Sat-Jan-28 Hartford, CT Aetna Theatre @ Wadsworth Museum of Art
Sun-Jan-29 Burlington, VT First Unitarian Church
Mon-Jan-30 Portland, ME SPACE Gallery
Tue-Jan-31 Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre (with KURT VILE)
Thu-Feb-02 New York, NY Lincoln Center’s American Songbook
Fri-Feb-03 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s
Sat-Feb-04 New Hope, PA New Hope Winery
Sun-Feb-06 Washington, DC Black Cat (with KURT VILE)
Tue-Feb-07 Durham, NC Duke Performances @ Reynolds Industries Theater
Wed-Feb-08 Atlanta, GA The Goat Farm
Fri-Feb-10 Dallas, TX Texas Theatre
Sat-Feb-11 Austin, TX St. Davids Church
“Songs can go a million different ways,” declares Lee Ranaldo in the liner notes for his forthcoming Matador solo album, ‘Between The Times & The Tides’, and let me be the first to accuse the Sonic Youth guitarist / not-often-enough vocalist of severe hyperbole. The kinetic, crafted results on ‘Between…’ are more in the several thousand territory, but it’s most certainly a record that will amaze even the most ardent followers of Ranaldo’s work. Joined by an all-star cast including Nels Cline, Alan Licht, John Medeski, bassist Irwin Menken and longtime associate Steve Shelley (and featuring cameos from old friends Jim O’Rourke and Bob Bert), the album is equal parts smart, confident and loose in a manner that recalls some of our favorite rock’n'roll projects…yet sounds like a fantastic new band that was apparently being assembled right under our noses.
Fresh off a Bell House date last month supporting Wild Flag, Lee and a lineup featuring Alan Licht, Irwin Menken and Steve Shelley will be playing Glasslands, Friday December 16. 2012 tour dates will announced when we have ‘em, and look forward to preorder info from the Matador Store and other outlets shortly as well.
In addition to previously announced August dates in Ottawa and Philly, Thurston Moore + ensemble will be playing LA, Big Sur and San Francisco in late September. If you’re attending the Masonic Lodge show, please be advised it’s taking place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary and NOT the offices of Hollywood Is Calling (though perhaps that’s an idea we’ll save for someone else’s future record release event)
Sun, 8/28 – Ottawa, ONT – Ottawa Folk Festival
Tue, 8/30 – Philadelphia, PA – Sanctuary @ First Unitarian Church
Tue, 9/27 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery (tickets)
Thu, 9/29 – Big Sur, CA – Henry Miller Library
Fri, 9/30 – San Francisco, CA – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (tickets)
In which our dashing hero Thurston Moore presents a hypnotic music video for the menstruation-themed “Circulation”, from his solo album Demolished Thoughts, which The AV Club called “an album of deeply psychedelic unplugged love songs…abstract poetry that eventually congeals into a sticky hash-ball of searching, sexuality, and sadness.”
Of the video, Thurston sez: “Circulation, the 2nd video from Demolished Thoughts (after the dream cloud love + war visuals of “Benediction” by the mysterious, elusive director Josef Marie) – was inspired by the free-spirit poet/artist girls of Northampton Massachusetts who would explode and levitate into expressionistic transcendence whenever cool records would spin by local DJs Bill Nace, Jake Meghinsky and, when asked (rarely) – T Moore hisself. After being entranced and inspired by this ritualistic love energy it was decided by TM and Rose Mackey, one of the leading lights of this wild heart gang, to combine forces. Rose, a film director by devotion, and TM, who was looking to visualize his jam “Circulation” came together, employed the sensitive eye of Andrew Kesin, long running chief administrator of TM’s own Ecstatic Peace record label, to capture the magic touch of dance and music….. ——- and we all shine on.”
Produced by Andrew Kesin
Directed by Rose Mackey
Edited by Rose Mackey
Shot by Jeff Derose, Kevin Derose, Andrew Greto, and Andrew Kesin
THURSTON MOORE TOUR DATES:
Fri-Jul-15 Chicago, IL Pitchfork Music Festival
Sat-Jul-16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Mon-Jul-18 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
Thu-Jul-21 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
Fri-Jul-22 Seattle, WA Capitol Hill Block Party
Sat-Jul-23 Portland, OR Alladin Theatre
Mon-Jul-25 Oakland , CA New Parish
Tue-Jul-26 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Thu-Jul-28 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Fri-Jul-29 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Sat-Jul-30 San Diego, CA Casbah
Sun-Jul-31 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriets
Thu-Aug-04 Salt Lake City, UT Twilight Music Series
Sun-Aug-28 Ottawa, ONT Ottawa Folk Festival
Tue-Aug-30 Philadelphia, PA Sanctuary @ First Unitarian Church
7/18-7/30 & 8/4 Co-Bill with KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS
HUSH ARBORS support 7/18-7/30
CASS MACCOMBS Supports 7/31
MEG BAIRD supports 8/30
Less than a month ago, La Blogotheque filmed Thurston Moore and Samara Lubelski performing songs from ‘Demolished Thoughts’ at Thurston’s NYC apartment, resulting in a striking, unique and very special “Take Away Show”. These videos are essential viewing, complete with shots of Manhattan’s streets, Thurston’s reminiscences on his early days in the city and some insights into the record.
