_**Luna - Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, December 29, 2024**_ As mentioned, Yo La Tengo is currently in the midst of another epic Hanukkah situation in NYC. Remarkably, though, that’s not the end of the band’s 2025 activities. After the eighth night on Sunday, Dec. 21, they’ll wing their way across the country to San Francisco to play a tremendous series of shows with Luna leading up to New Year’s Eve. In spite of my best efforts, I can’t attend — but man, if you’re anywhere in the area, there is no better way to wave goodbye to this ridiculous year. I’m going to assume the two groups will join forces at midnight for a 37-minute re-creation of “Sister Ray” at the Matrix in 1969. In the meantime, I’m consoling myself by enjoying a nice video of Luna in LA last December — a show I _was_ able to attend, happily. With my wife and daughter, too! A bright spot during what turned out to be an extremely stressful holiday trip. I’ve been seeing Luna for almost 30 years now, and they never disappoint. And even though I’ve seen ‘em so many times, this set at the Teragram had plenty of new-to-me action, including a guest trumpeter bringing some fusion-y funk to “IHOP,” an appropriately stretched-out “Marquee Moon,” and a fun, all-VU encore. Thank you, Luna! I’ll see you when I see you. (Oh and hey, my interview with Dean Wareham is still fresh over on Aquarium Drunkard — feels like a million years ago now, but it was just this past spring!)