Brooklyn Vegan — New Pornographer Neko Case @ T5 (more by Greg Christman) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Yo La Tengo & ?? @ Maxwell's * Rufus Wainwright @ Carnegie Hall * Diamond Rings, Austra... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Andrew St. Clair Peter Wolf & Ira As someone promised, Syl Johnson was the opener for Yo La Tengo at Maxwell's on Saturday night (12/4). Syl was also in town to play Southpaw on Friday which was the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words and photos by Chris Gersbeck Yo La Tengo played their third of eight Hanukkah shows at Maxwell's on Friday night (12/3), and this was probably the most anticipated due to strong rumors of Jeff Tweedy opening which turned out... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jeff Tweedy & Eugene Mirman last night (via widder_twidder) Jeff Tweedy was in fact the opener for Yo La Tengo at Maxwell's last night (12/3). He also later joined the band as a guest. Stay tuned for a full set... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Hanukkah * Ute Lemper @ Joe's Pub * Peter Evans @ The Stone * Hot Tuna @ Beacon Theatre * Antibalas @ Le Poisson Rouge * Chocolate Genius @ Joe's Pub * Yo La Tengo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Killing Joke @ Irving Plaza (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Hahn Rowe @ The Stone * Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's * Red Hot + New Orleans @ BAM * Killing Joke @ Irving Plaza * Hot... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As posted, The Parting Gifts opened Thursday night's show at Maxwell's for Yo La Tengo. And as theorized, Jim Gaffigan was the comedian. Jim kicks off his run of SEVEN shows at Best Buy Theater tonight (12/3). You can... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Hanukkah * Soulfarm, Pharaoh's Daughter @ 92YTribeca * Gene Ween, Old Rugged Sauce @ Knitting Factory * Tournament, Pilgrim, Bad Dream, Loon @ The Acheron * Yo La Tengo & The Parting Gifts & ??? @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Seven remaining mystery Yo La Tengo mixtape makers take note. According to eHow, if you want to "Make A Sad Bastard Mix Tape" you should,"Program a few (relatively) uptempo songs into the mix. This might sound counterintuitive, but you... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Syl Johnson @ MHOW in 2009 (more by Ryan Muir) Anonymous 1:57 AM left a potentially true tip that "SJ" are opening for Yo La Tengo at Maxwell's on Saturday. 2:30 quickly followed with a guuess that SJ could in... more info