Musical Bacon: Yo La Tengo

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Roger Moutenot	mix, producer, acoustic guitar, bongos	All Your Secrets, Almost True, And the Glitter Is Gone, Autumn Sweater, Avalon or Someone Very Similar, Beach Party Tonight, Beanbag Chair, Black Flowers, By Two’s, Center of Gravity, Damage, Daphnia, Deeper Into Movies, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Dr. Crash, Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo, Green Arrow, Here to Fall, How to Make a Baby Elephant Float, I Feel Like Going Home, I Should Have Known Better, If It’s True, I’m on My Way, Let’s Be Still, Little Eyes, Little Honda, Magnet, Moby Octopad, Moonrock Mambo, More Stars Than There Are in Heaven, Mr. Ameche Plays the Stranger, Mr. Tough, My Little Corner of the World, Nothing but You and Me, Nothing to Hide, One PM Again, Outsmartener, Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind, Pencil Test, Periodically Double or Triple, Point and Shoot, Return to Hot Chicken, Season of the Shark, Shadows, Sometimes I Don’t Get You, Song for Mahila, Spec Bebop, Stockholm Syndrome, Styles of the Times, Sugarcube, Take Care, The Fireside, The Lie and How We Told It, The Race Is On Again, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Yo La Tango, The Weakest Part, Tiny Birds, Today Is the Day, Watch Out for Me Ronnie, We’re an American Band, When It’s Dark, Winter A‐Go‐Go
Greg Calbi	mastering	Autumn Sweater, Beach Party Tonight, Beanbag Chair, Black Flowers, Center of Gravity, Cherry Chapstick, Damage, Daphnia, Deeper Into Movies, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Everyday, From Black to Blue, Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo, Green Arrow, How to Make a Baby Elephant Float, I Feel Like Going Home, I Should Have Known Better, Last Days of Disco, Let’s Be Still, Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House, Little Eyes, Little Honda, Madeline, Moby Octopad, Moonrock Mambo, Mr. Tough, My Little Corner of the World, Night Falls on Hoboken, Nothing but You and Me, One PM Again, Our Way to Fall, Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind, Point and Shoot, Return to Hot Chicken, Saturday, Season of the Shark, Shadows, Sometimes I Don’t Get You, Song for Mahila, Spec Bebop, Stockholm Syndrome, Sugarcube, Take Care, Tears Are in Your Eyes, The Crying of Lot G, The Lie and How We Told It, The Race Is On Again, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Yo La Tango, The Weakest Part, Tiny Birds, Tired Hippo, Today Is the Day, Watch Out for Me Ronnie, We’re an American Band, Winter A‐Go‐Go, You Can Have It All
Roy Loney	performer, vocal	Beanbag Chair, Dreidel Party, Everyday, False Alarm, From a Motel 6, Have You Seen My Baby, High Flyin' Baby, Magnet, Mr. Tough, Mushroom Cloud of Hiss, Saturday, Slow Death, Sugarcube, Teenage Head, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Jazz, We're an American Band, You Can Have It All, [encore break], [talking]
Mark Luecke	sound	Beanbag Chair, Dreidel Party, Everyday, False Alarm, From a Motel 6, Have You Seen My Baby, High Flyin' Baby, Magnet, Mr. Tough, Mushroom Cloud of Hiss, Saturday, Slow Death, Sugarcube, Teenage Head, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Jazz, We're an American Band, You Can Have It All, [talking]
Fred Armisen	performer	Artificial Heart, Black Flowers, Deeper Into Movies, Demons, False Alarm, Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1), From a Motel 6, I Should Have Known Better, Jesus Christ, Little Eyes, Nuclear War, Season of the Shark, Take a Giant Step, The Last Days of Disco, Things I Should've Said

