The following was posted at Yo La Tengo.com earlier this evening ;
Hi everybody, especially those of you with tickets to next week’s shows,
We strive to make our Hanukkah shows unpredictable, and in one unfortunate regard we’ve outdone ourselves this year. I’m going to be a little vague here, but I had a pretty serious health scare earlier this month. I’m well on the way to recovery, but I’ve not yet been deemed ready to Rock. The good news is . . . well, the good news is I’m on the way to recovery . . . but vis-à-vis next week, the good news is that I’ve been deemed ready to sit in a chair and play the concerts that mean more to me, Georgia and James than most anything else we do together. Our sets will undoubtedly be tweaked accordingly. In other words, if you were hoping to be in attendance for our annual airing of “Mushroom Cloud of Hiss,” I’m afraid that is now zooming up the Unlikely chart with a bullet. But we’re confident that it’s going to be a great eight days. We’re looking forward to seeing you all, and to not answering any questions about what happened to me!
As long as I’ve got your attention, I’ll let you know about one other change this year. We’ve filled the walls of Maxwell’s front room with a bunch of posters and other ephemera from our various closets. Some of it will be for sale (all proceeds to charity) and all of it will hopefully be entertaining.
Norton Records is celebrating their 25th anniversary this weekend with a star-studded, 4-night bill at Brooklyn’s Bell House. We’d like to congratulate Billy Miller and Miriam Linna on their stewardship of one of the planet’s finest labels ; if anyone has done more to document real rock’n'roll, old & new, please don’t tell us about it because we’re running out of room in the record library. The Condo Fucks and longtime associate The Great Gaylord (Fields) were just one of the Friday highlights ; Gaylord wearing earplugs is kind of Rocky Marciano donning a protective headgear. He might be safe, but the rest of us won’t be the same for days.
(I think I heard someone backstage talking about people showing up for a gallery exhibition for all the wrong reasons!)
Tickets for Yo La Tengo’s annual Hanukkah residency at Hoboken’s Maxwell’s go on sale tomorrow at noon eastern time. You can purchase online via Ticketfly.com or in person at Other Music (NYC) or Tunes (Hoboken). All proceeds will be donated to a varied list of Yo La Tengo-approved charities. As has been the practice in years past, Ira, Georgia and James will be joined on these bills by an impressive array of all-star musical and comedic talent. At the risk of siphoning some of Brooklyn Vegan’s comment traffic, feel free to make your wild guesses, but please be advised we’re not forwarding them to the band. They’ve been planning this kind of thing for a while — they really know what they’re doing.
Only the most cynical of observers would look at the above item, taken from the venerable Hoboken Patch, and conclude this was some sort of sleazy ploy to promote the upcoming Condo Fucks show at the Mercury Lounge (November 4, supporting The Glands). Except it is. On our part, anyway. Still, you’d like to think we live in a world where showing interest in community matters was the rule rather than the exception, that Ira could attend such meetings without being harassed by local reporters, photographers or his own record label.
(ATTN : Yo La Tengo will not be performing on shows headlined by any of the above artists this autumn. Thank you)
I don’t know if it’s the crap AT&T reception in my part of Austin or maybe I was just distracted while watching the Anthony Weiner press conference. Either way, when our good friend Todd Netter rang the other day to announce Yo La Tengo were doing a bunch of shows opening for Nash Kato, I was a tad confused. I mean, sure, who doesn’t love (early) Urge Overkill? But I thought it over a bit and came to the conclusion maybe this wasn’t the most insane idea of all time. For starters, the artists have plenty of mutual friends in common, and there’s other career similarities, too (flamboyant attire, patronage of Quentin Tarantino they’re trios, neither has ever been indicted for treason).
