Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
25 December 2022
*(Hanukkah, night 8)*
opening act: Sun Ra Arkestra
comedian: Carole Montgomery.
mix CD: DJ Stashu
benefiting: Word of Life International.
“Speeding Motorcycle” through “Nuclear War” with Sun Ra Arkestra horns: James Stewart (saxophone), Knoel Scott (saxophone), Cecil Brooks (trumpet), Dave Davis (trombone)
It’s Christmas Time (Sun Ra)
Autumn Sweater
Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House
The Point Of It
Forever
Alyda
Nowhere Near
Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)
Upside Down
Speeding Motorcycle (Daniel Johnston)
Dreaming (Sun Ra)
All the Glitter is Gone
Emulsified (Rex Garvin & the Mighty Cravers)
More Stars Than There Are In Heaven (boogie version)
Nuclear War (Sun Ra)
*(encore)*
Take Care (Alex Chilton)
3/5 Of A Mile In 1/10 Of A Second (Jefferson Airplane)
I Can’t Stand It (Velvet Underground)
My Little Corner of the World (Bob Hilliard & Lee Pockriss) (with Marilyn Kaplan on vocals)
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Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
24 December 2022
*(Hanukkah, night 7)*
opening act: Ava Mendoza
comedian: Janeane Garofolo
mix CD: Dez Cadena.
benefiting: Ipas.
Fallout
Our Way To Fall
Beanbag Chair
Ashes
Black Flowers
Don’t Have To Be So Sad
Keep It Warm (Flo & Eddie)
Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1) (with Ava Mendoza on guitar)
The Last Days of Disco (with AM, Mac McCaughan on percussion)
Serpentine (with AM)
False Alarm > (with AM)
Barnaby, Hardly Working (with AM)
Outsmartener (with AM)
We’re An American Band > (with AM)
I Heard You Looking (with AM, MM on organ)
*(encore)*
Dawn Bends (Mac McCaughan) (with MM on guitar/vocals)
You Angel You (Bob Dylan) (with MM)
Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag) (with MM)
Fishing (Superchunk) (with MM)
Safe In The Rain (The Clean) (with MM)
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Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
23 December 2022
*(Hanukkah, night 6)*
opening act: Mali Obomsawin
reading: Calvin Trillin
mix CD: James
benefiting: Legal Services For Children San Francisco
“Night Falls On Hoboken” through “Let’s Be Still” with Mali Obomsawin Quintet
Night Falls on Hoboken
Damage
Swing For Life
The Summer
Let’s Be Still
Tired Hippo
Cherry Chapstick
Did I Tell You
I’ll Be Around
I Should Have Known Better
From A Motel 6
Today Is The Day (fast)
Deeper Into Movies
Frenzy (The Fugs)
Blue Line Swinger
*(encore)*
Right Side Of My Mind (Angry Samoans)
Candy Says (Velvet Underground)
Heaven Only Knows (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich)
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Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
22 December 2022
*(Hanukkah, night 5)*
opening act: Horsegirl
comedian: Eugene Mirman
mix CD: Georgia
benefiting: Red Hook Initiative
You Are Here >
Green Arrow
Shades of Blue
Mr. Tough
Big Day Coming (acoustic)
As the Hour Grows Late (with Travis Good on guitar/vocals)
The Race Is On Again (with TG)
The River of Water (with TG)
One PM Again (with TG)
Kicks (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil) (with TG)
Clumsy Grandmother Serves Delicious Dessert By Mistake (with TG)
Sudden Organ
Let’s Compromise (Information)
Decora
Little Honda (The Hondells) (with TG)
*(encore)*
Wasn’t Born To Follow (Carole King/Gerry Goffin) (with TG)
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (Bob Dylan) (with TG)
She Cracked (Jonathan Richman) (with TG)
A Good Flying Day (The Sadies) (with TG)
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Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
21 December 2022
*(Hanukkah, night 4)*
opening act: Angel Dean & Sue Garner
comedian: Aparna Nancherla
MC: Tom Kenny as Kenzie Matthews
mix CD: Dawn Richard
benefiting: Sunset Sparks
Blitzkrieg Bop (instrumental) (The Ramones)
Stockholm Syndrome
Little Eyes (with Greg Peterson on guitar/keyboards)
Walking Away From You (with Cheryl Kingan on baritone saxophone/percussion & GP)
Today Is The Day (with CK & GP)
Ice Tea (The Shams) (with Angel Dean & Sue Garner on vocals, CK & GP)
Je T’Aime… moi non plus (Serge Gainsbourg) (with AD, SG, CK, & GP)
Tears Are In Your Eyes (with CK & GP)
Apology Letter
Periodically Double or Triple (acoustic)
For You Too
Out the Window
Double Dare
Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind
I Found A Reason (Velvet Underground)
*(encore)*
Rockaway Beach (The Ramones) (with Marky Ramone, the real one, on drums & Tom Kenny on vocals)
Can’t Make It On Time (The Ramones) (with MR & TK)
Be My Baby (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector) (with MR & TK)
I Wanna Be Sedated (The Ramones) (with MR & TK)
Loudmouth (The Ramones) (with MR & TK)
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (The Ramones) (with MR & TK)
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Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
20 December 2022
*(Hanukkah, night 3)*
opening act: Burnt Sugar Arkestra
comedian: David Cross as Rabbi Sugarman
mix CD: Dave Lombardo
benefiting: Southern Environmental Law Center
Ryan Sawyer on drums, Lee Ranaldo on guitar/bells, Bill Nace on taishōgoto for whole set except as indicated.
