Popdose — There was an exciting, albeit brief, period in the early 1990s where bands of limited resources but unlimited ambition managed to not only get their records out to the public, but to make a splash in the larger music world. Bands like Pavement, Yo La... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yo La Tengo @ the Bell House in September (more by David Andrako) All eight Yo La Tengo Hanukkah shows are sold out, and frankly, even catching a free Yo La Tengo show during CMJ can't compensate for missing one... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Amd said... IN MEMORIAM - SEPTEMBER 2010: Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1973) LFO – Summer Girls (1999) Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles – Them Changes (Live, 1972) King Coleman – Down In The Basement (1960) Big John Russell – Oh Mabel (... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — The Clean performs Beatnik at Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ 9/29/10 from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo. Dump performs at Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ 9/27/10 from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo. New Zealand post-punk godfathers the Clean, plus Dump (com... more info

NME — Teenage Fanclub, Mogwai, Arab Strap, Yo La Tengo and more donate tracks to charity birthday competition more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako "Boo Todd relentlessly. Throw shit at him. When Jon (Benjamin) and I tell you to stop, ignore us and boo louder." - David Cross's instructions to the audience just before Todd Barry's "surprise" appearance. The Eugene... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — WFMU presents Kiwi rock godfathers the Clean for a rare New Jersey show on Wednesday, September 29th at Maxwells, 1038 Washington Street, in Hoboken! Also, opening acts Dump (with James McNew of Yo La Tengo, also playing out on a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yo La Tengo Hanukkah 2008 (more by Tim Griffin) Maxwell's reports that, after a year off (they last did it in 2008), Yo La Tengo are returning to Maxwell's for Hanukkah this year. As always, expect the full lineups to... more info

Stereogum — Expanding on Yo La Tengo’s approach to covering Matador bands while reading the lyrics off a sheet of paper in front of you, Spoon gave a go at the late Jay Reatard’s “No Time” while performing at Oak Ridge Park in Clark, New Jersey. It’s m... more info

Stereogum — This is getting meta. A few months ago Times New Viking made like labelmates Yo La Tengo at an Ohio in-store for the latter’s “Nothing To Hide” video. Now Ira, Georgia and James return the favor, covering “Move To California” at this past w... more info