Stereogum — We're about to see the return of a great indie tradition. For 12 years straight, New Jersey OGs Yo La Tengo would play eight nights in a row every year, during Hanukkah, at the tiny Hoboken club Maxwell's. Those shows would be full of surprises: Gues... more info
Sweeping The Nation — Cool Britannia! Backing Britain! Noel at No.10 with Tony! (There's a reason why we're posting this on 1st May 2017, obviously) Yeah, 1997 was the year that all kind of evaporated and Be Here Now was key in making it that way, alongside the ol... more info
Stereogum — Today we ran a lot of features. Like, A LOT of features. Since it's the one year anniversary of Prince's death, we gathered some of the best "Purple Rain" covers and ranked his albums. On top of that, we published anniversary essays on Yo La Tengo's ... more info
JamBase — Watch several highlights from the upcoming all-star concert film 'Thank You, Friends: Big Star's Third Live ... And More' featuring members of Wilco, Yo La Tengo, R.E.M. and many more.
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Obscure Sound — Disenchantment by Blue Movies Out April 21st, Disenchantment is Blue Movies’ upcoming self-released debut album. The track “Caramel Dreams” is our first listen to it, a gorgeous effort that begins with solemn guitar twangs complementing the sou... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC shows include Yo La Tengo, Patrick Watson, Julianna Barwick, Pontiak, Rolling Blackouts CF, Gabriella Cohen, Stef Chura, Let's Eat Grandma, Dave x AJ Tracey, and more.
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Brooklyn Vegan — Robyn Hitchcock played his second Black Snake Diamond Röle shows with Yo La Tengo as his backing band on Wednesday (3/1) at Bowery Ballroom, one of the more enjoyable shows I've seen in a while. As someone who got to see Robyn a few times with ... more info
Stereogum — For the past two nights, former Soft Boys frontman Robyn Hitchcock has been performing his 1981 debut solo album Black Snake Dîamond Röle in its entirety backed by New Jersey indie greats Yo La Tengo. Following that, he's been playing an entire sec... more info
Aquarium Drunkard — One-third of Sloppy Heads literally wrote the book on Yo La Tengo, and YLT’s James McNew mans the boards for the Brooklyn-based band’s debut LP. So comparisons to Yo La Tengo are inevitable and apt, though they’re far from the whole story. Usel... more info