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Björk, Jeff Mangum, Guided by Voices to Headline Primavera Sound

Primavera Sound, Barcelona's premier music festival, is due to take place next year from May 30 to June 3. Earlier today, the festival organizers announced a small portion of the planned 2012 lineup.  read more

Yo La Tengo Spins The Wheel On Upcoming Tour

Earlier this year, Yo La Tengo turned heads by introducing the ‘Spinning Wheel’ into some of their live performances—most notably reenacting Seinfeld episodes during their live shows. Apparently, the Hoboken indie rockers’ decision to let the wheel decide the first-half of their performances worked well enough to continue doing it on their next tour. After playing a handful of dates in May, Yo La Tengo will head overseas to play a string of UK dates before returning to U.S. on their Spinning Wheel tour. Check out the full list of dates below....  read more

Musicians Commemorate Alex Chilton's Death With Big Star Tribute Show

On March 26, several musicians will come together to pay tribute to Alex Chilton of Big Star roughly one year after his death. Among the artists performing Third/Sister Lovers will be Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake, Big Star’s Jody Stephens, Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, db’s Chris Stamey and others. The show, which will take place at Baruch College’s Mason Hall, will follow up a performance of the record last December in Carrboro, N.C....  read more

Fourteen Truly Epic Track One Side Ones

Any jerk with a guitar can write an epic song...  read more

Yo La Tengo, Big Star, R.E.M., M. Ward Playing New Orleans Benefit in NYC

On March 26, a concert in New York City will bring together big names like Jody Stephens (Big Star), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Mitch Easter (Let’s Active), M. Ward, Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo), Tift Merritt and more to perform Big Star’s 1978 album Third/Sister Lovers....  read more

Yo La Tengo Offers Limited-Edition Hannukah Mix CDs for Charity

Yo La Tengo are offering four hanukkah-themed mix CDs on their website as a supplement to their annual Hoboken, N.J.-based Hanukkah shows....  read more

Watch Yo La Tengo Cover Lou Reed and Jonathan Richman With Nels Cline and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

For the sixth night of Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah stay in Hoboken, N.J., the gang invited Mission of Burma and Bob Weston to join them for the fifth night. For the seventh night during the festival of lights, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Nels Cline and the Cairo Gang hopped on the bill....  read more

Yo La Tengo Announces Wheel of Fortune-esque Tour

For its latest tour, Yo La Tengo will bring along a giant wheel to determine which set audiences will get....  read more

WFMU is Giving You the Chance to Sing with Yo La Tengo and Drink Tea with Stephin Merritt

Independent freeform radio station WFMU (one of our 40 Best Little Radio Stations in the U.S.) has staged a benefit auction offering more than your standard promotional CD....  read more

Watch Yo La Tengo Cover Times New Viking's "Move to California"

Aren’t labelmates the cutest?...  read more