NO 'TOMORROW' DOESN'T KEEP YO LA TENGO FROM L.A. TODAY.Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer Several months ago, Yo La Tengo (Spanish for ``I got it'') agreed to take part in ``All Tomorrow's Parties.'' The weekend-long exhibition of live music was supposed to kick off today except that lackluster ticket sales forced its postponement until September Until September is a 1984 romantic drama set in France. It stars Karen Allen as an American tourist in Paris who falls in love with a married Frenchman (Thierry Lhermitte). External links . So far, no dates have been announced. As for Yo La Tengo, its members say the show must go on - and it will. ``It's not like canceling a plane ticket or something like that,'' says Ira Kaplan, a founding member of the Hoboken, N.J., trio that performs tonight at the Henry Fonda Theatre. ``We were going to be in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden on June 20 so we were particularly intent on playing L.A. one way or the other.'' The band - Kaplan; his wife, Georgia Hubely; and James McNew - is on tour supporting ``Summer Sun,'' the evocative new set that has drawn rave reviews since its April release. ``Yo La Tengo explore quiet the way they once indulged in loudness,'' Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person writes. USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. , meanwhile, touts the group as ``one of rock's last true visionary bands.'' In its 20 years together, Yo La Tengo has become the darling of indie rock Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with underground music as a whole, though more specifically implicates that the music meets the criterion of being rock, as because it's always pushing the envelope. ``Summer Sun'' continues this tradition. Just don't ask Kaplan how the band does it. ``I think the answers to those questions rob the record of its mystery sometimes,'' Kaplan says, citing the Beatles' ``White Album'' as an example. ``You don't really need to know who's playing on what song or who was fighting with who. It just makes me all these years later so captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. by that record. ``So if somebody starts coming up with their own imagery for the record and then I say, 'Nah, you know, actually, we were punching a clock everyday at 9 o'clock and knocked off exactly at 4:30, took a 45-minute dinner break, came back at 5,'' he continues, ``that information can be counter to the experience of listening to a record.'' With ``Summer Sun'' still soaking up the adoration, Yo La Tengo could be on the road for some time to come, which brings up the question: Will the band take part in ``All Tomorrow's Parties'' once the new dates are announced? ``We'll wait to hear from them first,'' Kaplan says. ``That would be between our booking agent Noun 1. booking agent - someone who engages a person or company for performances booker agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations impresario, promoter, showman - a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments and them at this point.'' Sandra Barrera, (818) 713-3728 sandra.barrera(at)dailynews.com YO LA TENGO Where: Henry Fonda Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . When: 7 tonight. Tickets: $16.50. Call (213) 480-3232 or www.ticketmaster.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Yo La Tengo - James McNew, left, Georgia Hubely and Ira Kaplan - has been winning raves for its latest CD, ``Summer Sun.'' The band plays the Henry Fonda Theatre tonight. |
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