Yo La Tengo experienced a full circle career moment on Thursday when Ira Kaplan took the mount at Citi Field to throw the first pitch at a New York Mets game. The group’s name comes from a decades-old story from the team’s 1962 inaugural season when center fielder Richie Ashburn and shortstop Elio Chacón worked out a way to avoid collisions by calling fly balls in Spanish. Instead of “I got it,” Ashburn would shout: “Yo la tengo!”
“Please welcome guitarist and vocalist Ira Kaplan from the group Yo La Tengo,...
“Please welcome guitarist and vocalist Ira Kaplan from the group Yo La Tengo,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Yo La Tengo have unveiled a Summer 2023 tour in support of their latest album, This Stupid World.
Following a string of dates in the UK and Europe, the North American run kicks off on June 9th in Jersey City, New Jersey, and will make subsequent stops in Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, and DC before wrapping in Atlanta on June 28th. See Yo La Tengo’s full touring schedule below.
Tickets for the North American tour go on sale on Friday, April 14th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
In March, Yo La Tengo members Ira Kaplan and James McNew performed in drag during a Nashville show in...
Following a string of dates in the UK and Europe, the North American run kicks off on June 9th in Jersey City, New Jersey, and will make subsequent stops in Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, and DC before wrapping in Atlanta on June 28th. See Yo La Tengo’s full touring schedule below.
Tickets for the North American tour go on sale on Friday, April 14th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
In March, Yo La Tengo members Ira Kaplan and James McNew performed in drag during a Nashville show in...
- 4/11/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
New Jersey band Yo La Tengo performed their Nashville show in drag on Monday night (13 March), in apparent protest against Tennessee’s restrictive new drag law.
Earlier this month, Tennessee became the first state in the country to approve restrictions on where drag shows can be performed, marking the latest development in the battle against genderqueer freedom of expression in the United States.
The bill effectively bans drag from being performed on public property or in spaces where minors are present.
Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan and James McNew returned for the second half of their set at The Basement East this week dressed in drag, before performing their new track “This Stupid World”.
Kaplan wore makeup, a red dress and black wig, while McNew put on a shawl and a sun hat.
While the band made no direct mention of the new law on stage, they told Pitchfork...
Earlier this month, Tennessee became the first state in the country to approve restrictions on where drag shows can be performed, marking the latest development in the battle against genderqueer freedom of expression in the United States.
The bill effectively bans drag from being performed on public property or in spaces where minors are present.
Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan and James McNew returned for the second half of their set at The Basement East this week dressed in drag, before performing their new track “This Stupid World”.
Kaplan wore makeup, a red dress and black wig, while McNew put on a shawl and a sun hat.
While the band made no direct mention of the new law on stage, they told Pitchfork...
- 3/15/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - Music
Yo La Tengo are currently on tour (grab tickets here) in support of their latest album, This Stupid World, and during their latest stop in Nashville, band members Ira Kaplan and James McNew performed in drag in apparent protest of a recently passed Tennessee law banning drag shows in public.
Kaplan and McNew returned to the stage after a brief intermission dressed in drag for their second set on Monday, March 13th. Kaplan wore a sleeveless red dress and donned a long black wig, while McNew added a shawl and a sun hat to his ensemble. Drummer Georgia Hubley didn’t make an outfit change.
According to The Tennessean, the band didn’t explicitly acknowledge the new law, which goes into effect on April 1st. The legislation bans drag shows and other “adult cabaret” performances on public properties and other places where they could be watched by minors (It’s...
Kaplan and McNew returned to the stage after a brief intermission dressed in drag for their second set on Monday, March 13th. Kaplan wore a sleeveless red dress and donned a long black wig, while McNew added a shawl and a sun hat to his ensemble. Drummer Georgia Hubley didn’t make an outfit change.
According to The Tennessean, the band didn’t explicitly acknowledge the new law, which goes into effect on April 1st. The legislation bans drag shows and other “adult cabaret” performances on public properties and other places where they could be watched by minors (It’s...
- 3/14/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
In response to Tennessee’s restrictive new law around drag performances, Yo La Tengo staged a protest at their recent Nashville show with part of the band playing a portion of the gig in drag. The beloved Hoboken, New Jersey, indie-rock band played the first of two nights at Nashville’s Basement East on Monday.
As reported by the Tennessean, the band performed a first set and then took a brief intermission. For the second set, singer-guitarist Ira Kaplan and bassist-keyboard player James McNew returned in women’s clothes — singer-drummer...
As reported by the Tennessean, the band performed a first set and then took a brief intermission. For the second set, singer-guitarist Ira Kaplan and bassist-keyboard player James McNew returned in women’s clothes — singer-drummer...