The dates are as follows :
Tue, 9/6 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed, 9/7 – Philadelphia, PA – Academy of Music
Thu, 9/8 – Philadelphia, PA – Academy of Music
Fri, 9/9 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
(UPDATE : ok, it turns out these shows are supporting THE NATIONAL. DUH. Look, I’m really sorry about this but you have no idea how difficult it is keeping all these things straight. Perhaps we oughta just limit future discussions to email and/or IM to eliminate the possibility of such errors in the future.)
Photos courtesy of Michael Gallacher / twistyfoldy
Last night, the people of Edinburgh were treated to a full set of Dump. By the look on Ira’s face, we’re assuming that he was pretty happy with the hand that the wheel of fate had dealt him. And so, Yo La Tengo pack up the wheel and the tour continues tonight in Gateshead. I’m sure there’s some math(s) that could be done to predict the possibility of getting a Science set, S Songs, Condo Fucks etc., but I only got a B in my Maths GCSE and even then, I’m sure I went into the exam with equations written on my arm.
Remaining Yo La Tengo dates in the UK:
Tue 7 June – GATESHEAD, SAGE tickets Wed 8 June – LEEDS, COCKPIT tickets Thu 9 June – BIRMINGHAM, O2 ACADEMY 2 tickets Fri 10 June – OXFORD, O2 ACADEMY tickets Sun 12 June – LONDON, ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL tickets
So, the time of Primavera and ATP festival (sadly their last ever May weekender) rolls around again and a ton of our bands decide it’d also be a good time to visit our (at the moment, rather sunny) shores. Just like last year.
With 3 European tours starting over this weekend, plus more to come over the next we have the following shows taking place over the next 25 days….. (though I’m not sure how much Golf they’ll have time for)
Esben and the Witch
9th – Manufaktur, Schorndorf, Germany
10th – Mascotte, Zurich, Switzerland
11th – Spazio 211, Turin, Italy
12th – Circolo degli Artisti, Rome, Italy
13th – Plastic, Milan, Italy
14th – Covo, Bologna, Italy
16th – Palace, St Gallen, Switzerland
17th – Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany
18th – Doornroosje, Groningen, Netherlands
19th – Bitterzoet Club, Amsterdam, Netherlands
20th – Rotown, Rotterdam, Netherlands
21st – Charlatan, Ghent, Belgium
22nd – Les Nuits Botanique (Orangerie), Brussels, Belgium
24th – Gleiss 22, Munster, Germany
25th – Karlstorbahnhof, Heidleburg, Germany
26th – Atomic Cafe, Munich, Germany
27th – B72, Vienna, Austria
28th – Seewiesen Festival, Linz, Austria
29th – K4, Nurnberg, Germany
Kurt Vile (& The Violators)
8th : King Georg, Koln
9th : Feierwerk, Munich (+ O’Death)
10th : Chelsea Club, Vienna
11th : Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
12th : Vega (Small Hall), Copenhagen
13th : Voxhall, Aarhus
14th : All Tomorrow’s Parties. Minehead (curated by Animal Collective)
15th : Tivoli, Utrecht
16th : Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
17th : Les Nuits de Botanique (Rotunde), Brussels
18th : Charlatan, Gent
19th : Rough Trade East, London (free in-store, 1pm)
19th : Corsica Studio, London SOLD OUT
20th : Kazimier, Liverpool (Sound City)
21st : Captain’s Rest, Glasgow (Stag and Dagger Festival)
Following the wild success of Yo La Tengo’s Spinning Wheel tour of North America earlier this year, additional dates, (wheel-spinners are marked *) have been scheduled, with a smatter of festival dates thrown in.
