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Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew of Yo La Tengo

CityFest Fave

Yo La Tengo returns to Detroit to
perform its brand of indie rock.

Suzanne Chessler
Special to the Jewish News

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t's just been a short time since Ira
Kaplan, his wife Georgia Hubley
and James McNew appeared at
the Majestic in Detroit. But the Yo La
Tengo trio will be back in Motown
to showcase different songs from the
most recent of their 15 albums record-
ed over the past 20 years (including
their latest, I Am Not Afraid Of You
And I Will Beat Your A--) as part of
Comerica CityFest 2007.
The group, among many acts slated
for the Fourth of July holiday extended
celebration, can be seen 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 7, on the Motor City
Casino Stage in the Fisher Building
parking lot.
The 19th annual event, previously
known as Comerica Tastefest, began
on July 4 and runs through July 8 in
Detroit's New Center neighborhood,
where there will be all sorts of free
entertainment, outdoor dining conces-
sions, artwork, funky boutiques and
kids' activities.
"Our music tends to come from the
whole band, while I write more of the
lyrics than anyone else," says Kaplan,
50. "When we write songs, we get
together and just start playing to see
what happens.
"Sometimes, we'll just fall into some-
thing that seems like a song. Other
times, we'll play something that seems
like it could turn into a song if we
approached it from a different angle.
Lyrics are the last thing we do, and
they're not particularly collaborative."
When the band first started, mem-
bers did not think they would have an
audience outside New Jersey, where

they still are based. They wanted a
name that wouldn't mean anything
in English — thus the Spanish Yo La
Tengo ("I've Got It"), a reference to
Kaplan's beloved baseball and outfield-
ers catching fly balls.
Kaplan, without religious ties, cre-
ated a four-year Chanukah event that
raised money for charity. Started as a
stunt, the eight days of performances
at a New Jersey club turned into ben-
efits that drew acts that donated their
earnings to nonprofit organizations.
A renowned cover band, Yo La Tengo
also plays "covers for cash" on radio on
an almost yearly basis to raise chari-
table funds.
CityFest will have four stages and
40 restaurants selling samples of their
best dishes.
Novelty activities feature Farmer
John and his barnyard friends, the
Detroit Pistons/Shock Shoot-Out,
skateboarding demonstrations by
Modern Skate and Surf, rock climbing
adventures and slot car racing.
CityFest got started with a party
Tuesday, July 3, in the Fisher Building
Lobby that showcased some of the art-
work featured throughout the festival.
Net proceeds from art purchases and
beverage sales from the event support
the charitable activities of the New
Center Council. I

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