The mastered on-air mix is what you hear and we rarely go back to re-mix. Our engineers are awesome. We remix for our annual "Live on KEXP" cd that we put out.

@erikgordon4783

Жыл бұрын

your engineers are BEYOND awesome - on behalf of all music fans - thank you so much for what you do!

FUCKING BEAUTIFUL!!!!! One of those rare bands that will never achieve the commercial success they deserve but artistically have raised the bar!!!!!! 🍻

Discovered the band while living briefly in Kentucky 1996-1998 witnessing the break-up of my marriage of 6-years. I got an apartment in the art district and basically lived close to my records, discovering a lot of indie stuff that even I was not aware of previously (which is saying a lot!). Yo La Tengo came highly recommended via indie fanzines, and quickly became one of my favorite bands, along sides Stereolab, whom I had been listening to for a few years. It's been fun going back and recollecting all of their albums on vinyl, and rediscovering the band after a 10-year lapse, during which 'time pulled my life in other directions.'

@Residew

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

For almost 30 years these folks have been putting out beautiful, noisy music. Like a fine wine, they just keep getting better and better.....

That solo at 26:40 is one of my favorite guitar solos of all time. Maybe even my favorite ever. It has so much manic energy and is such a mess but its all calculated. Big ass respect to these guys.

@rulnacco

2 жыл бұрын

I watched that solo, and had visions from another universe.

@thomasdooley4432

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this video is just full of amazing guitar work, and the arrangements set it up beautifully. If I could play guitar well enough to play leads, I would want every one of them to sound like something Ira would come up with. His solo in I'll Be Around is note perfect.

@TimTidmons

2 жыл бұрын

Solid band but they seem like grade A ass clowns in interviews. Ira sounds like a pseudo-intellectual douche nozzle and the drummer has this aloofness to her that's unsettling

@JoeBlobA

Жыл бұрын

It reminds me of Smashing Pumpkins/Velvet Underground edit: hints of Hendrix too

The album "Fade" is a true work of art, start to finish, imho; all songs on it work together to strengthen it as a whole. I first heard of this band from an article in The New Yorker, a review of the album "And Then Everything Turned Itself Inside Out" (2000) which is another great album. I have always thought of Yo La Tengo as a trio of musicians working at the highest & purest level of musical achievement.

Fade is marvelous. How they can continue making music that is so intrinsically moving is beyond me.

@yellowclouds3722

4 жыл бұрын

true. maybe a mixture of zero showy attitudes, music from their hearts, intense taste, love ...

I love Georgia's voice so much.

So much respect for Yo La Tengo and their craft. No other modern rock band brings me to tears than these guys. Thanks @KEXP for bringing them to your studio to perform.

@aikoyonamine

6 жыл бұрын

Also, kudos to Kevin Cole of KEXP for all the questions and for paying great respect to Yo La Tengo. Thanks for keep it real. Heartfelt dude.

Confession: I’ve only recently discovered these guys and am absolutely lovin them. Thanks as usual to KEXP for always having the best bands on!

I was in the local record store in my small(ish) town in western Canada and found Nothing Turned Itself on CD for $1. I had overlooked them forever and was happy with the find. The clerk said “I don’t want to go all High Fidelity on you, but if I put on Yo La Tengo on a Saturday I’ll ALWAYS sell a couple copies on vinyl.” I forgot about the CD for a few days and then put it in my car stereo after a great creative weekend and was just floored by the time I got to Track 3. It was the best musical experience I’ve had in years. I’m now a new fan, but excited to dive in deep.

More invention and inspiration in one song than most bands achieve in whole albums or careers ! Still the best band in the world !

I sometimes forget that Ira has a really good voice and a sly droll sense of humor. Yo La Tengo should be SO much bigger and everyone should see them do 'The Story Of Jazz' live at least once!

It truly breaks my heart to look around and see so many negative comments about such a fantastic artist, but what can I expect when I reside in such a narrow-minded world. Wake up, people.