Tue, May 10 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House * (tickets on sale, Friday, April 1, or at Other Music for no service charge)
Wed, May 11 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House * (tickets on sale, Friday, April 1, or at Other Music for no service charge)
Sat, May 14 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival
Sat, June 18 – Denver, CO – Westword Music Showcase
Mon, June 20 – Columbia, MO – Blue Note * (tickets available at the box office with no service charge)
Tue, June 21 – Iowa CIty, IA * – Englert Theater (on sale Mon, 4/4 at the box office with no service charge)
Thu, June 23 – Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar * (tickets available at Down In The Valley with no service charge)
Fri, June 24 – Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar * (tickets available at Down In The Valley with no service charge) *
Sat, June 25 – Chicago, IL – Green Music Festival
Sun, June 26 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean *
as mentioned in this space, a tour dubbed “Reinventing The Wheel” is taking place in the UK in early June :
June, 6th Edinburgh Queens Hall
June 7th The Sage Gateshead
June 8th Leeds Cockpit
June 9th Birmingham O2 Academy 2
June 10th Oxford O2 Academy
June 12th London Royal Festival Hall (as part of the Meltdown Festival)
Making its UK debut this summer comes Yo La Tengo’s much talked about Reinventing The Wheel Tour. A show of two halves with no support act where anything goes…
…so long as the wheel has the final say.
A single spin of the wheel dictates the first half, guaranteeing it to be unlike any other on the tour. The second half will see Yo La Tengo perform a Yo La Tengo show. If you’re lucky enough to have seen Yo La Tengo play multiple times, you’ll know that they never play the same set twice, so that too will be unlike any other on the tour. Sufficed to say, this will be a unique tour on every level. Spin that wheel !
Reinventing The Wheel makes its way to the UK this June with the band playing the following shows –
JUNE
6th Edinburgh Queens Hall
7th The Sage Gateshead
8th Leeds Cockpit
9th Birmingham O2 Academy 2
10th Oxford O2 Academy
12th London Royal Festival Hall (as part of the Meltdown Festival)
Tickets will go on sale on Monday. Please check with the relevant venue for more details.
(there’s not really a good reason for the above jpeg, but if you happen to own one of these tapes and don’t want it anymore, DON’T KEEP THE MONEY)
Yo La Tengo are playing a benefit this coming Wednesday night, March 23, at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ, with all proceeds going to Peace Winds Japan. The show starts at 9pm — there may or may not be a support band (this is all coming together rather fast). Tickets are $50 and go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am eastern, exclusively through Ticketfly, who’ve agreed to donate their fees to the cause in question. If you can’t attend and would like to help out, Peace Winds Japan accepts donations here.
Lest you think Matador Records is quite done twisting arms on behalf of WFMU‘s annual Marathon, THINK AGAIN. Not only are Ted Leo and A.C. Newman returning to Tom Scharpling’s “The Best Show On WFMU” for a second consecutive appearance next Tuesday, March 8th at 9pm, but Yo La Tengo will make their annual visit to the free-form station’s Jersey City studios tonight on Psue Braun‘s program (9pm eastern).
In what should be the greatest fund raising effort to hit the region since…..well, since this, Yo La Tengo will take your requests for covers, but not without an appropriate donation on your part to America’s no. 1, 100% listener supported radio station. Unlike the rest of WFMU’s sprawling schedule, this program will not be archived for later use on your iPhone, iPad, etc. so if you don’t tune in…you must have a pretty exciting Friday night planned.
By Jeremy P. Goldstein on Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Photo courtesy of gaelenh
They may not be spinning the Wheel of Whatever but Yo La Tengo will indeed be performing live on KEXP today at 4PM PST/7PM EST ahead of their show this evening at The Showbox at the Market. Tonight’s gig will mark the first date on the West Coast leg of their Spinning Wheel tour, with other shows to follow Seattle in Portland, Eugene, Oaktown, LA, and ending in Costa Mesa on 2/24. There is a Vancouver date thrown in between Seattle and Portland, but I don’t speak Canadian, so I didn’t include that initially.
As many of you have read, Yo La Tengo is embarking on a tour where the band will go into each night putting the fate of the evening’s setlist in the hands of a lucky wheel spinner.
To take the wheel concept into 2011 online contest mode, the band has posted a mesmerizing spinning contest wheel on their site – http://yolatengo.com/thewheelylt/.