And of course, do not miss ‘Demolished Thoughts’ live
Thurston Moore dates :
Sat, June 25, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA
Sunday, June 26, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA
Friday, July 15, Pitchfork Festival, Chicago, IL
Saturday, July 16, High Noon, Madison, WI (tickets on sale April 29 at 10am)
7/18 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre (tickets, on sale April 29, noon))
7/21 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre (tickets, on sale April 29)
7/22 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
7/23 Portland, OR – Alladin Theatre (tickets)
7/26 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall (tickets)
7/28 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (tickets)
7/29 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (tickets)
7/30 San Diego, CA – Casbah (tickets)
8/4 Salt Lake City, UT – Twilight Concert Series
“Circulation is about menstrual cycles, menstruation blood, and the year 2012 when the Goddess of Destruction, the Goddess of Creation and the Goddess of Nurturing all come together and rise as Isis to bring the Earth to a new Matriarchy. We’ll of course be in bed, drinking wine, smoking cigarettes and playing scratchy jazz records on a turntable on the nightstand.” – TM
Last week we offered up an early listen to another track from Thurston Moore‘s forthcoming album ‘Demolished Thoughts‘ via a handy facebook gadget. Today, we’re happy to present the track to you here in mp3 format, straight from the Matablog:
If you’re as partial to “social networking”, as much as we often are, please allow us to remind you also that Thurston’s posting news, photos & ephemera over at his twitter and on that facebook page. Tell your friends, spread the word, be good to each other.
7/18 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre (tickets, on sale April 29, noon))
7/21 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre (tickets, on sale April 29)
7/23 Portland, OR – Alladin Theatre (tickets)
7/26 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall (tickets)
7/28 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (tickets)
7/29 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (tickets)
7/30 San Diego, CA – Casbah (tickets)
Thurston Moore dates :
Friday, May 20 – Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Sat, June 25, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA
Sunday, June 26, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA
Friday, July 15, Pitchfork Festival, Chicago, IL
Saturday, July 16, High Noon, Madison, WI (tickets on sale April 29 at 10am)
To mark the release of his new solo full-length, ‘Demolished Thoughts‘, Thurston Moore is playing Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Hall Of Music on May 20, with tickets going on sale this Friday, April 8 via Ticketmaster.com (American Express cardholders will have an opportunity to purchase tickets on Wednesday, April 6).
In addition to the full-priced ticket option ($20), you’ll have your choice of ticket(s) + ‘Demolished Thoughts’ bundles ;
a) one ticket + a copy of “Demolished Thoughts” on CD ($30)
b) one ticket + a copy of “Demolished Thoughts” on LP (colored vinyl, with download code) ($35)
The CD or limited edition colored vinyl copies of ‘Demolished Thoughts’ can be collected at the merch table on the night of the show – four days before the official release date of May 24,
As mentioned earlier this month, May 24 marks the release date for the new 2XLP / compact disc / digital album from Thurston Moore, ‘Demolished Thoughts’. The Beck-produced 9 song collection is an achingly beautiful work that ranks amongst Moore’s most nuanced and personal. Though we’re still a ways off from revealing Thurston’s touring plans for the summer, we’re pleased to reveal the first MP3 from ‘Demolished Thoughts’, the album’s opening song, “Benediction”.
“Benediction” [192kbps mp3]
On Tuesday May 24*, Matador will be releasing ‘Demolished Thoughts’, the 4th solo album from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore (5th if you count 1998′s ‘Root’) and the first to be produced by Beck Hansen. Recorded in Los Angeles and Northampton, MA this past autumn & winter, with a title culled from The Faith’s “It’s Time”, ‘Demolished Thoughts’ is an equally beautiful and brooding work ; while there’s more than a few tonal similarities to some of your favorite Moore compositions from years past, the execution this time around is nothing short of staggering. No disrespect to 1995′s ‘Psychic Hearts’ or 2007′s ‘Trees Outside The Academy’ is intended on our part when we promise ‘Demolished Thoughts’ burnishes Thurston’s rep as a classic songwriter in ways we never anticipated when this album was first being talked about last year.
