Yo La TengoYo La Tengo (from right): Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley, James McNew, and Dave Schramm, 2015. American rock band Print Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whet...
Yo La Tengo capture the feeling of post-traumatic calm on their latest album, assuring their status as a wry and comforting cornerstone of indie rock.Ira Kaplan witnessed the rock era from a close vantage: He watched the Beatles on “Ed Sullivan”; was picked up hitchhiking in the early 19...
Maybe Yo La Tengo’s determination to shy away from the bottomless pit of electronic options is the key to the band’s longevity. After all, sometimes the simplest circumstances and a restricted choice of gear inspire the most successful result, the frontman reminds us in his attitude. ...
Checking in: Yo La Tengo.Looks at rock group Yo La Tengo's video `Sugarcube.' Theme of video; Band members and others in video; Comments from band members.BozzaAnthonyRolling Stone
Right now, Hoboken indie masters Yo La Tengo are in the midst of a tour that doubles as a bizarre conceptual stunt. Every night, they invite someone in the crowd to spin a giant wheel, and then they play whatever set the wheel tells them to. Depending on how the wheel spins, audience...
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A lot of people out there want to know what it’s like to be in a band. So here’s a little behind-the-scenes look at Yo La Tengo: When we get home from a month-long European tour on Monday, the only worthy cause we’re supporting on Wednesday is getting some sleep. But nearly...
The 2019 Asbury Park Music & Film Festival will feature performances from artists including Yo La Tengo, Jazz Is Phish, Yung Wu, and more.
Yo La Tengo is very much influenced by the Velvet Underground, more so than any other band or artist I have in my collection, including Lou Reed's solo discography. And it's not that I hate every single song the Velvet Underground did; "Run Run Run" has terrific energy, "The Gift" ...
Indie-rock mainstaysYo La Tengotook the stage next, giving a dreamy acoustic performance of “Take Care,” also from “Third/Sister Lovers”. They then did a spirit-raising rendition of jazz standard “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” which YLT frontman Ira Kaplan noted “wa...