Winning two free concerts tickets via the wheel is simple:
By Jeremy P. Goldstein on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Provided that were a real thing, perhaps. But Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan will, indeed, be the first Matador artist to take part in any radio promo in 2011. A mere five days into the new year, Ira will take to the airwaves at WNYC to chat with host John Schaefer in a segment entitled “The Art of the Set List”. Sure to be discussed will be Yo La’s upcoming tour dates and the fascinating Wheel of Wonder/Mystery/Confusion/Something that will be present during all the gigs on this run. Tune in to gain a behind-the-curtain glance at the YLT set list decision process at 2:30PM on 93.9FM or click on over to WNYC’s website for your inside look.
Whether you’re looking for the perfect Christmas gift, a belated Hanukkah present or you’re just intent on hoarding cool stuff/mementos from 2010′s most impressive concert series, the following offer from our friends Yo La Tengo is not to be missed.
On Friday at midnight PST (Friday 3 am EST), yolatengo.com will be offering four of the mix cd’s sold exclusively at the 2010 Maxwell’s Hanukkah shows, one night apiece -Georgia’s (sold 12/7 ), James’ (sold 12/5 ), Ira’s (sold 12/6 ) and Joe Puleo’s (sold 12/8). This offer will end at midnight PST on Saturday (3 am EST).
All cd’s will be $10 each ppd in the USA (surcharge for elsewhere). Additionally, there’s an optional overnight gift-giver’s delight service for the low, low surcharge of $7. Other than the surcharges, all money (in other words $10 per cd) will be donated to the charities from this year’s Hanukkah shows, which can be found here: (If you’re scoring at home, we’re absorbing the cost of blank cd’s, mailers, US first-class postage, and on-line merchant fees.)
Before I start I should acknowledge that my photo heavy and link-tastic post is directly inspired from noted blogger Ira Kaplan.
I was originally going to write about one of my true loves: record stores. I met my wife in a record store and my life still revolves around them, but this year there was a bigger theme than records in my life.
Going places and being with the people you love.
My wife’s family is from Butler, PA and we spent two weeks there this summer doing a whole lot of nothing. It was great. We went to a Bluesox game, we went to the drive in (Photo from noted Bulter native CongoEels flickr.) We went to Moraine state park to ride bikes, swim and have a picnic. It all ruled.
Some other places I went:
Columbus, Ohio. I finally saw the Gibson Bros and it was fantastic.
The Adirondacks
I love a good wedding and this was one of the best in recent memory, must have something to do with the day. The whole weekend was all so beautiful. We went swimming in this lake.
It was cold and awesome.
Scituate, MA
I grew up nowhere near the ocean so a clambake was nothing more than an Elvis joke. In real life it is so much more
The Lost Weekend
I’d never been to Las Vegas, I’m far to scared to actually gamble (too many records I want to buy with that money.) Everything related to the weekend wasz fantastic, but I never expected to be so taken with the surroundings.
My final trip of the year is going to be the best one yet, but it is supposed to be a surprise so if you see my parents don’t tell them.
Yo La Tengo’s (usually) annual 8 night Hanukkah stand to benefit various charities kicked off at Maxwell’s last night ; while Ira recaps the evening with considerable aplomb, I can tell you my cellular telephone device was BLOWING UP (as the hip people like to say) with news of various star turns from M. Ward, Todd Barry, Nash Kato and most surprisingly, Elvis Aaron Presley, whom I though was banned from the venue. We’re only a few hours away from Night Two and I’ve been asked to remind you there’s special t-shirts for these events on sale at the club (leftovers via Kung Fu or yolatengo.com? that depends if there’s any leftover). I’ve not seen ‘em yet, but a tee from the past is shown above. All of the shows are totally sold out so please don’t ask us to weasel you in because refusal often offends. You have no idea how many years I’ve waited to use the phrase “refusal often offends”.
