Daniel Johnston, the cult favorite Austin singer-songwriter, celebrated his 58th birthday yesterday in grand fashion. In Johnston's honor, the city of Austin declared it Hi, How Are You Day, a reference to his iconic frog doodle that has graced album art, T-shirts, and a mural in downtown Austin. We at Stereogum marked the occasion with…

Part of Yo La Tengo’s 8 Nights of Hanukkah concert seriesThe cover took place during a performance in New YorkYo La Tengo and Bill Callahan covered Carly Simons’ ‘Touched by the Sun’ during the fifth night of Yo La Tengo’s 8 Nights of Hanukkah concert series. Yo La Tengo are currently embarking on their 8 Nights...

Last night was the sixth night of Hanukkah, which means it was also the sixth night of Yo La Tengo's annual eight-night run of Hanukkah shows. Every night, they bring out different surprise guests, and so far, the Sun Ra Arkestra, Graham Nash, the Blind Boys Of Alabama, Jon Langford, the reunited '60s pop greats…

The Strangeloves have one of the weirdest, most fascinating stories of any '60s band. Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer were pop producers and songwriters in New York, and in 1963, they scored a #1 hit with the Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back." (Two years later, they also produced and played on another #1 hit,…

There's no tradition in music quite like Yo La Tengo's Hanukkah shows, which resurfaced at the Bowery Ballroom last year after a stretch of post-Maxwell's exile and continue this week as an eight-day stand of music, comedy, and special guest surprises. Yr covers correspondent won't be making it because (a) every night is wall-to-wall sold&#8...