Georgia Hubley is an American
percussionist
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...
,
vocalist
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, and visual artist. She is one of the two
founding members of the
indie rock
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band
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo (YLT; Spanish for "I have her") is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McNew ...
, and is married to the group's other founding member, guitarist/vocalist
Ira Kaplan
Ira 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 Te ...
, with whom she lives in
New Jersey
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. The two would often see each other in record shops and at the same shows. Finding a common ground in music, and sharing a love of
New York Mets
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baseball
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, they began hanging out and
jamming together. They formed the band in 1984, and released their first album,
''Ride the Tiger'', in 1986 on the
Coyote label.
In addition to being the drummer and vocalist, Hubley has designed covers for the band's releases. She also plays occasional guitar, keyboard, and
drum machine on the band's recordings.
Hubley is a daughter of
UPA Studios animators
John Hubley
John Kirkham Hubley (May 21, 1914 – February 21, 1977) was an American animation director, art director, producer and writer known for his work with the United Productions of America , United Productions of America (UPA) and his own independent ...
and
Faith Elliott Hubley, and a sister of
Emily Hubley
Emily Hubley is an American filmmaker and animator.
Personal
Hubley is the daughter of animators Faith and John Hubley.
Work
Hubley worked on films at Hubley Studios from 1977 to 2001. After more than two decades of making numerous short fi ...
.
See also
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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo (YLT; Spanish for "I have her") is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McNew ...
References
American percussionists
Living people
Yo La Tengo members
American rock drummers
American women drummers
1960 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American drummers
20th-century American women musicians
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