Subject: I-List: Scarce/Yo La Tengo & well Teenage Fanclub. All
At Irving Plaza, NYC February 16 1994.

Went to see Yo La Tengo, and managed to catch one more band in
with it. Got to Irving Plaza early enough to see Scarce - who put
on a really good show! I'm really band at describing music - but
they seemed punk, with a tinge of hardcore. There was a drummer,
bassist (a cute ACTIVE gal.) and the singer/guitarist. The singer
(male) had enough of the weirdo looks - His eyes pierced down to
the core somehow - dressed in a nice funny way. Also the bassist
was WILD - she was boucing up and down like there was no end. The
drummer had a wierd kit - seemed like he had some sort of steel
drum (from the island drum) which he would use at times. They
were a lot of fun, and I would definitly go to see them again - a
openening band that gets my thumbs up! :) (They were selling some
7" single, but when they performed it, that was the main song of
theirs that I was NOT impressed by.) And and they were also
filming this part of the show!

Next up, Yo La Tengo - didn't know anything about them from
before the show and had also never heard their stuff. My only
knowledge was through this list and other net newsgroups, etc. I
was not impressed by the first song, started with an organ(?)
line of something like a police siren? However, after this song
I removed my ear protection (oh my) in order to better hear the
mix of the guitar (CRAZY CRAZY Guitar!) organ, bass, drums, etc
etc. Yo La Tengo have a REALLY interesting sound - I liked it.
The next song (I think??) was deadicated to Joe Namouth and had
the drummer playing the organ and singing - this is what prompted
me to check the ear plugs - this song was much softer. (Actually
this was the 3rd or 4th song.) Definitly a LOT of fun. There were
one or two songs I really clicked with - wierd percussion and
CRAZY INSANE guitaring - loved that guitar - what does that guy
do to it? Anyways...

	Left after Yo La Tengo - I've never been impressed or
interested by the snibbits and snatches of Teenage Fanclub stuff
I have heard, and well - I have classes tomorrow. So I will leave
you on this note. I had A LOT of fun with the first band Scarce
and hope to see them again, and Yo La Tengo was really neato and
different with a wierdness factor - I will check them out again
too... Anyone have any recommendations as to an album I  might
like of their's? (Gotta have that really crazy guitar work!)

	Over and out,
	-Michael