Big Day Coming
Author: Jarnow, Jesse
ISBN: 9781592407156
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 05 Jun 2012
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
b>The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music. br>br>/b>p>p>Yo La Tengo has lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed pop radio, and found a third way. Going behind the scenes of one of the most remarkable eras in American music history, i>Big Day Coming /i>traces the patient rise of husband-and-wife team Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, who-over three decades-helped forge a spandex-and-hairspray-free path to the global stage, selling millions of records along the way and influencing countless bands./p>/p>p>p>Using the continuously vital Yo La Tengo as a springboard, i>Big Day Coming /i>uncovers the history of the legendary clubs, bands, zines, labels, record stores, college radio stations, fans, and pivotal figures that built the infrastructure of the now-prevalent indie rock world. Journalist and freeform radio DJ Jesse Jarnow draws on all-access interviews and archives for mesmerizing trip through contemporary music history told through one of its most creative and singular acts. br>/p>/p>p>/p>p>/p>BR>BR>b>The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music. br>br>/b>p>p>Yo La Tengo has lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed pop radio, and found a third way. Going behind the scenes of one of the most remarkable eras in American music history, i>Big Day Coming /i>traces the patient rise of husband-and-wife team Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, who-over three decades-helped forge a spandex-and-hairspray-free path to the global stage, selling millions of records along the way and influencing countless bands./p>/p>p>p>Using the continuously vital Yo La Tengo as a springboard, i>Big Day Coming /i>uncovers the history of the legendary clubs, bands, zines, labels, record stores, college radio stations, fans, and pivotal figures that built the infrastructure of the now-prevalent indie rock world. Journalist and freeform radio DJ Jesse Jarnow draws on all-access interviews and archives for mesmerizing trip through contemporary music history told through one of its most creative and singular acts. br>/p>/p>p>/p>p>/p>
ISBN: 9781592407156
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 05 Jun 2012
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
b>The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music. br>br>/b>p>p>Yo La Tengo has lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed pop radio, and found a third way. Going behind the scenes of one of the most remarkable eras in American music history, i>Big Day Coming /i>traces the patient rise of husband-and-wife team Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, who-over three decades-helped forge a spandex-and-hairspray-free path to the global stage, selling millions of records along the way and influencing countless bands./p>/p>p>p>Using the continuously vital Yo La Tengo as a springboard, i>Big Day Coming /i>uncovers the history of the legendary clubs, bands, zines, labels, record stores, college radio stations, fans, and pivotal figures that built the infrastructure of the now-prevalent indie rock world. Journalist and freeform radio DJ Jesse Jarnow draws on all-access interviews and archives for mesmerizing trip through contemporary music history told through one of its most creative and singular acts. br>/p>/p>p>/p>p>/p>BR>BR>b>The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music. br>br>/b>p>p>Yo La Tengo has lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed pop radio, and found a third way. Going behind the scenes of one of the most remarkable eras in American music history, i>Big Day Coming /i>traces the patient rise of husband-and-wife team Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, who-over three decades-helped forge a spandex-and-hairspray-free path to the global stage, selling millions of records along the way and influencing countless bands./p>/p>p>p>Using the continuously vital Yo La Tengo as a springboard, i>Big Day Coming /i>uncovers the history of the legendary clubs, bands, zines, labels, record stores, college radio stations, fans, and pivotal figures that built the infrastructure of the now-prevalent indie rock world. Journalist and freeform radio DJ Jesse Jarnow draws on all-access interviews and archives for mesmerizing trip through contemporary music history told through one of its most creative and singular acts. br>/p>/p>p>/p>p>/p>
