"We're now halfway through Hanukkah 2025 and Yo La Tengo's annual run at Bowery Ballroom, and night 4 had a lot of great surprises. The first of them was the night's musical opener, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, with Will Oldham on acoustic backed by Eamon O'Leary on bouzouki. That was followed by comedian Wyatt Cenac, who told the crowd this was his first stand-up performance since before the pandemic. He was great, keep it up, Wyatt!"
"Yo La Tengo's main set was different than most they do during their Hanukkah runs in that they played as a trio, no guest joining them, and also no covers (there would be plenty in the encore, though). Their Night 4 set including "Green Arrow," "From a Motel 6," "Tonight's Episode," "Pablo & Andrea," "False Alarm," and this would be the evening when we got "Sugarcube" and "Pass the Hatchet, I'm Goodkind," which closed out the set."
"Bonnie 'Prince' Billy came back for the encore, joining Ira, Georgia and James for a cover of P!NK's "Trustfall." He left the stage, and then they welcomed The National's Matt Berninger to sing Fred Neil's "Little Bit of Rain." He then stayed for the rest of the night, performing his own solo song "Inland Ocean" and The National's "Bloodbuzz Ohio." Then another surprise: Lenny Kaye, who came out on vocals and guitar for a cover of Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction.""
Yo La Tengo reached the midpoint of its Hanukkah 2025 run with a surprise-filled Night 4 at Bowery Ballroom. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy opened acoustically with Will Oldham and Eamon O'Leary on bouzouki, followed by comedian Wyatt Cenac. Yo La Tengo played as a trio for the main set with no guests or covers, performing songs including "Green Arrow," "From a Motel 6," "Tonight's Episode," "Pablo & Andrea," "False Alarm," "Sugarcube," and "Pass the Hatchet, I'm Goodkind." Encores featured Bonnie 'Prince' Billy on P!NK's "Trustfall," Matt Berninger on Fred Neil's "Little Bit of Rain," "Inland Ocean," and "Bloodbuzz Ohio," Lenny Kaye on "Eve of Destruction," and Will Oldham on Patti Smith's "Free Money." Tara Jane O'Neil compiled the night's mix CD and Amanda Nazario DJed the post-show.
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