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Roger Moutenot	mix, producer, acoustic guitar, bongos	All Your Secrets, Almost True, And the Glitter Is Gone, Autumn Sweater, Avalon or Someone Very Similar, Beach Party Tonight, Beanbag Chair, Black Flowers, By Two’s, Center of Gravity, Damage, Daphnia, Deeper Into Movies, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Dr. Crash, Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo, Green Arrow, Here to Fall, How to Make a Baby Elephant Float, I Feel Like Going Home, I Should Have Known Better, If It’s True, I’m on My Way, Let’s Be Still, Little Eyes, Little Honda, Magnet, Moby Octopad, Moonrock Mambo, More Stars Than There Are in Heaven, Mr. Ameche Plays the Stranger, Mr. Tough, My Little Corner of the World, Nothing but You and Me, Nothing to Hide, One PM Again, Outsmartener, Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind, Pencil Test, Periodically Double or Triple, Point and Shoot, Return to Hot Chicken, Season of the Shark, Shadows, Sometimes I Don’t Get You, Song for Mahila, Spec Bebop, Stockholm Syndrome, Styles of the Times, Sugarcube, Take Care, The Fireside, The Lie and How We Told It, The Race Is On Again, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Yo La Tango, The Weakest Part, Tiny Birds, Today Is the Day, Watch Out for Me Ronnie, We’re an American Band, When It’s Dark, Winter A‐Go‐Go
Greg Calbi	mastering	Autumn Sweater, Beach Party Tonight, Beanbag Chair, Black Flowers, Center of Gravity, Cherry Chapstick, Damage, Daphnia, Deeper Into Movies, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Everyday, From Black to Blue, Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo, Green Arrow, How to Make a Baby Elephant Float, I Feel Like Going Home, I Should Have Known Better, Last Days of Disco, Let’s Be Still, Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House, Little Eyes, Little Honda, Madeline, Moby Octopad, Moonrock Mambo, Mr. Tough, My Little Corner of the World, Night Falls on Hoboken, Nothing but You and Me, One PM Again, Our Way to Fall, Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind, Point and Shoot, Return to Hot Chicken, Saturday, Season of the Shark, Shadows, Sometimes I Don’t Get You, Song for Mahila, Spec Bebop, Stockholm Syndrome, Sugarcube, Take Care, Tears Are in Your Eyes, The Crying of Lot G, The Lie and How We Told It, The Race Is On Again, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Yo La Tango, The Weakest Part, Tiny Birds, Tired Hippo, Today Is the Day, Watch Out for Me Ronnie, We’re an American Band, Winter A‐Go‐Go, You Can Have It All
Roy Loney	performer, vocal	Beanbag Chair, Dreidel Party, Everyday, False Alarm, From a Motel 6, Have You Seen My Baby, High Flyin' Baby, Magnet, Mr. Tough, Mushroom Cloud of Hiss, Saturday, Slow Death, Sugarcube, Teenage Head, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Jazz, We're an American Band, You Can Have It All, [encore break], [talking]
Mark Luecke	sound	Beanbag Chair, Dreidel Party, Everyday, False Alarm, From a Motel 6, Have You Seen My Baby, High Flyin' Baby, Magnet, Mr. Tough, Mushroom Cloud of Hiss, Saturday, Slow Death, Sugarcube, Teenage Head, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Jazz, We're an American Band, You Can Have It All, [talking]
Fred Armisen	performer	Artificial Heart, Black Flowers, Deeper Into Movies, Demons, False Alarm, Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1), From a Motel 6, I Should Have Known Better, Jesus Christ, Little Eyes, Nuclear War, Season of the Shark, Take a Giant Step, The Last Days of Disco, Things I Should've Said
Mark Petaccia	mix	All Your Secrets, And the Glitter Is Gone, Avalon or Someone Very Similar, By Two’s, Here to Fall, If It’s True, I’m on My Way, More Stars Than There Are in Heaven, Nothing to Hide, Periodically Double or Triple, The Fireside, When It’s Dark
Jim Rock	recording	All Your Secrets, And the Glitter Is Gone, Avalon or Someone Very Similar, By Two’s, Here to Fall, If It’s True, I’m on My Way, More Stars Than There Are in Heaven, Nothing to Hide, Periodically Double or Triple, The Fireside, When It’s Dark
John McEntire	mix, recording, percussion, vibraphone	Attack on Love, Before We Run, Cornelia and Jane, Is That Enough, I’ll Be Around, Ohm, Paddle Forward, Stupid Things, The Point of It, Two Trains, Well You Better
William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)	double bass, double reed	Beach Party Tonight, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Let’s Be Still, Nothing but You and Me, Outsmartener, Take Care
Gene Holder	producer, bass, bass guitar	Barnaby, Hardly Working, Drug Test, Out the Window (original version), Swing for Life, The Summer
Cyril Jordan	performer	Have You Seen My Baby, I Can't Hide, Shake Some Action, Slow Death, You Tore Me Down
Georgia Hubley	vocal	Dreaming, My Little Corner of the World, Shadows, Take Care
Bruce Bennett	guitar	Have You Seen My Baby, High Flyin' Baby, Slow Death, Teenage Head
James McNew	recording, vocal	Before We Run, Stockholm Syndrome, Stupid Things, Two Trains
Sabir Mateen	alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone	Beach Party Tonight, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, How to Make a Baby Elephant Float, Let’s Be Still
Phyllis Sanders	violin	Before We Run, Is That Enough, Stupid Things
Jon Wurster	drums	Magnet, Saturday, You Can Have It All
Robert Fisher (violist)	viola	Before We Run, Is That Enough, Stupid Things
Daniel Carter	alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone	Beach Party Tonight, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Let’s Be Still
Roy Campbell	trumpet	Beach Party Tonight, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Let’s Be Still
Ira Kaplan	vocal	Autumn Sweater, Damage, Little Honda
Dave Schramm	guitar	Did I Tell You, The River of Water, The Summer
Todd Matthews	violin	Before We Run, Is That Enough, Stupid Things
Jim Hoke	saxophone	Mr. Tough, Watch Out for Me Ronnie
David Pajo	remixer	Autumn Sweater, Autumn Sweater (remixed by Tortoise)
Douglas McCombs	remixer	Autumn Sweater, Autumn Sweater (remixed by Tortoise)
Bundy K. Brown	remixer	Autumn Sweater, Autumn Sweater (remixed by Tortoise)
Garo Yellin	cello	Black Flowers, Watch Out for Me Ronnie
Paul Niehaus	pedal steel guitar	Magnet, Take Care
Andy Baker (Chicago trombonist, composer, arranger)	trombone	Before We Run, Cornelia and Jane
Rob Mazurek	cornet	Before We Run, Cornelia and Jane
Bill Huber	euphonium, trombone	Beanbag Chair, Black Flowers
Dave Rick	bass guitar, guitar	Dreams, The River of Water
John Herndon	remixer	Autumn Sweater, Autumn Sweater (remixed by Tortoise)
David Henry	cello	Almost True, You Can Have It All
Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar)	lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar	Moby Octopad, One PM Again
Stephan Wichnewski	bass guitar	Lewis, The Story of Jazz
Steve Herrman	trumpet	Black Flowers, Mr. Tough
Susie Ibarra	percussion	Everyday, Saturday
Tara Key	performer	Deeper Into Movies, Demons
David Mansfield	violin	Black Flowers, I Feel Like Going Home
William Porter	cello	Before We Run, Is That Enough
Katie Gentile	violin	Tiny Birds
Kevin Shields (singer/guitarist/producer (My Bloody Valentine))	remixer	Autumn Sweater (remixed by Kevin Shields)
Kit Clayton	remixer	Danelectro 3 (Kit Clayton remix)
Mark Guenther	recording	Tom Courtenay (acoustic)
Gary Olson (Brooklyn vocalist/guitarist for Ladybug Transistor)	trumpet	Almost True
Mike McGinnis (woodwind)	baritone saxophone	Before We Run
Mike Tchang	saxophone	The River of Water
David Cross (stand-up comedian)	video appearance	Sugarcube
Peter Stampfel	vocal, fiddle	The One to Cry
Peter Walsh (UK producer)	mix	Needle of Death
Chris Nelson (reeds/brass)	trombone	The River of Water
Q-Unique	remixer	Danelectro 1 (Q-Unique remix)
Hal Hartley	creative direction	From a Motel 6
David Kleiler	creative direction	From a Motel 6
Jad Fair	vocal	Ultra-Powerful Short Wave Radio Picks Up Music From Venus
Chris Stamey	guitar	Lewis
Jeff Hermanson	trumpet	Before We Run
Jeff Parker (US jazz and rock guitarist, member of Tortoise)	instrument arranger	Is That Enough
Sonic Boom (UK musician/vocalist Pete Kember)	remixer	Let's Save Tony Orlando's House (Sonic Boom remix)
Bob Odenkirk	video appearance	Sugarcube
Brian Drye (trombonist)	trombone	Before We Run
Steve Michener (bassist)	bass	Dreams
Daniel Johnston (well-known US rock, dance songwriter & musician)	vocal	Speeding Motorcycle
Full Swing (Stephan Mathieu)	remixer	Hoboken Beach Bums (edit)
The Pussywillows	vocal	Emulsified
Tim Harris (Antietam)	cello	Tiny Birds
Tim Harriss	cello	From Black to Blue
Al Greller	double bass	Did I Tell You
Tortoise	remixer	Autumn Sweater (remixed by Tortoise)
Jonathan Marx	trumpet	Shadows
Josh Madell	performer	Nuclear War
μ-Ziq	remixer	Autumn Sweater (remixed by µ-Ziq)

