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"Totty says that in the course of a 30-year career, Yo La Tengo's music has covered a lot of cultural contexts, making the band a go-to for music buttons between stories. It also doesn't hurt that "they sound like six bands at once," he adds, using everything from the country twang of "Pablo And Andrea" to the heavy hard rock of "Big Day Comin.'"
 
That's why the long-running group will take a train from Hoboken, N.J., to NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., to be the in-house band for Morning Edition on Tuesday, Aug. 25, playing all those music buttons live between stories."



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My favorite moment was when they finished discussing stressful stock market news and then said "Maybe some music from our special guests can cheer us up." Cut to searing noise jam, REEEEEEEEE, the time now is 620 AM.

Yup. I was listening at that time and that definitely made me smile.

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2018 tour dates:

 

03/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/29 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/31 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
04/02 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
04/03 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
04/04 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
04/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/08 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson
04/10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
04/11 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
04/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
04/13 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East
04/14 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East
04/28 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
04/29 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
04/30 – Manchester, UK @ Academy
05/01 – Birmingham, UK @ Town Hall
05/03 – Leeds, UK @ Church Leeds
05/04 – London, UK @ Royal Festival Hall
05/06 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
05/07 – Berlin, DE @ Heimathafen
05/08 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria Theatre
05/09 – Munich, DE @ Muncher Kammerspiele
05/11 – Zagreb, HR @ Pogon Jedinstvo
05/12 – Belgrade, RS @ Dom Omladine
05/13 – Budapest, HU @ A38 Ship
05/15 – Milan, IT @ Fabrique
05/16 – Fribourg, CH @ Fri-Son
05/17 – Schorndorf, DE @ Manufaktur
05/19 – Paris, FR @ Le Caberet Sauvage
05/20 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
05/31 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theater
06/01 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theater
06/02 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
06/03 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
06/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Theater
06/06 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Theater
06/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
06/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom

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^^ Hell, yes!!  One of my all-time favorite bands. Two nights in Chicago!  Is there an album coming out prior to the tour?

I have not heard anything about an album but the tour announcement from Matador said "MIGHT THIS TOUR HAVE SOMETHING OR OTHER TO DO WITH NEW RECORDINGS? Maybe. Possibly. Who can really say for sure in confusing times such as these." 

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Gotta say guys: When I saw recent activity on a thread called New YLT Album, I got excited. Then I clicked and got disappointed.

 

Well technically the thread title is 'New Yo La Tengo!'  In this case - new tour.

 

Thalia Hall has become my favorite Chicago venue - so probably will catch one of the shows. Only saw Yo La Tengo in a festival setting or as an opening act - would like to see a full headline show performance.

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I got in on the pre-sale and snagged tickets to the Friday Thalia Hall show in Chicago.  As fate would have it, I'm going to be in Dublin the same night YLT is playing there.  It's going to take all my persuasive powers to convince my wife to see that show with me.  Doubt it will happen. No; it won't happen.

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Oh these are good.  Real good.

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