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'''Ira Kaplan''' (born January 7, 1957) is the co-founder, [[vocalist]], [[guitarist]] and songwriter of the American [[indie rock]] band [[Yo La Tengo]]. He is married to [[Georgia Hubley]], Yo La Tengo's vocalist, drummer, songwriter and co-founder.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p92474|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com Entry for Ira Kaplan]</ref> |
'''Ira Kaplan''' (born January 7, 1957) is the co-founder, [[vocalist]], [[guitarist]] and songwriter of the American [[indie rock]] band [[Yo La Tengo]]. He is married to [[Georgia Hubley]], Yo La Tengo's vocalist, drummer, songwriter and co-founder.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p92474|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com Entry for Ira Kaplan]</ref> |
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A graduate of [[Sarah Lawrence College]], Kaplan formed Yo La Tengo in the early 1980s. Previously, he worked as a [[music critic]] for such publications as the ''Soho Weekly News'', ''[[New York Rocker]]'' and ''[[Village Voice]]'',<ref>[http://www.furious.com/perfect/newyorkrocker.html Perfect Sound Forever: "From Gem Spa to the World"]</ref> as well as serving as a soundman, roadie and backup musician for [[Mofungo]] and other New York-area bands.<ref>[http://www.citypaper.com/music/story.asp?id=13215 "An American Band: Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan Reminisces..." Baltimore City Paper, February 2, 2007]</ref><ref name="Booth">Booth, Vachel (1988) "Yo, Dudes! - Home runs and headbutts with Yo La Tengo", ''Underground'', February 1988 (Issue 11), p. 21</ref> |
A graduate of [[Sarah Lawrence College]], Kaplan formed Yo La Tengo in the early 1980s. Previously, he worked as a [[music critic]] for such publications as the ''Soho Weekly News'', ''[[New York Rocker]]'' and ''[[Village Voice]]'',<ref>[http://www.furious.com/perfect/newyorkrocker.html Perfect Sound Forever: "From Gem Spa to the World"]</ref> as well as serving as a soundman, roadie and backup musician for [[Mofungo]] and other New York-area bands.<ref>[http://www.citypaper.com/music/story.asp?id=13215 "An American Band: Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan Reminisces..." Baltimore City Paper, February 2, 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406171050/http://www2.citypaper.com/music/story.asp?id=13215 |date=April 6, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Booth">Booth, Vachel (1988) "Yo, Dudes! - Home runs and headbutts with Yo La Tengo", ''Underground'', February 1988 (Issue 11), p. 21</ref> |
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Kaplan's life, family, and musical development were chronicled in the book ''Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock'', by Jesse Jarnow (Avery Books, 2012).<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/features/paper-trail/8861-big-day-coming/ ''Big Day Coming'' review at Pitchfork.com]</ref> |
Kaplan's life, family, and musical development were chronicled in the book ''Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock'', by Jesse Jarnow (Avery Books, 2012).<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/features/paper-trail/8861-big-day-coming/ ''Big Day Coming'' review at Pitchfork.com]</ref> |
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Ira Kaplan | |
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 Ira Kaplan in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 7, 1957 Queens, New York, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Ira Kaplan (born January 7, 1957) is the co-founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the American indie rock band Yo La Tengo. He is married to Georgia Hubley, Yo La Tengo's vocalist, drummer, songwriter and co-founder.[1]
A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Kaplan formed Yo La Tengo in the early 1980s. Previously, he worked as a music critic for such publications as the Soho Weekly News, New York Rocker and Village Voice,[2] as well as serving as a soundman, roadie and backup musician for Mofungo and other New York-area bands.[3][4]
Kaplan's life, family, and musical development were chronicled in the book Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock, by Jesse Jarnow (Avery Books, 2012).[5]
Kaplan's vocals were featured in Eluvium's 2013 album Nightmare Ending in the song "Happiness".
He sporadically hosts a free-form radio program on WFMU under the name "Ira the K."[6]
Gear
Kaplan's gear is a point of interest for many fans and aspiring guitarists.[7]
Guitars
- Candy Apple Red Fender Jazzmaster, with tortoise shell pickguard.
- Sunburst Fender Jaguar
- Natural Fender Stratocaster
- Sunburst Jerry Donahue Signature Telecaster
- Purple Sparkle Danelectro 12-string
- Candy Apple Red Fender Coronado
Amps
- Fender Super Reverb
- Fender Vibro-Lux
Pedals
- Pro Co RAT (Two units are used)
- Boss TU-2 Tuner
- Boss OD-2 TURBO OverDrive
- Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
- Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
- Digitech PDS-8000 Delay
- Line 6 DL4
- Line 6 MM4
- Mu-Tron III +
- Vox Wah
- Custom switching unit for routing & triggering between the two amplifiers.
References
- ^ Allmusic.com Entry for Ira Kaplan
- ^ Perfect Sound Forever: "From Gem Spa to the World"
- ^ "An American Band: Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan Reminisces..." Baltimore City Paper, February 2, 2007 Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Booth, Vachel (1988) "Yo, Dudes! - Home runs and headbutts with Yo La Tengo", Underground, February 1988 (Issue 11), p. 21
- ^ Big Day Coming review at Pitchfork.com
- ^ WFMU archives for Ira Kaplan
- ^ Guitargeek.com Guitar Rig Database entry
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