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Sonic Youth

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    April 24, 2012

    Look At This Poster For Disappears/Lotus Plaza/Nervous Curtains on Saturday

    Disappears is a Chicago band that now counts Steve Shelley as their drummer. You know, he's the drummer for Sonic Youth, so basically I would say they're wonderful without even listening to them, but I did listen to Pre Language, their new album on Kranky. I'm not gonna lie: It sounds a lot like Son ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2012

    The Madcap Sound of Silence

    Disappears is a Chicago band that now counts Steve Shelley as their drummer. You know, he's the drummer for Sonic Youth, so basically I would say they're wonderful without even listening to them, but I did listen to Pre Language, their new album on Kranky. I'm not gonna lie: It sounds a lot like Son ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Thurston Moore, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and More Riffs For Your Weekend

    One of the most anticipated shows of the last few months has definitely been Thurston Moore at the Texas Theatre tonight. The Sonic Youth guitarist has been carving out a nice little solo career with last year's Demolished Thoughts and 2007's Trees Outside the Academy (I always sort of thought of hi ... More >>

  • Music

    November 17, 2011

    Pterodactyl

    Thursday, November 17, at Hailey's Club in Denton

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2010

    ACL 2010 So-Far Superlatives: The Best Performers, Songs and Movements of Days One and Two.

    Here we are, final morning of Austin City Limits, and we're getting all wistful and whatnot. It's a busy day ahead filled with North Texas connections like whoa: 15-year-old Dallas-born fiddle wunderkind Ruby Jane kicks the entire day off with her 11:15 a.m. set; Midlake will somehow have to physica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2010

    ACL Day One Recap: Hipsters, Hippies and The Poor Schlubs Stuck In Between.

    Patrick MichelsJulian Casablancas wears his sunglasses at nights.​ Well, Austin City Limits, you redeemed yourself. After a slow start to the festivities, things picked up very quickly, as predicted, and, by three o'clock, things were in full swing. But Night One--despite names like Miike Snow, Gi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Staff Trax: Black Mountain, of Montreal, Miranda Lambert, Rhys Chatham, Daniel Lanois & Bambi Lee Savage, Grinderman

    Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ou ... More >>

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    January 21, 2010

    Shake Your (Broken) Hips

    Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Last Night: Sonic Youth at House of Blues

    Sonic YouthHouse of BluesJuly 15, 2009 Better than: getting a good night's sleep. The Eternal may be the 16th album released by seminal noise rockers Sonic Youth, and members Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon may be in their fifties--but you'd never have thought either were true by the performance t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    DC9 in SPACE, Ep. 11: Smile Smile

    ...and for ye of the Youtube generation, here's your link.Last week, Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme, better known 'round these parts as the indie pop duo Smile Smile, stopped by SPACE Studio for the latest installment of our ongoing DC9 in SPACE--or episode No. 11, for those of you keeping scor ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2009

    Sonic Youth Ages Gracefully

    ...and for ye of the Youtube generation, here's your link.Last week, Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme, better known 'round these parts as the indie pop duo Smile Smile, stopped by SPACE Studio for the latest installment of our ongoing DC9 in SPACE--or episode No. 11, for those of you keeping scor ... More >>

  • Music

    June 18, 2009

    Sonic Youth

    The Eternal (Matador)

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Gig Alert: Wintersleep, Stardeath & White Drawfs at The Loft Tonight

    Stardeath & White Drawfs is a single entity, an experimental rock band from Norman, Oklahoma. And, led by singer Dennis Coyne (nephew of Wayne Coyne, lead singer of The Flaming Lips) Stardeath serves as this evening's headliner. But the real attraction (at least for me) is Wintersleep.Hailing fr ... More >>

  • Music

    September 25, 2008

    The War On Drugs

    Wagonwheel Blues (Secretly Canadian)

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008
  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets

    Sunday, October 7, at House of Blues

  • Music

    September 27, 2007

    Bland on Bland Crime

    September's CDs produce more beef than a Western Sizzlin'

  • Music

    May 17, 2007

    Welcome

    Sirs (Fat Cat)

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    Deerhoof

    Thursday, March 8, at the Gypsy Tea Room

  • Music

    February 22, 2007

    Rhys Chatham / Glenn Branca

    A Crimson Grail (Table of Elements) / Indeterminate Activity of Resultant Masses (Atavistic)

  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    Sonic Youth

    Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities (Geffen)

  • Music

    September 21, 2006

    Creeping Nobodies, Nouns Group, Blonde Girls

    Saturday, September 23, Metrognome Collective

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Still Learning

    One year down and hundreds more angry letters to go

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    My Trip

    One year down and hundreds more angry letters to go

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2006

    Arcadia Fire Sale

    One year down and hundreds more angry letters to go

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Sonic Youth

    Rather Ripped (Geffen)

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Apollo Sunshine

    Saturday, June 24, at the Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    The Appleseed Cast

    Friday, March 17, at Rubber Gloves

  • Music

    November 10, 2005

    Deerhoof

    Friday, November 11, at Hailey's

  • Music

    July 14, 2005

    Odds & Ends

    Hop in the Buzz-Oven with 19 bands, become an Urban Cowboy and wait in The Green Room

  • Music

    April 7, 2005

    Yo La Tengo

    Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003 (Matador)

  • Music

    July 1, 2004

    Lollapaloozers

    This summer's best concert just got canceled. So what happened?

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    Sonic Boom

    Of course you've heard about Sonic Youth. But have you actually heard them?

  • Music

    March 13, 2003
  • Music

    December 12, 2002

    Various Artists

    Maybe This Christmas (Nettwerk)

  • Music

    August 1, 2002

    Side Streets

    Don't like where Sonic Youth is going? Wait. They'll be back.

  • Music

    May 3, 2001

    Youth in Revolt

    Two decades later, Sonic Youth is younger than ever

  • Music

    October 5, 2000

    The Falcon Project

    Lights Karma Action (Idol Records)

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Beck

    Lights Karma Action (Idol Records)

  • Music

    January 6, 2000

    Take these records, please

    Or: Yes, it was as bad as you think

  • Music

    November 25, 1999

    Bardo Pond

    Or: Yes, it was as bad as you think

  • Music

    June 4, 1998

    The aging of Sonic Youth

    The ultimate Amerindie band embraces the past, the present, and the future

  • Music

    May 7, 1998

    Out There

    The ultimate Amerindie band embraces the past, the present, and the future

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Dream a little dream

    During South by Southwest, the harsh reality is always a free drink away

  • Music

    February 27, 1997

    Out There

    During South by Southwest, the harsh reality is always a free drink away

  • Music

    December 14, 1995

    Fifteen nailsin the coffin

    Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

  • Music

    November 9, 1995

    Roadshows

    Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

  • Music

    October 5, 1995

    Out There

    Or: Rock and roll isn't dead, it just doesn't smell bad

  • Music

    March 2, 1995

    Punk, polka, and puke

    New releases: Sonic Youth, Los Lobos, The The, and Mr. Spock

  • Music

    January 19, 1995

    Noise annoys

    Compilation of "experimental music" skirts the line between art and nausea

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