WEEKLY VOLCANO: YO LA TENGO IS COMING, OBITS ARE UPSIDE DOWN >>>

Yo!: Yo La Tengo have booked a solid run of fall tour dates, which includes a stop at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle Oct. 22 (tickets are $18 and go on sale Saturday morning at Ticketmaster). You can hear their new LP now â€" which drops Sept. 8 â€" through their label’s Buy Early Get Now program.

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Today In Upside Down: Obits have a new video that’s kind of freaky.