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Friday, December 18 2009

The Best 60 Albums of 2009

PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2009, highlighted by a bevy of American indie rock juggernauts, the return of a hip-hop master, and a couple of the finest voices on the planet.

Friday, August 1 2008

You need not be popular to break the rules, and you need not be popular to break your own conventions. Sometimes the very best music is being crafted right on the fringes of the mainstream, and it is for that reason that sometimes you will find some of rock music's greatest DETOURS.

Saturday, December 23 2006

Best Albums of 2006

At long last, the annual rite of passage, the "best of" list... Here's PopMatters picks for the best 60 records of 2006.

Reviews

Thursday, November 5 2009

Yo La Tengo: 6 October 2009 - Chicago

Even in the moments when they seem to be teetering on the edge of control, like during one of Ira’s guitar tirades, every single note and squall of feedback feels necessary.

Wednesday, September 9 2009

Yo La Tengo: Popular Songs

Yo La Tengo's Popular Songs: Recommended for all weather types, day or night.

Monday, July 27 2009

Wilco + Yo La Tengo: 13 July 2009 - Brooklyn, NY

Returning to their grittier guitar-driven rock they pushed the limits of the audiences’ own acoustic comfort.

Monday, January 19 2009

Yo La Tengo + Oneida

Yo La Tengo, Hanukkah 2008, Night One, the Twitter version: Janet Weiss for the whole show on second drumkit, Spoon's Britt Daniel for the encore, opening acts Oneida (music) and Paul F. Tompkins (comedy), Aesop Rock behind the music collection, and all proceeds to the Jubilee Center.

Thursday, November 8 2007

Yo La Tengo

Billed as the Freewheeling Yo La Tengo, this stripped-down tour/Q+A session underscores the fact that, whatever you think this band to be, it's often something else entirely.

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