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Yo La Tengo's annual Hanukkah run is eight nights of wonderful surprises, but you can usually count on a couple things happening: Sun Ra Arkestra will open one of the shows, and Ira Kaplan's mother, Marilyn, will close out the final show to sing "My Little Corner of the World." Both happened this year and as usual "My Little Corner of the World" was the sweetest, most emotional high point of Night 8. Before that, though, there were lots of surprises.

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For the encore, Yo La Tengo covered Richard Hell & The Voidoids' "The Kid with the Replaceable Head" (by request) before bringing out The Bangles' Vicki Peterson and her husband John Cowsill for covers of Herman's Hermits' "I'm Into Something Good" and Ronettes/Beach Boys' "I Can Hear Music," before bringing Marilyn Kaplan to the stage to end the week perfectly.