(dear Merv Griffin’s lawyers : this wasn’t our idea! It’s not even the right wheel!)
After wrapping up 2010 with a return to their sold-out Hanukkah series at Mawell’s, Yo La Tengo will once again, in the words of their close friend Hank Garfield, Get In The Van. As has been recent Yo La Tengo practice, the band have endeavored to make tickets available at face value at a number of independent record stores, with details below. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 5.
At the risking of brutally thieving from the band’s website, Yo La Tengo are touting the creation of a giant spinning wheel (“of fortune…fate?”) that will help determine the repertoire of the first 45 minutes of that night’s performance. Options include but are not limited to, “Songs That Begin With The Letter S” and “Sitcom Theatre” (surely I am not the only person in the band’s fanbase who hopes “The Ropers” has made the cut).
Thursday, 1/20 – Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero (tickets available at the venue or Repo Records, AKA Records)
Friday, 1/21 – Washington DC, 9:30 Club (tickets available at Red Onion Records)
Sat, 1/22 – Carrborro NC – Cat’s Cradle (tickets available at the venue and Schoolkids Records)
Sun, 1/23 – Carrborro NC – Cat’s Cradle
Tue, 1/25 – Orlando FL – The Social (tickets available at the venue and Park Avenue Records)
Wed, 1/26 – Jacksonville FL – Freebird Live
Friday, 1/28 – Atlanta GA – Variety Playhouse
Sat, 1/29 – New Orleans LA – Tipitina’s (tickets available at the venue and Euclid Records)
Mon, 1/31 – Birmingham AL – Workplay (tickets available at the venue and Charlemagne Records)
Tue, 2/1 – Nashville TN – Exit In (tickets available at the venue and Grimey’s Records)
Thu, 2/3 – Indianapolis IN – Vogue (tickets available at the venue as well as both Luna locations and Indy CD & Vinyl)
Fri, 2/4 – Chicago IL – Metro (tickets available at the Metro and Reckless Records)
Sat, 2/5 – Pittsburgh PA – Mr Smalls (tickets available at the venue and Mind Cure Records)
First off, if these changes have left anyone disappointed or inconvenienced, we’re truly sorry. I’ve been watching videos of the guys in the BP commercials all week trying to strike the right tone for this post, and wouldn’t you know it, MY VIDEO CAMERA IS BROKEN. Bullet dodged.
On the bright side, hey, DEAD MEADOW are playing. The opening VIP gala is still happening at 4pm Friday in the Hardwood Suite with dj sets by Ted Leo and myself. Same room becomes a VIP lounge Friday and Saturday nights, plus late night dj action on Friday (James McNew, Dean Bein) and Saturday (Dave Martin, Robby Morris). Here’s the live entertainment schedule of events. Much like real life, everything is subject to change.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1st
THE PEARL
Pavement: 12:00am – 1:00am
Sonic Youth: 10:40pm – 11:30am
Fucked Up: 9:35pm – 10:15pm
Chavez: 8:30pm – 9:10pm
Guitar Wolf: 7:30pm – 8:10pm
Doors: 7:00pm
MC : Jeff Jensen
LATE NIGHT PARTY IN PALMS BALLROOM (LIMITED CAPACITY)
Fucked Up Vs. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists: 1:30am – 2:30am
(One stage. Two bands. At once. They’re supposed to take turns, song by song…but who knows?)