- 3/14/2023
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
For nearly 40 years, Yo La Tengo have been carrying on one of the great conversations in rock & roll history, welcoming us into their little idyll of pastoral noise, mumbled epiphanies, and sublime cover song choices. Even a diehard fan might struggle to pass a multiple-choice exam where you have to match a list of their song titles with the album they were on, but that sense of familiarity and constancy imbues every new release with the feeling of checking in with old friends. What’s more, their attention to detail...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jon Dolan
- Rollingstone.com
Few people would classify Hoboken, New Jersey, as the perfect scenic backdrop for an existential spiral about time, but Yo La Tengo makes it work on their new single “Sinatra Drive Breakdown.” The song appears on their upcoming album, This Stupid World, out on Friday, Feb. 10.
“I see clearly how it ends,” the group sings over warped and distorted rhythmic guitars. “I see the moon rise as the sun descends.”
“Sinatra Drive Breakdown,” named after a popular waterfront boulevard in Hoboken, follows the release of This Stupid World lead singles “Aselestine” and “Fallout.
“I see clearly how it ends,” the group sings over warped and distorted rhythmic guitars. “I see the moon rise as the sun descends.”
“Sinatra Drive Breakdown,” named after a popular waterfront boulevard in Hoboken, follows the release of This Stupid World lead singles “Aselestine” and “Fallout.
- 2/7/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Indie legends Yo La Tengo are back with their new single “Fallout,” the first offering from their upcoming album This Stupid World.
“I want to fall out of time,” singer Ira Kaplan says on the track. “Reach back, unwind.”
The self-produced This Stupid World — available to preorder now — marks Yo La Tengo’s first studio LP since their pandemic-recorded ambient music-inspired album We Have Amnesia Sometimes.
The trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley, and James McNew will close out 2022 by hosting their annual eight-night Hanukkah residency at New York’s...
“I want to fall out of time,” singer Ira Kaplan says on the track. “Reach back, unwind.”
The self-produced This Stupid World — available to preorder now — marks Yo La Tengo’s first studio LP since their pandemic-recorded ambient music-inspired album We Have Amnesia Sometimes.
The trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley, and James McNew will close out 2022 by hosting their annual eight-night Hanukkah residency at New York’s...
- 11/2/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Cj Camerieri of yMusic and Sufjan Stevens have teamed up for new single, “Song of Trouble.” The track appears on upcoming LP Carm, Camerieri’s solo debut album that’s named after the moniker he records under.
Cowritten and arranged by Carm and Stevens, the single is ushered in with French horns and trumpets, which buoy Stevens’ lyrics that grapple with trouble and implore for an end to it — a sentiment made for these times.
“Struggle, focus on the evidence/Struggle, so everything was made for this,” Stevens sings. “Struggle,...
Cowritten and arranged by Carm and Stevens, the single is ushered in with French horns and trumpets, which buoy Stevens’ lyrics that grapple with trouble and implore for an end to it — a sentiment made for these times.
“Struggle, focus on the evidence/Struggle, so everything was made for this,” Stevens sings. “Struggle,...
- 1/14/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Yo La Tengo have shared a new song, “Bleeding,” which will appear on the group’s upcoming EP, Sleepless Night, out October 9th via Matador Records.
“Bleeding” is an immersive bit of dream pop, with tendrils of guitar lines twisting around each other while Ira Kaplan’s baritone floats above, just louder than a whisper. About halfway through, however, a lone drone begins to swell beneath the serene proceedings, adding an unnerving edge to the song as it drifts toward its conclusion.
“Bleeding” is the second offering off Sleepless Night,...
“Bleeding” is an immersive bit of dream pop, with tendrils of guitar lines twisting around each other while Ira Kaplan’s baritone floats above, just louder than a whisper. About halfway through, however, a lone drone begins to swell beneath the serene proceedings, adding an unnerving edge to the song as it drifts toward its conclusion.
“Bleeding” is the second offering off Sleepless Night,...
- 9/22/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Yo La Tengo have shared a rendition of the Byrds’ “Wasn’t Born to Follow.” The cover is set to appear on Sleepless Night, a new EP out October 9th via Matador.
Featuring Dave Schramm on lead guitar, the cover stays fairly close to the folk-tinged original. “No I’d rather go and journey/Where the diamond crescent’s glowing,” they sing. “And run across the valley/Beneath the sacred mountain.”
Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, “Wasn’t Born to Follow” originally appeared on the Byrds’ 1968 album The...
Featuring Dave Schramm on lead guitar, the cover stays fairly close to the folk-tinged original. “No I’d rather go and journey/Where the diamond crescent’s glowing,” they sing. “And run across the valley/Beneath the sacred mountain.”
Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, “Wasn’t Born to Follow” originally appeared on the Byrds’ 1968 album The...
- 8/26/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Yo La Tengo have corralled their recent string of new tracks for an instrumental album titled We Have Amnesia Sometimes, which the long-running New Jersey band created during a week of socially distanced recording sessions this past spring.
The album’s five improvisational tracks are available to stream now at Yo La Tengo’s recently launched Bandcamp page; a vinyl release for the album is forthcoming.
Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew recorded We Have Amnesia Sometimes’ five compositions over a 10-day stretch from late...
The album’s five improvisational tracks are available to stream now at Yo La Tengo’s recently launched Bandcamp page; a vinyl release for the album is forthcoming.
Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew recorded We Have Amnesia Sometimes’ five compositions over a 10-day stretch from late...
- 7/17/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Yo La Tengo released a new ambient track, “James and Ira demonstrate mysticism and some confusion holds (Monday),” and launched their Bandcamp page.
The nearly six-minute track, which cycles between a pair of droning chords, emerged from an loose collaboration between Ira Kaplan and James McNew in the band’s Hoboken, New Jersey rehearsal space.
“If you’ve spent any time hanging out with us at our rehearsal space in Hoboken—that pretty much covers none of you—you’ve heard us playing formlessly (he said, trying to sidestep the...
The nearly six-minute track, which cycles between a pair of droning chords, emerged from an loose collaboration between Ira Kaplan and James McNew in the band’s Hoboken, New Jersey rehearsal space.
“If you’ve spent any time hanging out with us at our rehearsal space in Hoboken—that pretty much covers none of you—you’ve heard us playing formlessly (he said, trying to sidestep the...
- 7/14/2020
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Yo La Tengo have been performing their famous eight-night Hanukkah run for the better part of 18 years, but it has nothing to do with being Jewish. “We’re not all Jewish, for one thing,” frontman Ira Kaplan tells Rolling Stone. “Even those of us that are are not religious in any way. It was more that it seemed challenging and funny to play eight nights in a row with all the hoopla over Christmas. I thought that Hanukkah could use a bit of a spotlight.”
Even so, their annual run...
Even so, their annual run...
- 11/21/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
When Athens, Georgia singer-guitarist Ross Shapiro passed away in 2016 at 53, indie-rock fans and peers mourned a uniquely talented artist who didn’t record much but really made it count when his did. As frontman for the Glands, Shapiro helmed two LPs, 1997’s promising Double Thriller and its fantastic 2000 follow-up The Glands – albums that kept coming at you with ebullient hooks, hot, hazy guitars and diagonal epiphanies like “I wanna live but not be found,” which Shapiro managed to render as if that line would have made perfect sense bouncing out...
- 11/13/2018
- by Jon Dolan
- Rollingstone.com
“Deeper Into Movies,” from Yo La Tengo’s 1997 album I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One, is a fuzzy guitar song with lots of drums. A new version, premiering here on Vulture, is on the band’s forthcoming album Stuff Like That There (out August 28 on Matador), and is much more subdued. Band member Ira Kaplan says it happened that way almost by accident. “When we recorded it, Georgia [Hubley, who is Kaplan's wife] played drums,” he recalled during a recent phone interview. “One day we were working on it in the studio, quickly throwing up faders to hear something, and just accidentally, the drum faders weren’t thrown up, and it sounded great without drums.” The edit gives the newly reimagined recording of the song a quiet, folksy mood that is very different from the original.Yo La Tengo have always felt comfortable revisiting their own music. As far back...
- 6/2/2015
- by Lauretta Charlton
- Vulture
Get ready to say farewell to Pawnee. NBC announced on Saturday that Parks and Recreation will come to an end after its upcoming seventh season. The show, which currently stands as NBC's longest-running comedy, will be returning for its final run next year in the middle of the season rather than the fall The Hollywood Reporter reports.
A Peek at Pawnee: Behind the Scenes of 'Parks and Recreation'
Signs of the show's impending end have been visible for some time. Showrunner Mike Shur told THR in April that this was...
A Peek at Pawnee: Behind the Scenes of 'Parks and Recreation'
Signs of the show's impending end have been visible for some time. Showrunner Mike Shur told THR in April that this was...
- 5/11/2014
- Rollingstone.com
On March 26, several musicians will come together to pay tribute to Alex Chilton of Big Star roughly one year after his death. Among the artists performing Third/Sister Lovers will be Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake, Big Star’s Jody Stephens, Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, db’s Chris Stamey and others. The show, which will take place at Baruch College’s Mason Hall, will follow up a performance of the record last December in Carrboro, N.C....
- 3/25/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Yo La Tengo is somehow already in the midst of its 25th year as a band, and has retained its gift for songcraft far better than most anyone who hits that milestone. The Hoboken, N.J., trio's Popular Songs features 12 originals (and no Sean Kingston covers) that begin with a taste of Serge Gainsbourg-style strings on "Here to Fall," and wrap with three sprawling tracks showcasing their trademark artful noodling and ambience. Reached at a cozy vacation spot in Montauk, Long Island, singer-guitarist Ira Kaplan waxed slightly nostalgic about the highs (getting props from Lou Reed) and lows (inadvertently recording a track with George Bush) of the Ylt experience.
- 9/8/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
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