Hello out there radio lovers,

If you find yourselves in front of a radio and/or a computer
Saturday afternoon between 1 pm and 3 pm, eastern time, I hope you'll
tune in to WFMU as I return to the airwaves, filling in for Rex and
the Fool's Paradise. As you are undoubtedly aware, tomorrow marks the
10th anniversary of Shakespeare in Love winning the Oscar for
Outstanding Achievement in a Motion Picture, and as such I have a very
special program prepared. And yes I know it'll be 183 years to the day
since Beethoven's Quartet #13 in B flat major (Op 130) premiered, but
you don't want me to give the whole show away, do you?

For your listening convenience, WFMU comes packaged in extra jumbo
(90.1 FM Mount Hope, NY), colossal (91.1 FM East Orange, NJ) and super
mammoth (www.wfmu.org).

Ira

A happy daylight savings time to you all,

First of all, this Friday, March 13, the Yo La Tengo will once again take part in the WFMU marathon (that's 14 years in a row, if you're counting--although come to think of it, if you're counting you already know it's 14 years in a row). From 8 pm - 11 pm (eastern DAYLIGHT time), we will join host Pseu Braun and co-host Gaylord Fields. If you make a pledge to WFMU, you get to make a request and we will do our best to honor it. If you've heard the broadcast before, you know the results are frequently noteworthy, and occasionally musical. As ever, we will be accompanied by Mr. Bruce Bennett on guitar. And although supporting WFMU is truly its own reward, we are also optimistic that for the first time in the last three
years, Georgia, James, Bruce and I will all be there. Should make the show extra . . . something. 91.1 on your greater Jersey City radio dial, 90.1 if you're in the vicinity of Mt. Hope NY, and www.wfmu.org everywhere else.

Please listen and please pledge to WFMU.

And speaking of the WFMU marathon, this would be a good time to mention that our good friends Dump have recorded a version of "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" that is only available to those who pledge to FMU. It's part of The Best Show on WFMU's premium (although it's available to those who pledge on Pseu's show too, or any other).

Other friends in the news include the Condo Fucks. Their new record Fuckbook comes out on March 24 on Matador

(http://www.matadorrecords.com/condo_fucks/).

On April 21, the Criterion Collection will release Science Is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé, which will feature our performance The Sounds of Science. More info can be found at http://www.criterion.com/films/1286

While we work on our next record, which we're hoping will be out in the autumn, we've got a few live shows planned. We haven't updated our schedule page lately, but hopefully by the next time you check out http://www.yolatengo.com/schedule.html we will have.

And finally, a correspondent recently inquired: "How come no talk about Dark Was the Night? Is there something we should be concerned about?" Not at all--I mean, it's not like we've been talking about much else and ignoring Dark Was the Night. Nevertheless we're sorry for the belated heads-up that we've contributed a version of Snapper's "Gentle Hour" to
Dark Was the Night and you can read all about it here:

http://www.4ad.com/news/dark-was-the-ni/.

Ok, that's it. Hope to hear from you this Friday,

Ira

Hey Folks,

Now that we've put the finishing touches on our New Year's Eve show with the Feelies, we would like to direct you all to our Hanukkah diary, which you can find here:

http://www.yolatengo.com/ylt/hanukkah2008diary.html

Thanks again to everyone who participated and to all the folks who travelled from far and wide to attend.

Happy 2009!

December 24, 2008

w/Jennifer O'Connor, Jon Benjamin, (Jon Glaser in absentia)

Big Day Coming (quiet-piano)
Beanbag Chair
Pass the Hatchet I Think I'm Goodkind
Drug Test
The Weakest Part
Mr. Tough
Tiny Birds
Paul Is Dead
Shadows
Angst in My Pants
Upside-Down
Autumn Sweater
I Heard Her Call My Name
Blue Line Swinger

Encore
I Gotta Dream On
Detouring America With Horns
Cherry Chapstick
Rock N Roll Santa

December 28, 2008

w/Metal Mountains, Todd Barry

Not a Ninth Time (Not a Second Time)
Let's Save Tony Orlando's House
Mr. Tough
The Room Got Heavy
Swing for Life
Fourth Time Around
Frenzy
Saturday
The Way Some People Die
Stockholm Syndrome
The Story of Jazz
Tom Courtenay
I Heard You Looking
Eight Days a Week

Encore:

Autumn Sweater
This Ain't the Summer of Love
You Can Have It All
You've Got a Friend

December 27, 2008

w/Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band, David Cross, David Mansfield

Sugarcube
Let's Be Still
She May Call You Up Tonight
The Cone of Silence
One PM Again
Pablo and Andrea
Griselda
The Crying of Lot G
I Feel Like Going Home
Nowhere Near
Off and Running
Barnaby Hardly Working
Big Day Coming
Watch Out for Me Ronnie
Mushroom Cloud of Hiss

Encore:
Long Gone
Walk Away Renee
Maybe More Than You
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
To Sir With Love

December 26, 2008

w/Lambchop, Jon Wurster (as Marky Ramone), Cyril Jordan

Jesus Christ
My Heart's Reflection
Pass the Hatchet I Think I'm Goodkind
Evanescent Psychic Pez Drop
Tears Are in Your Eyes
Song for Mahila
Did I Tell You
The Weakest Part
Moby Octopad
Babysitter
The Kid With the Replaceable Head
Cherry Chapstick,
Tom Courtenay
Heroin

Encore:
You Tore Me Down
Absolutely Sweet Marie
Dog Meat
Second Cousin
Shake Some Action

December 25, 2008

w/Antietam, Fred Armisen (as Joshua Raintree), Cyril Jordan

Jesus Christ
False Alram
I Should Have Known Better
Last Days of Disco
Flying Lesson
Little Eyes
Season of the Shark
Black Flowers
Things I Should Have Said
Take a Giant Step, Demons
Deeper Into Movies
Artificial Heart
From a Motel 6
Nuclear War

Encore:
You Tore Me Down
Have You Seen My Baby
I Can't Hide
Slow Death
Shake Some Action

John Zorn & Marc Ribot and Slovin & Allen opened.

Mix disc by Gaylord Fields.

(whole show with Smokey Hormel on guitar)

Leaving Home
We're An American Band
Little Eyes
I Wanna Be Your Lover (Bob Dylan)
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You (Neil Diamond)
The Race Is On Again
Damage
Can't Forget
Don't Say A Word (Hot Chicken 2)
Our Way To Fall
Out the Window
Styles of the Times
Tom Courtenay
I Heard You Looking (with Yoni Wolf ..boards)

Encore:

Stay With Me (The Dictators)
Center of Gravity

Magnetic Fields and John Hodgman opened.

Mix disc by Steve Shelley.

(show played with upright piano)

The Weakest Part
Big Day Coming
Guess I'm Falling in Love
Stockholm Syndrome
Winter A Go-Go
Sometimes I Don't Get You
Don't Have To Be So Sad (with Claudia Gonson, drums, and Sam Davol, cello, of Magnetic Fields)
Alyda
Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)
Autumn Sweater
Double Dare
Decora
Watch Out For Me, Ronnie
The Story of Yo La Tango

Encore:
Be Careful, It's My Heart (Irving Berlin) (Ira & Stephin Merritt duet)
A Foggy Day in London Town (George Gershwin) (with Doug Gillard, guitar/vocals)
No Milk Today (Herman's Hermits) (with Doug Gillard, guitar/vocals)
The Next Big Thing (The Dictators) (with Doug Gillard, guitar/vocals)
My Little Corner of the World (Bob Hilliard/Lee Pockriss) (with Ira's mom, vocals)