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Dave Schramm is an American musician best known for his stint as the lead guitarist for Yo La Tengo during the band's early years. Schramm was born and raised on Long Island, New York. After learning to play several instruments from the age of eight, Schramm picked up the guitar in his teenage years.
Yo La Tengo (Spanish for "I've got it"; also abbreviated as YLT) is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McNew (bass, vocals).
Mar 8, 2018 · Formed by guitarist Ira Kaplan and drummer Georgia Hubley in 1984, and joined by James McNew in 1991, all three remain spottable at New York area venues small and smaller, catching a range of...
Aug 28, 2020 · Dave [Schramm, lead guitarist on the album] had so much to do with it. Some of the more orchestrated, overdubbed things were ideas from him. There were definitely things we were discovering...
- Tom Pinnock
- “Blue Line Swinger” Album: Electr-O-Pura (1995) Okay, maybe I’m biased toward the epics and blow-outs. “Blue Line Swinger” nearly sums up a 30+ year career in just under 10 minutes, starting off fragile and indecisive before growing into a committed roar, with the band’s full complement of tricks—Hubley’s beautifully flat vocals, a freak-out solo, organ drones, “baa baa baas”—supporting a timeless riff.
- “I Heard You Looking” Album: Painful (1993) After a few fine but faceless college-rock albums in the 1980s, Yo La Tengo revealed a masterful ability to unite melody and noise near the end of the decade.
- “Tom Courtenay” / “Tom Courtenay (Acoustic)” Album: Electr-O-Pura / Camp Yo La Tengo EP (1995) As with “Big Day Coming,” the Yo La Tengo have released multiple versions of “Tom Courtenay,” one of their most popular songs.
- “Big Day Coming” Album: Painful (1993) Painful is almost bookended by two versions of “Big Day Coming.” There’s a noisier, rocking take before the album’s final song that has an ersatz shoegaze vibe similar to “From a Motel 6.”
Nov 14, 2018 · Ira Kaplan is the singer and lead guitarist in Hoboken's legendary Yo La Tengo. Though most-often spotted playing Fenders, he's also played an Eastwood Messenger.
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Dave Schramm, born and raised on Long Island, New York, is an American musician best known for his stint as the lead guitarist for Yo La Tengo during the band's early years. After learning to play several instruments from the age of eight, Schramm picked up the guitar in his teenage years.
