The Dream Syndicate & Jaimie Branch joined Yo La Tengo for Hanukkah Night 6 (pics, setlist)

Trumpeter Jaimie Branch mixes jazz, hip hop, spoken word and more with Fly or Die -- featuring Jason Ajemian on bass, Chad Taylor on drums, and Lester St. Louis on cello -- which really warmed the crowd up. Next was comedian Dina Hashem who joked about the irony of having a Muslim American perform at a Hanukkah show.

For Yo La Tengo's main set, Fly or Die drummer Chad Taylor joined the band for almost their whole set, and the rest of Fly or Die came out for "As the Hour Grows Late" and stuck around for "Let's Be Still," "The Summer" and "Moby Octopad." Yo La Tengo's set also included "Cherry Chapstick," "Pablo and Andrea," "She May, She Might," "From a Motel 6," and covers of songs by The Urinals, Randy Newman and Angry Samoans. Their main set ended in a "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss."

For the encore, Yo La Tengo opened with a cover of The Dream Syndicate's "Definitely Clean," and Ira said he'd understand if people didn't come to Saturday's penultimate Hanukkah show as The Dream Syndicate were playing at Brooklyn Made. Then they brought out The Dream Syndicate to perform a short set with Yo La Tengo helping out, playing "Too Little, Too Late," "Some Kind of Itch," and "Tell Me When It's Over," plus a cover of fellow Paisley Underground scenesters The Bangles' "Hero Takes a Fall." Check out the full Night 6 setlist via Jesse Jarnow's Frank & Earthy blog, below.

The Night 6 mix CD was made by Ira and sold out quick, and proceeds from the whole evening benefited Abortion Access Front. Photos from the whole night by Ellen Qbertplaya are in this post.

You can check out recaps of their previous Hanukkah shows here. Two more nights left.