Yo La Tengo isn’t a cover band. But even when its musicians aren’t playing straight covers, much of what they do points arrows toward the things they love. Yo La Tengo Unveils Casual Tour 11-Oct-2007
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The virtues of Yo La Tengo's stubborn diversity are pleasingly arrayed on I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass, an album that plays fast and loose with all manner of indie-rock sounds. In the space of three tracks, the Hoboken trio move from a thrusting rocker ("I Should Have Known Better") to Blues Explosion-style thrash ("Watch Out for Me Ronnie") to a low-key piano piece with the Yo La Tengo (Seattle Weekly) 16-Sep-2006
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Justin is serving up a few FutureSex/LoveSounds treats for fans who preordered. Also due Tuesday are LPs by Plain White T's, Tally Hall, N.O.R.E., Lionel Richie, Black Label Society, Hella, Papa Roach, Yo La Tengo and Everclear. YYYs, Broken Social, Antony Head Glasgow Fest (Pitchfork) 05-Sep-2006
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Glasgow, you are in for a treat! Americans won't be the only ones reveling this weekend, as accompanying the awesomeness of Indian summer (weather) we have the Indian Summer Festival ! This one goes down September 2 and 3 in Glasgow's Victoria Park and reads like a Pitchforker's wet dream: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Broken Social Scene, Antony and the Johnsons, the Fall, Yo La Tengo, Gang of Four, Tapes ‘n On the Record: Yo La Tengo and Beyoncé (The Justice) 05-Sep-2006
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American indie trio Yo La Tengo have told music website Gigwise that their president, ol' Dubya, is “pandering to his extremist base.” YO LA TENGO (Weekly Dig) 05-Sep-2006
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The first 11 minutes of I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass are enough to make you take the title seriously—it’s a classic Yo La-splosion of howling feedback, disembodied narration and a bassline like a brand-new engine. Yo La Tengo Plan Election-Time Variety Show Tour (Pitchfork) 05-Sep-2006
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Chris Rediske & James Gregory report: Ah, the political season... birds singing, candidates carping, and musicians setting off on tours in a vain attempt to affect the outcome of upcoming elections. You can't blame 'em for trying, right?