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Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock Paperback - 2012
by Jarnow, Jesse
- Used
The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music. They have lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed radio-friendly hits, and found a third way.
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- Title Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock
- Author Jarnow, Jesse
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Printing
- Condition UsedVeryGood
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Avery Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2012-06-05
- Features Bibliography, Discography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 531ZZZ00D3OJ_ns
- ISBN 9781592407156 / 1592407153
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Yo La Tengo (Musical group), Indie-rock (Music)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011053088
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Summary
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, Big Day Coming 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.
Using the continuously vital Yo La Tengo as a springboard, Big Day Coming 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.
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Citations
- Library Journal, 06/01/2012, Page 105
- Publishers Weekly, 06/11/2012, Page 48