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On the sixth night of Yo La Tengo's Hanukkah shows, the special guests were Jeff and Spencer Tweedy:

 

 

Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom

17 December 2017
*(Hanukkah, night 6)*

comedian: Eugene Mirman
opening act: Tweedy
mix CD: James

whole show with Jeff Tweedy on guitar/vocals/bass and Spencer Tweedy on drums.

Eight Days A Week (The Beatles)
Little Eyes
The Point Of It
Season of the Shark
Mr. Tough
Did I Tell You
If I Ever Was A Child (Wilco) (JT on vocals)
When It’s Dark
My Heart’s Not In It (Russ Titelman/Gerry Goffin)
My Back Pages (Bob Dylan) (JT on vocals)
I Should Have Known Better
Drug Test (minus JT & ST)
Mushroom Cloud of Hiss (minus JT & ST)

*(encore)*
I’m A Believer (Neil Diamond) (minus JT & ST)
Jeepster (T-Rex) (with Todd Barry on drums)
Just What I Needed (The Cars)
Take Care (Alex Chilton)

[ If reposting, kindly credit Frank & Earthy: http://www.jessejarnow.com/category/ylt / @bourgwick ]

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I was there, and it was fantastic! Jeff and Spencer were great during the YLT set, even when Jeff seemed a bit shaky on the song structures (Mr Tough was a good example), he still found ways to add a lot. And Spencer really shined throughout the night, picked up songs really fast with Georgia, and even played the keyboard riff on "Just What I Needed".

 

Jeff & Spencer's opening set was really great. Towards the end, Jeff started taking requests from the crowd, but when he tried to play "Gun" after a few people yelled it out, he couldn't remember how to play the verses. Tried to get it right for a minute, before giving up, saying "you guys made me actually forget one of my own songs."

 

As best as i remember (should have written it down!), this was the setlist for Tweedy. If anyone else was there and catches something i missed, please chime in!

 

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

Bombs Above

New Song (About "the next great flood")

Passenger Side

Pecan Pie

Locator

Via Chicago

Casino Queen

Gun (Aborted)

New Madrid

I'm The Man Who Loves You

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I was there, and it was fantastic! Jeff and Spencer were great during the YLT set, even when Jeff seemed a bit shaky on the song structures (Mr Tough was a good example), he still found ways to add a lot. And Spencer really shined throughout the night, picked up songs really fast with Georgia, and even played the keyboard riff on "Just What I Needed".

 

Jeff & Spencer's opening set was really great. Towards the end, Jeff started taking requests from the crowd, but when he tried to play "Gun" after a few people yelled it out, he couldn't remember how to play the verses. Tried to get it right for a minute, before giving up, saying "you guys made me actually forget one of my own songs."

 

As best as i remember (should have written it down!), this was the setlist for Tweedy. If anyone else was there and catches something i missed, please chime in!

 

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

Bombs Above

New Song (About "the next great flood")

Passenger Side

Pecan Pie

Locator

Via Chicago

Casino Queen

Gun (Aborted)

New Madrid

I'm The Man Who Loves You

Cool glad someone from here caught the show! Jealous! Looks like a great time

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