Doors: 1:00am
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2nd
THE PEARL
Belle & Sebastian: 11:45pm – 1:00am
Spoon: 10:25pm – 11:15pm
Superchunk: 9:20pm – 10:00pm
Cat Power: 8:15pm – 8:55pm
Perfume Genius: 7:55pm – 8:15pm
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: 6:50pm – 7:30pm
Come: 5:45pm – 6:25pm
Girls: 4:40pm – 5:20pm
Doors 4:00pm
MC : Bob Nastanovich
MATINEE IN THE PALMS BALLROOM (LIMITED CAPACITY)
Dead Meadow: 2:30pm – 3:15pm
Harlem: 1:30pm – 2:05pm
Doors: 1:00pm
LATE NIGHT PARTY IN PALMS BALLROOM (LIMITED CAPACITY)
Cold Cave: 2:25am – 3:15am
Esben and The Witch: 1:30am – 2:00am
Doors: 1:00am
THE PEARL
Guided By Voices: 11:30pm – 1:00am
Yo La Tengo: 10:10pm – 11:05pm
Liz Phair: 9:50pm – 10:10pm
The New Pornographers: 8:40pm – 9:25pm
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists: 7:35pm – 8:15pm
Shearwater: 6:30pm – 7:10pm
Doors: 6:00pm
MC’s : Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster
MATINEE IN THE PALMS BALLROOM
The Clean: 4:30pm – 5:15pm
Times New Viking: 3:30pm – 4:05pm
Kurt Vile: 2:30pm – 3:05pm
Doors: 2:00pm
As you’ve probably gleaned from the above headline, Yo La Tengo are once again going to mount an 8-night stand at Hoboken’s venerable Maxwell’s as part of the band’s (almost) annual Hanukkah celebrations. Tickets for the December 1-8 shows go on sale September 15 at noon eastern time and are available from Ticketfly. We don’t have any information to share concerning Yo La Tengo’s invited guests for this charitable endeavor, but if past Hanukkahs are anything to go by, it will probably be an embarrassment of riches.
First of all, we know you’ve been waiting patiently for the information below, and we sincerely apologize for the length of time it took to get it together. But if wanting to put together an even sicker bill than previously announced is a crime, PLEASE LOCK US UP.
1) 50 additional pairs of tickets priced at $250.00 per person (not including taxes and fees) will be available via a public lottery sometime next week. We’ll announce the details here and on the 21 site beforehand.
2) Details regarding a limited number of room upgrades will be available at that time.
3) We regret to announce that at present, our supply of VIP tickets has been exhausted. If that situation changes, we’ll let you know.
4) As rumored in a bunch of places (including this very blog), we’re very happy to confirm the following additions to The Lost Weekend Bill ; Liz Phair, Times New Viking, Esben and the Witch, Perfume Genius, The Clean, MC’s Jeff Jensen, Bob Nastanovich, Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster, and a late Friday evening presentation by Austin’s Karaoke Underground. The rough schedule can be found below, and is very much subject to change :
Friday:
4 PM: Gala opening party, Hardwood Suite (VIP ticketholders, limited capacity)
MAIN STAGE (The Pearl):
doors open 6 PM, first band (Guitar Wolf) on at 7 PM
Pavement
Sonic Youth
Fucked Up
Chavez
Cold Cave
Guitar Wolf
MC : Jeff Jensen
2am onwards : Superchunk/Fucked Up/bands TBC, Hardwood Suite (VIP ticketholders only, capacity limited)
2am onwards : Karaoke Underground at Little Buddha (open to all ticketholders, space permitting)
Saturday:
MAIN STAGE (The Pearl):
Belle and Sebastian
Spoon
Superchunk
Cat Power
Perfume Genius
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Come
Girls
MC : Bob Nastanovich
2am : Esben and the Witch, Harlem, Key West Ballroom (open to all ticketholders, space permitting)
Sunday (MATINEE, in Key West Ballroom, open to all ticketholders, capacity limited):
The Clean
Times New Viking
Kurt Vile
Sunday evening :
MAIN STAGE (The Pearl):
Guided By Voices
Yo La Tengo
Liz Phair
The New Pornographers
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Shearwater
MC’s : Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster
Matador at 21: The Lost Weekend takes place at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas from October 1-3, 2010. This event is sponsored by MySpace Music, Altamont and Incase.
