TAG: Yo La Tengo

Jun09

Yo La Tengo – “Here To Fail” (RJD2 Remix) (MP3)

It’s always nice when a perennial favorite comes with a new flavor after decades of satisfaction. Yo La Tengo have never let us down, but they seems to hit on a different vein with “Here To Fail.” And the remixes (an fairly unusual step for the group) have given them just the right kind of buzz. We were feeling the Pete Rock remix last month that chopped the original into a tight hip-hop beat. But this new RJD2 version makes more sense, with some fresh Philly strings and a real Ladies Man vibe. This is on a straight baby-making tip.


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Apr13

URB Coachella Selects

The Coachella Acts We Don't Want You To Miss 

There’s a lot of bands we are excited to see, but we came up with a select assortment spanning the spectrum of genres (and decades). While you will notice Thom Yorke and Muse are missing from our list, that doesn’t mean we don’t endorse them. Au contraire, we do and we know everyone wants the bragging rights to make Facebook updates like “Thom Yorke killed it,” so we just skipped to other folks.

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Jul13

Treasure Island Festival Lineup Announced

Oct 17th and 18th San Francisco plays host to some of the biggest names in electronic, dance and indie music at the third annual Treasure Island Music Festival. Unlike most other festivals, this one takes place on an idyllic island in the heart of SF bay.

Saturday, Oct 17th: MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, The Streets, Passion Pit, LTJ Bukem feat. MC Conrad, DJ Kush, Federico Aubele, Dan Deacon, Murs, Crown City Rockers, The Limousines

Sunday, Oct 18th: The Flaming Lips, The Decists, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, The Walkmen, Bob Mould, Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, Vetiver, Spiral Stairs, Sleeply Sun, Tommy Guerrero, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Tickets go on-sale tomorrow here for a good deal for a 2-day pass at $99.99 and VIP tix, and regular tickets …

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Feb22

Yo La Tengo – iTunes Live Session EP (Review)

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iTunes Live Session EP

Released by Matador


Arriving right in time after their best album in years, this four-track Yo La Tengo EP is all over the map sonically, switching from grinding guitars ('El Es Gay') to an 11-minute locked groove ('Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind') to a Nico-exhuming piano ballad ('Weakest Part') to a raucous riff on 'Twist and Shout' ('Luci Baines'). Definitely worth the $4.
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Sep08

Yo La Tengo – I Am Not Afraid of You and I will Beat Your Ass (Review)

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I Am Not Afraid of You and I will Beat Your Ass

Released by Matador


Five tracks into I Am Not Afraid- you hear the song 'Black Flowers.' Whatever you were doing, whatever you were thinking and whatever you were feeling you just stop all of it and for three minutes and 38 seconds you are somewhere else, thinking something else, feeling something else. It's just one of those songs. It arrests the world and at the same time opens you up to it. Pure beauty, sublime and all those other words one uses when one encounters something indescribable. ...

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