the incomparable jamaican rhythms of georgia dubplate and james mcselassie (ylt, night 6)
An utterly surprising set, featuring former Rolling Thunder Revue multi-instrumentalist David Mansfield on violin ("the boy with the Botticelli face" -- Allen Ginsberg) and all the quiet folkiness and obscure covers that've been conspicously scarce for much of the run. Nearly every selection felt like a forgotten (or newly remembered) treat, from the Camp Yo La Tengo "Tom Courtenay" to a random-ass T-Bone Burrnett cover to Georgia's beautiful, beautiful, beautiful take on the Blonde on Blonde outtake "I'll Keep It With Mine."
Yo La Tengo at Maxwell's
30 December 2005
*(Hanukah, night 6)*
The Volcano Suns and Raisin opened.
Mix disc by Ira.
(entire set with David Mansfield on violin)
Night Falls on Hoboken
Tom Courtenay (quiet version)
Did I Tell You?
Griselda (Peter Stampfel)
Pablo and Andrea
Black Hole (The Urinals)
Something To Do
We're An American Band
I'm Coming Home (T-Bone Burnett)
Alyda
From Black to Blue
How Much I've Lied (Gram Parsons)
Little Eyes
For Shame of Doing Wrong (Richard Thompson)
Sugarcube
I Heard You Looking
I'll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan)
*(encore)*
Autumn Sweater
Can't Make It On Time (The Ramones, with Volcano Suns guitarist)
Definitely Clean (Steve Wynn, with Volcano Suns guitarist and Peter Prescott on vocals)