Watch Yo La Tengo & Sun Ra Arkestra Cover The Grateful Dead’s “New Speedway Boogie” In San Francisco
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Yo La Tengo have covered the Grateful Dead quite a bit over the years, but they broke out a new one last night in San Francisco. Playing at the Fillmore, a club the Dead frequented in their early days, YLT teamed with Sun Ra Arkestra to perform “New Speedway Boogie” for the first time. Watch footage of the eight-minute performance below.