yo la tengo hanukkah

The final night of Yo La Tengo‘s Hanukkah 2022 run was supposed to feature Todd Barry but he tested positive for covid just before the show. As usual, Ira Kaplan’s mom joined in the encore.

Hanukkah Night 7, which fell on Christmas Eve, also included tributes to Low’s Mimi Parker and The Clean‘s Hamish Kilgour.

Yo La Tengo are in the home stretch of Hanukkah 2022 and Night 6 included a tribute to Jaimie Branch and more…

Plus: The Sadies‘ Travis Good, and more at the fifth night of Yo La Tengo‘s 2022 Hanukkah celebration…

Hanukkah Night 4 also featured Tom Kenny (voice of Spongebob), Angel Dean & Sue Garner, and more.

Hanukkah Night 3 also featured Bill Nace, Ryan Sawyer, Burnt Sugar Arkestra, and more.

Gina Birch opened and Brittany Carney performed stand up, and other guests included The Bangles’ Vicki Peterson and The Dream Syndicate‘s Steve Wynn.

Night 1 also featured Pavement’s Mark Ibold in a tribute to The Clean‘s Hamish Kilgour, CJ Camerieri & Mike McGinnis, comedian Liz Miele, and more.

“We know it’s less fun that way, but if Georgia, James, Joe, Dutch, Jarab, Mark or me test positive, the remaining dates will most certainly be canceled, and I think we can all agree that’s worse“ Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan

Yo La Tengo’s 2022 Hanukkah run at Bowery Ballroom starts Sunday (12/18) and runs through December 25. Who do you think this year’s surprise guest musicians and comedians will be?