Biography
Ira David Kaplan (born January 7, 1957) is a co-founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter in the American indie rock band Yo La Tengo. He is married to the band's co-founder Georgia Hubley.A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Kaplan formed Yo La Tengo in the early 1980s. Previously, he worked as a music critic for the SoHo Weekly News, New York Rocker and Village Voice, as well as serving as a soundman, roadie and backup musician for Mofungo and other New York-area bands. 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).In 2012, Spin Magazine named Kaplan the 97th greatest guitarist of all time.Kaplan's vocals were featured in Eluvium's 2013 album Nightmare Ending in the song "Happiness". He occasionally hosts a free-form radio program on WFMU under the name "Ira the K."
Filmography
all 28
Movies 26
self 4
TV Shows 2
Yo La Tengo in 23 Seconds of Silence (a Wilco cover) (2024)
Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows (2022)
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One (2019)
Far from the Tree (2019)
Other Music (2019)
Yo La Tengo Live at National Sawdust (2018)
Sex and Broadcasting (2014)
Musicwood (2012)
Parks and Recreation (2009)
Adventureland (2009)
Shortbus (2006)
Old Joy (2006)
Octave (2006)
Game 6 (2006)
Junebug (2005)
Travis (2004)
The Sounds of Science (2001)
Gilmore Girls (2000)
Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology (1999)
The Book of Life (1998)
Tall Time Tales (1998)
One Self: Fish/Girl (1998)
What's Up Matador (1997)
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
Alchemy (1995)
Her Grandmother's Gift (1995)
Enough (1994)
Junior High School (1978)
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GenderMale
Birthday1957-01-07 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceQueens, United States of America
SpouseGeorgia Hubley
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsYo La Tengo
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