All Your Secrets, Almost True, And the Glitter Is Gone, Autumn Sweater, Avalon or Someone Very Similar, Beach Party Tonight, Beanbag Chair, Black Flowers, By Two’s, Center of Gravity, Damage, Daphnia, Deeper Into Movies, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Dr. Crash, Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo, Green Arrow, Here to Fall, How to Make a Baby Elephant Float, I Feel Like Going Home, I Should Have Known Better, If It’s True, I’m on My Way, Let’s Be Still, Little Eyes, Little Honda, Magnet, Moby Octopad, Moonrock Mambo, More Stars Than There Are in Heaven, Mr. Ameche Plays the Stranger, Mr. Tough, My Little Corner of the World, Nothing but You and Me, Nothing to Hide, One PM Again, Outsmartener, Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind, Pencil Test, Periodically Double or Triple, Point and Shoot, Return to Hot Chicken, Season of the Shark, Shadows, Sometimes I Don’t Get You, Song for Mahila, Spec Bebop, Stockholm Syndrome, Styles of the Times, Sugarcube, Take Care, The Fireside, The Lie and How We Told It, The Race Is On Again, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Yo La Tango, The Weakest Part, Tiny Birds, Today Is the Day, Watch Out for Me Ronnie, We’re an American Band, When It’s Dark, Winter A‐Go‐Go

