YO LA TENGO
Friday, June 17 at 8:00
Santa Fe Brewing Company outdoor stage, Santa Fe
All Ages. $29 advance, $32 door.
Tickets at Lensic Box Office 505-988-1234
Sharing with its alt-brethren in Sonic Youth the lofty mantle of American alternative rock's "quintessential critics' band," Yo La Tengo's sonic excursions, large and varied body of work, and encyclopedic repertoire of cover songs both live and on record has earned it Cult status-—with a capital C. Twelve discs deep (or maybe 14, depending on how you count) into its exploration of musical textures and ever-expanding definitions of what rock music can be, YLT's music remains as beautiful and obsessive as ever. A quarter century after the band's Hoboken, New Jersey birth Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McNew (bass, vocals) keep stretching the boundaries. Southwest Roots Music and TCubed Productions are proud to present Santa Fe's coolest summer show out on the patio at Santa Fe Brewing Company.