@robertmiller2411

10 жыл бұрын

Don't sweat it - this music comes from a side of creation well outside of the normal and the expected so it's not surprising that the masses don't "get it." This is not necessarily why we love it, but in some ways this is what makes it special and possible. Just enjoy and be thankful you were able to find these guys ... and go see them live - there is nothing like it, warm and friendly and funny and completely engaging.

I adore this album and this performance.

Last song has me in tears. Beautiful.

I'll be around takes me to another planet. A better planet.

@sirnastyrips

8 жыл бұрын

I love you.

@seanpaul735

6 жыл бұрын

holy fuck you couldn't be more right

@bluemeadows40

6 жыл бұрын

another girl another planet

@aeoteroa818

6 жыл бұрын

I frequently noodle around in the same key, it's very ambient. 👌

Wonderful set, wonderful band, sublime music. Listening for years. x

love the sincere admiration to YoLa that Kevin (the host) displays in the session

His voice is just so soothing and nostalgic. Sounds like simpler times. thumbs up if u cry every time

@yoshi1325

7 жыл бұрын

i crie evri tiem

@joshmontes7697

6 жыл бұрын

Every time at 1:31

@newbadthings

5 жыл бұрын

YLT is a time capsule back into the 90s. Many things have changed. YLT never changed.

Great little set from one of the very few genuinely great bands of the last 30 years.

the true genius of modern music.

Saw them somewhere in london back in 2000. They were increadible. I am so glad to hear and watch this.. i can go to sleep now and continue listening to the sounds

I love Georgia, Ira and James so much ❤️

I love listening these songs while I riding my motorbike to the stars

@davidmoon6096

6 жыл бұрын

how u do that? headphones under helmet? isnt it dangerous on motobike?

C'est un superbe enregistrement. La finesse de leur jeu est extraordinaire. Les solos de guitare incarnent la jonction parfaite entre Neil Young et Lou Reed époque Velvet.

I LOVE YO LA TENGO

Ira Kaplan = Guitar Hero

@stagnatic

5 жыл бұрын

thmsheine ... to anyone with earnest, non-heroic leanings.

@wh023

4 жыл бұрын

Just such a fluid player -- never even seems like he's trying but every note he plays is perfect.

@petertalbot5624

3 жыл бұрын

It's just so amazing to hear and see Ira and Georgia playing with such joy and precision on Before We Run. Ira informed my appreciation for music when he was writing for the Village Voice. Hell, he informed my sense of humor in high school. My eyes are wet.

Este grupo tiene varios años haciendo la lucha, sin integrarse a la cúpula de las bandas "grandes", pero quiero creer que es por gusto propio, porque tienen mucha calidad.

Love the weathered, beat-up, gritty fender strat. Good stuff! Love this band. Nice work, KEXP.

lot of talking, let's get down to business 01:18 I'll Be Around 07:38 The Point Of It 23:11 Ohm 32:27 Before We Run

@connerhoughtby5576

6 жыл бұрын

bless you child

@jearanio_19

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I used to look up college playlist in the back of rollingstone before smartphones and this was the first band that I discovered......instant love!!

This is superb! I've watched it four times...so far.

This is the most important band of contemporary relevance in my personal opinion. No other band has move as dynamically and as pro-bono (again in my opinion) as this band has for... how many decades now? Their 'Fade' album is superb, the one prior -Popular Songs- is superb as well, taking into account how this band breathes movement without letting their sound be constrained by any pre-concieve expectance.

I love you! Yo la tengo, from Dominican Republic.

@swankdaddy4600

4 жыл бұрын

Klk mamey

The sound is awesome. 👌😍👍

This is about the most honest music I’ve heard in my whole life

I recommend Electr-o-Pura and Painful. Those two albums are fantastic. It'd be hard not to dig YLT after listening to those.

