yo la tengo

LGM Film Club, Part 366: The Sounds of Science

By Erik Loomis

In General

On April 11, 2023

Back in 2001, some people were putting together a compilation of the weird and awesome undersea documentaries of the French filmmaker Jean Painleve. They didn't want to play these with the original voiceover. No, they got Yo La Tengo to jam to them and then...

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“Try To Be Less Uptight:” Ranking Yo La Tengo’s Studio Albums from Worst to Best

By Elizabeth Nelson

On April 24, 2022

¡Hola! Over at Stereogum, I tried my hand at ranking Yo La Tengo's studio albums. Features where you're supposed to rank LPs are always a bit silly, but I enjoyed.

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Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

On September 25, 2021

Last Saturday, I saw Yo La Tengo play at the Columbus Theater in Providence. It was my second Yo La Tengo show and the better of the two, I think..

Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 22, 2018

Let's talk some music. We can argue whether Wayne Shorter is the greatest living jazz composer, but we can't argue that he should be in the conversation. He just turned 85 and here's a profile of him and his legacy, focusing on the most critical...