Yo La Tengo at 80/35

I have made no small deal of my love for Yo La Tengo. They have been making music since 1973? and are still rockin' and will probably continue to rock for many more years. What I find amazing about this band is that it is a husband and wife team who write some of the most endearing love songs as well as songs of heartbreak. Their music and lyrics are intelligent and with the release of their last two albums, their music is still relevant and amazingly complex and hip. Why this band has never reached more prominence than they have is baffling to me. Maybe it's because they're not pretty. Maybe it's because you have to think about their music. I'm not sure, but they are the penultimate rock band as far as I'm concerned. They played an incredible show. They had a guy from the audience at one point come up on stage and play drums during one of the songs so Georgia could come out and sing. Ira broke one of the strings on his guitar during one of his guitar freakouts and used the string to create distortion. It was absolutely incredible. I've seen this band one other time, and I will see them live every chance I get. Truly, truly remarkable.

Setlist:
Periodically Double or Triple
Stockholm Syndrome
More Stars Than There Are In Heaven
Autumn Sweater
Weakest Part
Here To Fall
If It's True
Mr. Tough
You Can Have It All (this is the song Todd from the audience played drums)
Sugarcube
Tom Courtenay
Nothing To Hide
Pass The Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind (this is the song Ira broke his string)








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Check out my previous post on Yo La Tengo here