@seanoneil277

4 жыл бұрын

Their live shows in that era were amazing. The then-current energy of those two albums was pretty good. YLT have mellowed with age, but not in boring or sappy ways. Just fewer guitar freakouts, less noise, more melody. But melody was always lurking, and the mostly-covers album Fakebook shows what geeky curious souls they are.

@davidpearson3147

2 жыл бұрын

Their best record: I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One, hands down.

I fucking love this band so much

Geniusly Beautiful

Ohhh they are one of my favorites band. They live is "acojonante" incredible!!! Listen Georgia singing "My little corner of the world" is an experience who you don't lose. ..

They don't age and their voices don't change

@ACustomConcern

9 жыл бұрын

I saw them on the Fade tour, and I watched Ira assault his guitar in a way I've never seen before during "Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind". He never broke a sweat. None of them did, during the entire performance. They don't age, they don't sweat, and their voices don't change.

@wcheng4927

9 жыл бұрын

Hollister Dixon they will also live forever

@contactkeithstack

8 жыл бұрын

+Wong Cheng Until Jesus comes back and smites them down. Once and for all.

Whenever Kevin Cole comes on I know it's gonna be great! And Holy shit: I love Yo La Tengo!

magical

Beautiful Strat.

So glad Norton Records got a shout out. They were REALLY devastated, a lot of friends and I helped out for a while. :)

I love them. One of my favorite bands (besides Sonic Youth). I once heard them live in southern Germany, and it was great.

simply amazing

I love this band!!!!

Missed the last in-store at Easy Street, so thanks, KEXP, for this gift...

Un Viaje Maravilloso...

Wow, Ohm was effin' brilliant!

AWESOME! Can't get enough of that guitar... made me feel back in the 90's

MARAVILLOSOS!!!!!

Love all!!! all the point!!!

My favorite band!

The silence after first song... Priceless!!!

He was playing that guitar like it owed him money!

love love them.

I love this band so mucho much!!!

PS. Thank you, KEXP. Much love to you folks, too.

They're great!!!

Started to listen to YLT in 92... They look so old now, I guess so do I

@goodmanross

3 жыл бұрын

Like they said in the song, that’s “The Point of It.”

i love yo la tengo!! they are a timeless band :,)

Man, oh, man. As soon as James started caressing those bass notes out I was in.

Brilliant musicians. Love from Argentina.

Great set. Loved it

Been a fan since Barnaby Hardly Working and YLT continues to amaze! When Touring, keep Toronto in mind.

love

Beautiful band. Love From Brasil!

What a beatiful music!!! Thanks a lot!!!

love this

Beautiful

la musica è vita!!!!!!...grazie!!!!!

I LOVE them because It keeps my mind relaxs

thank you for your amazing extensive repertoire, all the love

Hard e Soft, bem equilibrados.Excelente!!!

This is absolutely beautiful.

Ira, (my Grandfather's name, on my Dad' side), Webster trivia, called the DJ out on the "fake quite gesture;" following the first song. But, thank you KEXP, for uploading the performance.

I

increible, los esperamos por 3a vez en Uruguay!!!! Nunca imaginé que tocara las 6 cuerdas abiertamente en OHM Ira, emocionan....

im happy to listen to this

Brutal, qué bien suena!!!!

omg beautiful peformance!

tremendo grupo

Amazing...

KEXP greetings from Brasil, you guys are awesome! thank you for those sessions ;)

Geniales!

"Ohm" is just great! Strange, but great! Thanks KEXP

I just discovered Yo la tengo.... and I'm a fan.

@snatchzell

4 жыл бұрын

bipola telly I’m so excited for you. Enjoy the journey.

love watching Ira go ham on guitar, what a workout. Imagine what the sheet music must look like for some of his solos lol

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME

Awesome, tell them their work is greatly appreciated!

Grandissimi!

tremendo disco, que buenos temas

Fantastic band Good mix Excellent show

"...nothing seems contrived but there's so much thought and detail..." well said!

Love watching Ira go for it on the Strat :)

Amazing!

Aguante!