Yo La Tengo

But frontman Robert Pollard relented last year when the band's longtime label, Matador Records, invited Guided By Voices to play its 21st anniversary concert along with former labelmates such as Pavement and Yo La Tengo.

Guiding an Unlikely Reunion John Jurgensen 2011

I thought about some of my personal highlights -- TV on the Radio, The National, David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, Isaac Hayes in one of his final performances -- and all the memories I have from summers past.

Chris Kompanek: On the Culture Front: Celebrate Brooklyn Opening Night Gala and New Haven Weekend Getaway Chris Kompanek 2011

Yo La Tengo will bring its wheel to the Bell House this week.

All the Fun of the Wheel, Minus Vanna Nick Neyland 2011

The concept revitalizes Yo La Tengo's back catalog in a way that keeps the band at a safe distance from the standard maneuvers of the industry's current nostalgia boom—like playing an entire album front to back.

All the Fun of the Wheel, Minus Vanna Nick Neyland 2011

For Yo La Tengo, which formed in Hoboken, N.J., in 1984, the solution involves playing only songs whose titles contain proper names, or performing a cold reading of "Seinfeld," with singer/guitarist Ira Kaplan in the role of Jerry.

All the Fun of the Wheel, Minus Vanna Nick Neyland 2011

Stability and longevity have forced Yo La Tengo to seek novel ways to entertain themselves while still engaging one of the most loyal fan bases in rock.

All the Fun of the Wheel, Minus Vanna Nick Neyland 2011

This young English band roared up out of nowhere a couple months ago with a sound that made aging indie-rockers nostalgic and gave younger fans a reference point for allusions to lionized bands like Dinosaur Jr., Pavement and Yo La Tengo.

Land of a Thousand Dances Andy Battaglia 2011

The three chummy lifers in Yo La Tengo make up the archetypal indie-rock band, from the tops of their shaggy heads to the bottoms of their Chuck Taylor sneakers.

Land of a Thousand Dances Andy Battaglia 2011

He performs tonight at 9:30 Club, opening for indie rock stalwarts Yo La Tengo on that band's intriguing Wheel Tour.

William Tyler's wordless story songs David Malitz 2011

When Yo La Tengo was forced to re-enact the "Chinese Restaurant" episode of "Seinfeld" during a show in Chicago earlier this year, the results sparked mixed reactions and hearty booing.

All the Fun of the Wheel, Minus Vanna Nick Neyland 2011