Yo La Tengo wouldn't seem to be very rock 'n' roll, given that it's a very stable and long-lasting operation. Since 1991, the lineup has consisted of a married couple — drummer Georgia Hubley and ...

On April 30, 1982, Lester Bangs overdosed and died, and took the ‘70s with him. The next day, in Hoboken, New Jersey, an obscure music writer named Ira Kaplan and a former child voiceover actress ...

The most difficult question in music criticism is: What does greatness look and sound like when a band is 32 years into its career? It’s easy to assess greatness in a young phenom, and speculate on ...

Yo La Tengo just keeps getting better and better. The venerable New Jersey indie trio’s fifteenth full-length album, There’s A Riot Going On, is an expansive collection comprising delicate mood pieces ...

It was a Hanukkah miracle as Yo La Tengo got Robyn Hitchcock to reunite with his Soft Boys bandmates Kimberley Rew and Morris Windsor to open for them on the fourth night of Hanukkah 2024 at Bowery ...

Yo La Tengo kicked off their annual Hanukkah run at New York’s Bowery Ballroom last night. As in years past, the New Jersey-bred group will play a unique set on all eight nights of the Festival of ...

If fans worried Yo La Tengo’s 13th album would be jinxed, one listen will immediately put minds to rest. Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew are back doing what they do best, with ten new ...

Yo La Tengo‘s Hanukkah run at Bowery Ballroom is both a celebration and a marathon. Monday’s show (Night 6) wrapped up around 12:40 and everyone on stage was smiling but maybe a little tired and ready ...

Asked when he started learning to play guitar, Ira Kaplan pinpoints the time as two years after he formed Yo La Tengo, the rock band that has been a critic’s darling since … well, before its leader ...

Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley of Yo La Tengo in New York City, 2022. (Photo by Taylor Hill / Getty Images for New York Public Radio) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and ...

For more than 30 years, Yo La Tengo have been one of indie-rock’s most consistent and beloved bands, turning out more than a dozen albums that range from ear-drum-bursting noise to hushed acoustic ...

When Yo La Tengo release their next album three years or so from now, no reviewer will think to mention Sonic Youth. Despite a shared fascination with how noise and melody can coincide and glance off ...