Overview
- At their Dec. 15 Bowery Ballroom show, Yo La Tengo launched into “Gimme Some Money” from This Is Spinal Tap after Ira Kaplan dedicated the moment to Rob Reiner.
- Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch joined the band for multiple songs and sang lead on the Velvet Underground’s “Heroin” before the Spinal Tap nod in the encore.
- Set details reported from the venue note “Gimme Some Money” opened the encore, followed by another Velvet Underground cover, with Martsch returning to close on Bob Dylan’s “Jokerman.”
- LAPD say Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele, 68, were found dead in their Brentwood home in an apparent homicide, with media reports indicating wounds consistent with a knife attack.
- Officials state Nick Reiner is being held without bail and will be charged once medically cleared, as collaborators including Harry Shearer and Jerry Seinfeld posted tributes and President Trump’s comments drew condemnation from entertainers.