Breaking: Sonic Youth cancels ACL

The sacred tricksters axe its taping for Austin City Limits' 35th anniversary season.

"...Sonic Youth has canceled its Oct. 5 taping for Austin..."

Sept. 2, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Deconstructing Sonic Borders

The 13th annual No Idea Festival explores everything from phenological sound art to avant jazz and microtonal composition

"...MOHA alongside Tim Barnes, a percussionist who's worked with Sonic Youth and the Silver Jews. The live electro-acoustic set..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Conor Walker

Cult of Youth

Auditorium Shores, Nov. 4

"...Cult of YouthAuditorium Shores, Nov. 4..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

1991: The Year Punk Broke

This snarling, loudly exultant record of the 1991 European tour by Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., and other bands, bursts with lunatic concert footage, inspired backstage antics, baffling contract riders, and self-deprecating humor from the groups.

"...Directed by: Dave Markey. Starring: Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball and..."

Dec. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reconnection Notice

Sonic Youthman Lee Ranaldo speaks.

"...Enough with the Sonic Youth youth jokes already...."

Aug. 2, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Levitation Q&A: Lee Ranaldo

Sonic Youth stringer’s set overlaps slightly with former bandmate

"...alternate guitar tunings forged an avant-garde rock standard in Sonic Youth. Since the band’s 2011 split, the Long Island..."

April 28, 2016 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Film Yr Idols

When Sonic Youth rocked Reno, seven high schoolers and their substitute teacher turned their cameras on

"...rock & roll documentaries to come out in years: Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake...."

June 20, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Starving and Art in Marfa, Texas

Sonic Youth plays Marfa, turns on the bright lights.

"...were really there to see the free musical guest, Sonic Youth, perform Saturday night. This convergence of “underground art”..."

Oct. 8, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Desolation Center

Before corporate fests, Desolation Center blew the Mojave apart

"...of charge and front-loaded with anarchic artistic overload. Watching Sonic Youth blaze through their song “Death Valley 69” against..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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 of them she spent married..."

Feb. 26, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

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.

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

Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Young@Heart

Even though this documentary about a choral group of lovable octogenarians whose perform songs by Sonic Youth and the Talking Heads sounds gimmicky, it is really about something to which we can all relate: our own mortality.

"...group of lovable octogenarians whose repertoire includes songs by Sonic Youth and the Talking Heads? It sounds gimmicky, scary..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Demonlover

French mind-warper has a puzzle-box narrative and a soundtrack by Sonic Youth.

"...the only incoming French mind-warper with a soundtrack by Sonic Youth...."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

Fixer Upper power couple Chip & Joanna Gaines also join fest

"...gathering March 13-22 next year, has just announced iconic Sonic Youth bassist and visual artist Kim Gordon and former..."

Sept. 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Levitation Interviews

Shoegazer, Aussie everywoman, ex-Sonic Youther, and Latin psych superhero talk Levitation.

April 29, 2016 Music Feature

Joie de Vivre

The City of Light – Paris – shines at SXSW 2006

"...Last year's Modus Vivendi (Supersonic) is the freshest from la beauxville de Angers electro-dub..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by David Lynch

Dancing About Architecture

Youth in Crisis

"...bummer introduction: "Hello all, this is Lee [Ranaldo] from Sonic Youth here, we have had a fucked up situation..."

July 9, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...era, epitomize that spirit completely. Just last week for Sonic Youth, walking into that no-frills, steamy inferno we've all..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth photograph by Michael Crawford SONIC YOUTH: Every SXSW,..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Sonic Youth / CicconeYouth / Thurston Moore

Record review

"...Sonic Youth..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Sonic Youth

CD/DVD

"...Sonic YouthSonic Nurse (Geffen)Sonic YouthCorporate Ghost DVD (Universal)..."

June 25, 2004 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Rise Above

SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas

"...resilient independence, responsible for seminal works by Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth, and the Dicks...."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Music Reviews

"...SONIC YOUTH..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Music Review

Explosions in the Mind

Thurston Moore brings Ecstatic Peace! above ground

"...of the event as proof of its existence. For Sonic Youth's six-string scholar, life is music is noise is..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Sonic Youth

Gift guide

"...Sonic Youth..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Sonic Youth, Liberty Lunch, July 7 & 8, 1999

"...Sonic YouthLiberty Lunch, July 7 & 8, 1999 The Golden..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...SONIC YOUTH..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...rhymes from fourth solo LP B.A.B.Y (Being a Black Youth). Cincinnati MCs Ilyas and Donwill team with Brooklyn MC/producer..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Swing Kids

"...music is the rallying call, the insider's tongue, the sonic group spirit. It unites a special cadre attuned to..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dancing About Architecture

Keeping up with Lucinda, Britney, Thurston, Kim, and a bunch of sick people

"...Flaming Youth Asylum..."

May 4, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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