Saturday 30 November 2024, 7.30pm
In 2012, the drummer Georgia Hubley of Yo La Tengo recorded a one-sided 12” of beautiful, haunting electric guitar works under the name 'Little Black Egg'. Since then she’s done the occasional performance in that style, sometimes solo and sometimes augmented by other musicians.
For this special performance all 3 members of Yo La Tengo - Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew - will come together to improvise under the Little Black Egg guise.
An extremely rare chance to catch this music live, and to see the three legends in a space this small.
In many respects, Yo La Tengo are the quintessential indie rock band, melding elemental, often noisy guitar work against melodies infused with an understated sweetness that made even their noisiest freakouts feel accessible and their extended jams compelling in their exploration. The group's members are musical omnivores whose range of interests is vast - The Velvet Underground, Sun Ra, NRBQ and My Bloody Valentine - have all been cited as among their key influences -- and their catalog is admirably diverse, encompassing warm acoustic interpretive albums as well as ultra-crude garage rock.