Yoni Wolf

WHY? announce new LP & 2017 tour (BrooklynVegan presale for NYC show)

WHY? will release their sixth album, ‘Moh Lhean,’ in March via Joyful Noise/anticon which features contributions from mewithoutYou’s Aaron Weiss and Son Lux.

mewithoutYou touring with Into It. Over It. (who have a new video)

mewithoutYou have announced a fall tour with Into It. Over It. opening one leg and Yoni Wolf of WHY? opening another (both cool bills). Fellow Philly band Needle Points are also on all dates…

Yoni Wolf of WHY? & Serengeti releasing 'Testarossa' (stream it), touring

Yoni Wolf of WHY? and his old pal (and Sufjan Stevens and Open Mike Eagle collaborator) Serengeti for the collaborative project Yoni & Geti, whose album Testarossa comes out this week (5/6) on Joyful Noise (pre-order). As you may imagine, the album finds the middle ground between indie rock and indie rap, and it’s good stuff…

Why?'s Yoni Wolf touring w/ Serengeti, covered Frank Ocean (who announced a new album)

Yoni Wolf of alt-rap/indie rockers WHY? is heading out on a solo tour this spring/summer with his old pal Serengeti. The tour hits NYC on May 10 at Knitting Fact…

Why? touring with Dessa in September (dates)

Yoni Wolf of Why? just wrapped up a brief run of May solo dates with Serengeti last week in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge on 5/22 (anyone go? how was it…

Elliott Smith tribute @ Glasslands in pro-shot video (watch) --- Cole Smith & Sky Ferreira, Speedy Ortiz, Low Anthem & more

Cat Power / Sky Ferreira at Elliott Smith tribute (more by Amanda Hatfield) As you may have heard, on the tenth anniversary of Elliott Smith‘s death (10/21), a tribute show went down at Glasslands in Brooklyn with a number of musicians, including Cat Power, Zachary Cole Smith (DIIV), Sky Ferreira, Yoni Wolf (Why…

Elliott Smith tribute @ Glasslands pics, video, setlist (Cat Power, Marissa Nadler, Sadie Dupuis, Cole Smith, Sky Ferreira, more)

Dupuis delivered the night’s heaviest alt-rock blast, leading a Nirvana-like performance of “Abused” by dialing up the track’s soft-loud-soft dynamics…

Elliott Smith tribute happening at Glasslands w/ Cat Power, members of DIIV, Speedy Ortiz, Sky Ferreira & more

Like the four Elliott Smith tribute shows that took place in August to honor the songwriting legend in the ten-year anniversary of his dea…

Why? working on new album, schedule seated shows

WHY? are currently at work on their followup to 2009’s Eskimo Snow. Not too many details have emerged on the album yet but we can assume WHY…

Son Lux released a quickly-made LP, played LPR w/ WHY?'s Yoni & Josiah Wolf (pics)

Last summer at the Williamsburg waterfront, WHY?’s Yoni Wolf won me over with his over-the-top dance moves and compelling delivery, but I was curious to see him perform stripped down versions of songs in the swanky setting of Le Poisson Rouge on Friday night…
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