Tickets for “The Lost Weekend” aka Matador’s 21st birthday celebrations at The Palms will go on sale this Friday morning at 9am, PST. Here’s the details you’ve been hassling all of us about over the last week (and don’t think we don’t appreciate it)
a) Tickets/Pricing : An initial quantity will be on sale Friday for $SOLD. .After the $SOLD tickets sell out, the price increases to $SOLD. A Ticketfly.com link will be posted on this site on Thursday, July 8th. Starting Friday, you’ll have the opportunity to reserve standard rooms at the Palms for the discounted rate of $SOLD per night (the full 3 nights of the festival, only). The rooms feature two double bed and occupancy of up to 4 persons is allowed. The above rate is only available when purchasing tickets thru us. If you are interested in upgrading to a larger room or a suite you will be able to do so after purchasing the standard room. TICKETS FOR THE 3 NIGHTS + ROOMS are being sold jointly — we’re not selling tickets to the shows separately at this time, nor are we selling tickets for individual nights.
(ADDENDUM -i) A limited number of 3-day tickets priced at $SOLD—with no Palms reservation required — will be available Friday morning at 9am PST via Ticketfly.com
ii) if, for example, you’re buying 4 tickets to the shows, the $SOLD per night hotel fee can cover up to 4 people. $SOLD over 3 nights divided by 4 is hopefully not an crazy amount to charge for rooms in a world class resort).
B) VIP tickets. A limited number of VIP packages will be available at $SOLD — details about what you’ll get for the $SOLD are forthcoming. You’ll have the ability to upgrade from the regular tickets, assuming the VIP tickets aren’t sold out.
D) MORE BANDS. OK, we’re working on it. But in addition to the 19 artists confirmed on the above poster, we can confirm the original lineup of COME — Thalia Zedek, Chris Brokaw, Sean O’Brien and Arthur Johnson — will be participating. Actually, we already know who some of the other bands are, we’re just trying to drag this out. MORE MATABLOG CONTENT between now and October!
E) Set times - we’ll post these the week before the event.
F) These shows are open to all ages. However, access to the casino floor is limited to those 21 and over.
F) WHAT ABOUT LAS VEGAS HUMANS? Las Vegas’ Zia Records is selling 50 tickets to “The Lost Weekend” starting Friday, July 9. You’ll need a Nevada I.D. Reservations at the Palms are not required to purchase these tickets.
(ADDENDUM II :
INFORMATION FOR TICKETS AVAILABLE IN LAS VEGAS
Zia Records
4225 South Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89119-5485
702-735-4942
Zia Records
4503 W. SAHARA
LAS VEGAS, NV 89102
702-233-4942
Tickets will go onsale at both stores at 10:00am on Friday, July 9th via lottery. By overwhelming demand by Nevada Residents we will be increasing the amount of tickets available (50 X 2 = 100) . There is a two ticket limit. Nevada state ID required for purchase. Any questions please email 21@matadorecords.com
As mentioned previously in this space, Matador will be celebrating the label’s 21st anniversary this October and this much we can finally confirm : there will be 3 nights of shows starting Friday October 1, and concluding Sunday October 3 at the Palms Casino & Resort In Las Vegas, NV. We’ll be dropping further hints about the amazing lineup in the days ahead, but a final announcement and information about how to purchase tickets will be made here at the trusty Matablog on July 5. Are you as psyched as we are? (hopefully yes, because we’re getting in for free).
(ADDENDUM – there’s been a bit of confusion so just to clear things up, tickets DO NOT GO ON SALE JULY 5. We’ll merely be announcing the on sale date/time on July 5. thanks – GC)
Buy the track in high-quality digital at iTunes this morning, or wait for the full Here To Fall Remixes EP to come out on 12″ EP and CDEP on June 8. You can preorder it from the Matador Store. We are also offering a limited-time bundle deal when you buy the EP together with the Popular Songs LP or CD.
