McMenamins
Yo La Tengo
Tues, Oct 20, 2009
Time: 9 p.m. show | All ages (doors at 8:00pm)
Location:
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
Portland, OR
Cost:
$17 advance, $18 day of show
Yo La Tengo was in many respects the quintessential critics' band: in addition to its adventurous eclecticism, defiant independence, and restless creative ambition -- three qualities that virtually guarantee music press acclaim -- the group's frontman, Ira Kaplan, even tenured as a rock scribe prior to finding success as a performer. So frequently compared to the Velvet Underground that they even portrayed the legendary group in the 1996 film I Shot Andy Warhol, the Hoboken, NJ-based unit explored the extremes of feedback-driven noise rock and sweetly melodic pop, shading its work with equal parts scholarly composure and fannish enthusiasm.