Greg Calbi

mastering

Autumn Sweater, Beach Party Tonight, Beanbag Chair, Black Flowers, Center of Gravity, Cherry Chapstick, Damage, Daphnia, Deeper Into Movies, Don’t Have to Be So Sad, Everyday, From Black to Blue, Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo, Green Arrow, How to Make a Baby Elephant Float, I Feel Like Going Home, I Should Have Known Better, Last Days of Disco, Let’s Be Still, Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House, Little Eyes, Little Honda, Madeline, Moby Octopad, Moonrock Mambo, Mr. Tough, My Little Corner of the World, Night Falls on Hoboken, Nothing but You and Me, One PM Again, Our Way to Fall, Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind, Point and Shoot, Return to Hot Chicken, Saturday, Season of the Shark, Shadows, Sometimes I Don’t Get You, Song for Mahila, Spec Bebop, Stockholm Syndrome, Sugarcube, Take Care, Tears Are in Your Eyes, The Crying of Lot G, The Lie and How We Told It, The Race Is On Again, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Yo La Tango, The Weakest Part, Tiny Birds, Tired Hippo, Today Is the Day, Watch Out for Me Ronnie, We’re an American Band, Winter A‐Go‐Go, You Can Have It All

Roy Loney

performer, vocal

Beanbag Chair, Dreidel Party, Everyday, False Alarm, From a Motel 6, Have You Seen My Baby, High Flyin' Baby, Magnet, Mr. Tough, Mushroom Cloud of Hiss, Saturday, Slow Death, Sugarcube, Teenage Head, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Jazz, We're an American Band, You Can Have It All, [encore break], [talking]

Mark Luecke

sound

Beanbag Chair, Dreidel Party, Everyday, False Alarm, From a Motel 6, Have You Seen My Baby, High Flyin' Baby, Magnet, Mr. Tough, Mushroom Cloud of Hiss, Saturday, Slow Death, Sugarcube, Teenage Head, The Room Got Heavy, The Story of Jazz, We're an American Band, You Can Have It All, [talking]

Fred Armisen

performer