The gentlemen and lady of Yo La Tengo kick off their three-night stand in San Francisco tonight, but Bay Area listeners can get even more Yo La Tengo by tuning in to KUSF’s Sleeves on Hearts show tomorrow, April 23 at 11:00AM Pacific for a special live appearance by the one and only James McNew. What records has James picked up on tour? How heavy is the Merzdallion? When can we expect Georgia’s next Petite Tweet? Tune in tomorrow at 90.3FM or kusf.org to hear the answer to probably one of these questions at most.
If you’re in SF and haven’t picked up a ticket to one of these shows, what are you waiting for? Tickets are available without a surcharge at the Fillmore box office (1805 Geary Boulevard), with a $1 surcharge at Aquarius Records in SF or Mod Lang in Berkeley, or you can buyticketsonline.
Whether or not you share our opinion that Yo La Tengo’s ’09 epic ‘Popular Songs’ was one of the year’s most important works is neither here nor there. We’re always right about this stuff and the sooner you accept this fact, the easier we’re gonna get along. But that’s not to say we can imagine each and every musical combination that might emerge. Despite Yo La Tengo’s history of having their works reimagined by artists as diverse as u-Zig, Tortoise, Kevin Shields, Kit Clayton, Sonic Boom and Nobekazu Takemura, the following development managed to catch us — the smartest people in the history of the entertainment business — by surprise.
On June 8, Yo La Tengo will unveil remixes of ‘Popular Songs”s standout, “Here To Fall”, as conceived by De La Soul,RJD2 and Pete Rock.
Hey guys, can’t hurt to remind you again that tomorrow is INTERNATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY, and if heaps of RSD-exclusive vinyl and that fulfilling feeling of buying great music from great retailers isn’t enough to get you out of the house, here are two more events members of the Matador-family are involved with:
article via Record Collector Magazine
Damian Abraham of Fucked Up @ Sonic Boom Records
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Fucked Up‘s Pink Eyes will be hosting an all day event at Toronto’s Sonic Boom Records that features in-store performances from Sloan, Adam Green, Meligrove Band, Metz, Buck 65, Valery Gore and more. Damian’s also hinted at a special guest appearance for those who show up before 3PM!
When he’s not performing in Cold Cave and as Prurient, Dominick Fernow spends his time overseeing the Hospital Productions record label and shop, which primarily focuses in noise and black metal music. For Record Store Day, the store will debut 13 new cassette releases on the label. In addition, the first 100 people to visit the store are invited to come to the store to record their very own noise cassette. The recording gear will be set up and supplied by the store and you can record your own
1 minute noise tape. The store will personalize your cover for you and you will be the only person to have a copy. You get to keep your recording free of charge.
100 people. 1 minute tapes. Limited to 1.
My personal Record Store Day nightmare involves sleeping thru an 8am wake up call and by the time I show up at my favorite record shop, all the cool shit is gone and all that’s left is the limited (but not limited enough) Godsmack 7″.
So with that in mind, we’re encouraging you to get plenty of sleep Friday night, especially those of you in or near Claremont, California. On Saturday —- the day before playing Coachella — Yo La Tengo will be playing Rhino Records at 3pm. The last time I visited this establishment, I found one of these, so you might wanna turn up early. Unless you’re into Godsmack, in which case I reckon you can take your time.
If you’ve been paying attention, you know that WFMU, the world’s most freewheeling freeform radio station, is currently in fundraising mode, and like swallows returning to Capistrano or murderers returning to the scene of the crime, Yo La Tengo will once again be taking to the airwaves and playing your cover requests in exchange for cold, hard cash to keep WFMU running for another year. If you’re frustrated that Georgia, Ira and James always ignore your requests for “Heartbeat, It’s A Love Beat”, this is your chance to have your revenge and contribute to a great cause. Call in at 800.989.9368 to give hosts Pseu Braun & Gaylord Fields your money and requests tonight from 8:00PM to 11:00PM, and of course tune in at 91.1FM, or 90.1FM in the Hudson Valley, or at wfmu.org.
