hanukkah night 4 began with a breathtaking bonnie prince billy set before yo la tengo gnarling as classic trio ("motel 6," "pass the hatchet"), & encore with will oldham (pink's "trustfall"?!), the national's matt berninger, & then st. lenny kaye & oldham for "free money" (!!) setlist: https://jessejarnow.com/2025/12/yo-la-tengo-hanukkah-2025-night-4-setlist/

@bourgwick 86 Second Blowout preceded Evil That Men Do. So just flip the order in your setlist. Otherwise accurate! ☺️

@bourgwick and I wonder what the last Hanukkah set was with ZERO covers. Talk about a unicorn.

@DaveG924 2019

@bourgwick gotcha. And your setlist may have the order correct after all. My pained feet affecting my brain, clearly.

@DaveG924 @bourgwick when was the last Hanukkah show with no guests in the main set? Felt like a real treat to get a classic trio set last night. Loved it.

@Evdude @DaveG924 2023. there's usually one every year. last year, there was one that only had 1 guest on one song, which was as close as they came.

@bourgwick @DaveG924 figured it wasn’t a super rare occurrence, though I feel like I’ve maybe not seen one?

@Evdude @bourgwick prior to last night the last guest free Hanukkah I saw was Xmas Eve 2008. Everything in Hoboken was closed except a slice joint and I just figured nobody wanted to be bothered on Xmas Eve. Show felt half full too. Simpler times!