In addition to Moore’s guitars and vocals, other players include violinist Samara Lubelski (she of prior Moore recordings and touring, her own solo works, Metal Mountains, Hall Of Fame, Tower Recordings, Metabolismus, etc.), harpist Mary Lattimore (also heard on Kurt Vile’s latest), bassist Bram Inscore, drummer Joey Waronker and Beck.
Live performance info, a pre-release MP3 and other details to follow in this space.
As previously reported by our buddies over at ATP you’re in for a treat if you happen to be in London this new years eve as there’s an amazing gig with Sonic Youth headlining a 4-band bill. Make sure to get down there early to see Factory Floor opening the party, followed by The Pop Group and the ‘ATP house band’ Shellac, with Mr Stuart Braithwaite spinning records between sets.
First off, if these changes have left anyone disappointed or inconvenienced, we’re truly sorry. I’ve been watching videos of the guys in the BP commercials all week trying to strike the right tone for this post, and wouldn’t you know it, MY VIDEO CAMERA IS BROKEN. Bullet dodged.
On the bright side, hey, DEAD MEADOW are playing. The opening VIP gala is still happening at 4pm Friday in the Hardwood Suite with dj sets by Ted Leo and myself. Same room becomes a VIP lounge Friday and Saturday nights, plus late night dj action on Friday (James McNew, Dean Bein) and Saturday (Dave Martin, Robby Morris). Here’s the live entertainment schedule of events. Much like real life, everything is subject to change.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1st
THE PEARL
Pavement: 12:00am – 1:00am
Sonic Youth: 10:40pm – 11:30am
Fucked Up: 9:35pm – 10:15pm
Chavez: 8:30pm – 9:10pm
Guitar Wolf: 7:30pm – 8:10pm
Doors: 7:00pm
MC : Jeff Jensen
LATE NIGHT PARTY IN PALMS BALLROOM (LIMITED CAPACITY)
Fucked Up Vs. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists: 1:30am – 2:30am
(One stage. Two bands. At once. They’re supposed to take turns, song by song…but who knows?)
Doors: 1:00am
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2nd
THE PEARL
Belle & Sebastian: 11:45pm – 1:00am
Spoon: 10:25pm – 11:15pm
Superchunk: 9:20pm – 10:00pm
Cat Power: 8:15pm – 8:55pm
Perfume Genius: 7:55pm – 8:15pm
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: 6:50pm – 7:30pm
Come: 5:45pm – 6:25pm
Girls: 4:40pm – 5:20pm
Doors 4:00pm
MC : Bob Nastanovich
MATINEE IN THE PALMS BALLROOM (LIMITED CAPACITY)
Dead Meadow: 2:30pm – 3:15pm
Harlem: 1:30pm – 2:05pm
Doors: 1:00pm
LATE NIGHT PARTY IN PALMS BALLROOM (LIMITED CAPACITY)
Cold Cave: 2:25am – 3:15am
Esben and The Witch: 1:30am – 2:00am
Doors: 1:00am
THE PEARL
Guided By Voices: 11:30pm – 1:00am
Yo La Tengo: 10:10pm – 11:05pm
Liz Phair: 9:50pm – 10:10pm
The New Pornographers: 8:40pm – 9:25pm
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists: 7:35pm – 8:15pm
Shearwater: 6:30pm – 7:10pm
Doors: 6:00pm
MC’s : Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster
MATINEE IN THE PALMS BALLROOM
The Clean: 4:30pm – 5:15pm
Times New Viking: 3:30pm – 4:05pm
Kurt Vile: 2:30pm – 3:05pm
Doors: 2:00pm
First of all, we know you’ve been waiting patiently for the information below, and we sincerely apologize for the length of time it took to get it together. But if wanting to put together an even sicker bill than previously announced is a crime, PLEASE LOCK US UP.
1) 50 additional pairs of tickets priced at $250.00 per person (not including taxes and fees) will be available via a public lottery sometime next week. We’ll announce the details here and on the 21 site beforehand.
2) Details regarding a limited number of room upgrades will be available at that time.
3) We regret to announce that at present, our supply of VIP tickets has been exhausted. If that situation changes, we’ll let you know.
