Girl in a Band: Kim Gordon

Q&A with Sonic Youth bassist about her new memoir

"...For 30 years, Kim Gordon played bass in Sonic Youth. All but three..."

Feb. 26, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Iconic Rocker Kim Gordon, Former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé Lead SXSW 2020 Lineup

Fixer Upper power couple Chip & Joanna Gaines also join fest

"...just announced iconic Sonic Youth bassist and visual artist Kim Gordon and former Nintendo of America COO and President..."

Sept. 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Explosions in the Sky, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and Yo La Tengo to Headline Austin Psych Fest 2025

Far Out fest returns April 25-27

"...post-rock quartet Explosions in the Sky, Nineties alt-rock luminaries Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and Yo La Tengo play the..."

Jan. 23, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Explosions in the Sky, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and More Reviews From Austin Psych Fest 2025

Alternative nation packs the Far Out Lounge

"...on a wonderfully wistful note.   – Mattea Gallaway Kim Gordon’s Ear-Ringing Trap Pivot..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

The Punk Singer

Kathleen Hanna, the ultra-charismatic co-founder of the third-wave feminist riot grrrl movement and full-on DIY icon is the subject of this documentary.

"...pains and ongoing legacy. Interview footage with Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Sleater Kinney's Carrie Brownstein, Joan Jett, Bratmobile's Alison..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Performing/Guzzling

We know that Kim Gordon is expert at being watched, but this collection of her artwork turns the gaze around

"...Performing/Guzzlingby Kim Gordon Rizzoli, 144 pp., $60..."

April 23, 2010 Books Review by Cindy Widner

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth photograph by Michael Crawford SONIC..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Hitting the Ceiling

"...Kim Gordon photograph by Romina Derra Rather than the natural..."

July 16, 1999 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...Penguins, Jan & Dean, CSNY, Little Feat, Gram Parsons, Kim Fowley, the Germs, NWA, and Guns `n' Roses into..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Fantastic Fest Gets 'Looper' For Second Wave

Stage two sees newbie Joseph Gordon-Levitt join FF veterans

"...news may just be that 2012's breakout star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is bringing his eagerly-awaited time/mind bender Looper to town...."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reconnection Notice

Sonic Youthman Lee Ranaldo speaks.

"...O'Rourke spends much of his time on bass, allowing Kim Gordon to join Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo on..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Levitation Q&A: Lee Ranaldo

Sonic Youth stringer’s set overlaps slightly with former bandmate

"...gigs here for Liberty Lunch’s farewell week. I interviewed Kim Gordon last year, who told me about Sonic Youth’s..."

April 28, 2016 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Mo' Music Monday: February 9

Now with even fewer Grammy nominees

"...all fellow Sonic Youth fags, the one and only Kim Gordon is paying Bookpeople a visit to discuss her..."

Feb. 9, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Girls, Sex, and Movies

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore

"...Spin magazine, has become best buds with Girl icons Kim Gordon and Tamra Davis, is returning to SXSW this..."

March 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Spotlight: Ume

Ume's not trying to be Sonic Youth

"...hair's not blond because I'm trying to be like Kim, and we're not married because we want to be..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Sonic Youth

"...their own terms. Right from Goo-era opener "Sacred Trickster," Kim Gordon says as much: "How's it feel to be..."

June 5, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Sonic Youth

CD/DVD

"...homage the band joked Nurse was destined to be. Kim Gordon's "Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream"..."

June 25, 2004 Music Review by Michael Chamy

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...angles and minarets. For much of the show, bassist Kim Gordon played third guitar, adding simple and woven patterns..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

As September speeds by, here's a cull of tunes to keep you dry

"...Another Jukebox coup! Former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon and guitarist Bill Nace’s experimental noise duo employs..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Levitation Interviews

Sat., 6:15pm, Elevation Amphitheater

"...previous year, Sonic Youth bandleader Thurston Moore and bassist Kim Gordon announced their separation after 27 years of marriage...."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Rob's Tops & Bottoms

Rob has top and bottom 11s for 2011. Did you make the list?

"...BOTTOMS 1) THE BASTROP FIRES 2) THURSTON MOORE AND KIM GORDON'S DIVORCE Not a kool thing. 3) JOSH ON..."

Jan. 5, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Bad Joy Backlog

Cleaning out the wax

"...Kim Gordon and Julie Cafritz's first album in ten years...."

May 29, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Rockpile

Any Old Way You Choose It

"...will you get to read the likes of Lil' Kim yammering about how much she spends on Chanel clothes..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Kingfish, Mavis Staples, Antone’s Allstars, and More Reviews From Austin Blues Festival 2025

Soul and jam sessions galore at Moody Amphitheater

"...Right as rain (pun intended), Austin Blues Festival and..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

Austin Psych Fest 2025

"...Austin Psych Fest roared through town April 25-27 at..."

April 28, 2025 Photo Gallery

Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts

This week's recommended live offerings

"...best of all things alternative, from indie rock legends (Kim Gordon plays solo on Saturday, while Yo La Tengo..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...rock quartet Explosions in the Sky, plus alt-rock luminaries Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and Yo La Tengo. April 25-27,..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Besame Mucho, Old Settler’s, and Other Local Music Fests Coming This Spring

Shindigs for country, blues, and Latin lovers

"...already been raving about. The lineup includes Dinosaur Jr., Kim Gordon, and Yo La Tengo, feeling like an epic..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Post by Mattea Gallaway

SXSW Schedules Supernatural Retrospective, Stephen Colbert, and More

2020 fest adds Samantha Bee, Diplo, Jack Dorsey, Disney Imagineers

"...speakers that included documentarian Erin Lee Carr and musicians Kim Gordon and Roger Waters. Now they've added Gabo Arora,..."

Jan. 13, 2020 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Roger Waters and Erin Lee Carr to Keynote SXSW 2020

Also appearing: Phoebe Robinson, 50 Cent & Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

"...included Beastie Boys cut-ups Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz, Kim Gordon, T Bone Burnett, and Shirley Manson...."

Nov. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

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