Turn On Your Lovelight > (Bobby “Blue” Bland)
Everyday
Demons
Let’s Do It Wrong
Evanescent Psychic Pez Drop
Satellite
I’m On My Way (minus guests)
Paul Is Dead (minus guests)
Love Minus Zero/No Limit (Bob Dylan)
My Heart’s Reflection
Run Run Run (Velvet Underground)
Nothing To Hide
Tom Courtenay
Artificial Heart
Mushroom Cloud of Hiss
*(encore)*
Take A Giant Step (Carole King/Gerry Goffin)
Walking In The Rain (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil/Phil Spector) (with Lucy Dacus on vocals)
First Time (Lucy Dacus) (with LD on vocals/guitar)
Home Again (Carole King) (with LD on vocals)
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Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
19 December 2022
*(Hanukkah, night 2)*
opening act: Gina Birch
comedian: Brittany Carney
mix CD: Ira
benefiting: One Acre Fund
Steve Shelley on drums for whole show
The Story of Jazz
Radar Eyes (The Godz)
Here To Fall
Here You Are >
I Was the Fool Beside You For Too Long
Madeline
Song For Mahlia
Shadows
Detouring America With Horns (acoustic)
Sunday Morning (Velvet Underground)
Stupid Things
Big Day Coming (fast)
The Kid With the Replaceable Head (Richard Hell)
Drug Test
The Story of Yo La Tango
*(encore)*
Tell Me When It’s Over (Dream Syndicate)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King/Gerry Goffin) (with Gina Birch on vocals)
Solitary Man (Neil Diamond) (with Corin Tucker on vocals)
Shape of Things To Come (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil) (with CT)
The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) (Mark Barkan/Ritchie Adams) (with GB, CT, & Vicki Peterson on vocals)
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Yo La Tengo at Bowery Ballroom
18 December 2022
*(Hanukkah, night 1)*
opening act: Barrence Whitfield & the Savages
comedian: Liz Miele
mix CD: Nick Lowe
benefiting: Attic Youth Center
Seven Day Weekend (Doc Pomus) (sung as “Eight Day Weekend”) (with CJ Camerieri & Mike McGinnis on horns)
Moby Octopad (with CJC & MM)
Before We Run > (with CJC & MM)
She May, She Might >
Tiny Birds
Aselestine (with CJC)
Eight Candles (Sam Elwitt) (with CJC & MM)
Or Thousands of Prizes (Lambchop) (with Kurt Wagner on vocals, CJC & MM)
Season of the Shark
The Ballad of Red Buckets
Styles of the Times
Some Kinda Fatigue
Sugarcube
Ohm
Point That Thing Somewhere Else (The Clean) (with Mark Ibold on bass)
*(encore)*
Long Gone (The Customs) (with Peter Greenberg on guitar & vocals)
I Smell A Rat (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) (with Barrence Whitfield on vocals, Steve Lagrega on saxophone, & PG)
One Bad Stud (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) (with BW, SL, & PG)
Shopping For Clothes (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) with BW, KW, SL, & PG)
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