxophone)

Ira the K is known to occasionally break out the horn (usually during WFMU fundraisers, I think)

Is like when Lætitia Sadier or Polly Harvey or Sting "plays" the horn?

i mean he probably shouldn't quit his dayjob, but here he is sitting in with 75 Dollar Bill

https://territorialimperatives.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/75-ira-kaplan-on-alto.jpg?w=848

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fSOxehYEpw

"i heard you looking" with lambchop is wonderful

Man, the FOMO is strong always. Hitting up one of these shows is on my bucket list.

Do they still discourage taping of these shows?

i don't think they discourage taping, they discourage public posting of the tapes on the internet

Ah, yeah, that's right..

My wife scored tickets and we are doing NY and went last night. Aislers Set opened. Then David Cross dressed as Ira’s rabbi. Plus Cowsill guy and Vicki Petersen and Ira’s Mom
DJ Todd from wfmu after
A fun night.

Being there for Hanukkah show one can see Ira racing back and forth from guitars to keyboard and a roadie quickly putting out music stands . Georgia messed up one opening and then signaled a time out with her hands , said we’re a bit fried but I got this and then started up the song perfectly.

Ira was profusely thanking their small crew , the club employees and the band’s guests during the evening.

Seeing Ira’s Mom sing lead on “My Little Corner of the World “, cane in hand at end was so sweet.

Aislers Set would have been very cool. What a gift these shows are.

Aislers Set did their first gig in 8 years ( and practiced twice to prepare for gig. ) . Ira said they had toured with YLT 20 years ago. It was a good set

I remember that tour and am slightly dazed to realize it was 20 years ago.

Aislers played my buddy's party on Saturday, but try as I did to make it out there it was just not in the cards.

I am glad to hear. I love those records but have never seen them live (Aislers Set, I have seen Yo La Tengo many times). Maybe they will get the bug and play again.

I only saw Aislers Set once and it was also 20 years ago but not supporting YLT, they were headlining. I think Comet Gain and the Would-Be-Goods were supporting them. Yes, it was, and the Lucksmiths