4) As rumored in a bunch of places (including this very blog), we’re very happy to confirm the following additions to The Lost Weekend Bill ; Liz Phair, Times New Viking, Esben and the Witch, Perfume Genius, The Clean, MC’s Jeff Jensen, Bob Nastanovich, Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster, and a late Friday evening presentation by Austin’s Karaoke Underground. The rough schedule can be found below, and is very much subject to change :
Friday:
4 PM: Gala opening party, Hardwood Suite (VIP ticketholders, limited capacity)
MAIN STAGE (The Pearl):
doors open 6 PM, first band (Guitar Wolf) on at 7 PM
Pavement
Sonic Youth
Fucked Up
Chavez
Cold Cave
Guitar Wolf
MC : Jeff Jensen
2am onwards : Superchunk/Fucked Up/bands TBC, Hardwood Suite (VIP ticketholders only, capacity limited)
2am onwards : Karaoke Underground at Little Buddha (open to all ticketholders, space permitting)
Saturday:
MAIN STAGE (The Pearl):
Belle and Sebastian
Spoon
Superchunk
Cat Power
Perfume Genius
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Come
Girls
MC : Bob Nastanovich
2am : Esben and the Witch, Harlem, Key West Ballroom (open to all ticketholders, space permitting)
Sunday (MATINEE, in Key West Ballroom, open to all ticketholders, capacity limited):
The Clean
Times New Viking
Kurt Vile
Sunday evening :
MAIN STAGE (The Pearl):
Guided By Voices
Yo La Tengo
Liz Phair
The New Pornographers
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Shearwater
MC’s : Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster
Matador at 21: The Lost Weekend takes place at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas from October 1-3, 2010. This event is sponsored by MySpace Music, Altamont and Incase.
Well, as far as rumours for the Lost Weekend go that might be a little far fetched, but Savage Pencil took the opportunity to imagine how Thurston Moore might enjoy the Matador birthday celebrations in Vegas a little too much later this year.
You can see the comic strip for yourself in the latest edition of The Wire magazine and you can find more of Edwin Pouncey’s excellent Savage Pencil work here.
Tickets for “The Lost Weekend” aka Matador’s 21st birthday celebrations at The Palms will go on sale this Friday morning at 9am, PST. Here’s the details you’ve been hassling all of us about over the last week (and don’t think we don’t appreciate it)
a) Tickets/Pricing : An initial quantity will be on sale Friday for $SOLD. .After the $SOLD tickets sell out, the price increases to $SOLD. A Ticketfly.com link will be posted on this site on Thursday, July 8th. Starting Friday, you’ll have the opportunity to reserve standard rooms at the Palms for the discounted rate of $SOLD per night (the full 3 nights of the festival, only). The rooms feature two double bed and occupancy of up to 4 persons is allowed. The above rate is only available when purchasing tickets thru us. If you are interested in upgrading to a larger room or a suite you will be able to do so after purchasing the standard room. TICKETS FOR THE 3 NIGHTS + ROOMS are being sold jointly — we’re not selling tickets to the shows separately at this time, nor are we selling tickets for individual nights.
(ADDENDUM -i) A limited number of 3-day tickets priced at $SOLD—with no Palms reservation required — will be available Friday morning at 9am PST via Ticketfly.com
ii) if, for example, you’re buying 4 tickets to the shows, the $SOLD per night hotel fee can cover up to 4 people. $SOLD over 3 nights divided by 4 is hopefully not an crazy amount to charge for rooms in a world class resort).
B) VIP tickets. A limited number of VIP packages will be available at $SOLD — details about what you’ll get for the $SOLD are forthcoming. You’ll have the ability to upgrade from the regular tickets, assuming the VIP tickets aren’t sold out.
D) MORE BANDS. OK, we’re working on it. But in addition to the 19 artists confirmed on the above poster, we can confirm the original lineup of COME — Thalia Zedek, Chris Brokaw, Sean O’Brien and Arthur Johnson — will be participating. Actually, we already know who some of the other bands are, we’re just trying to drag this out. MORE MATABLOG CONTENT between now and October!
E) Set times - we’ll post these the week before the event.
F) These shows are open to all ages. However, access to the casino floor is limited to those 21 and over.
F) WHAT ABOUT LAS VEGAS HUMANS? Las Vegas’ Zia Records is selling 50 tickets to “The Lost Weekend” starting Friday, July 9. You’ll need a Nevada I.D. Reservations at the Palms are not required to purchase these tickets.
(ADDENDUM II :
INFORMATION FOR TICKETS AVAILABLE IN LAS VEGAS
Zia Records
4225 South Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89119-5485
702-735-4942
Zia Records
4503 W. SAHARA
LAS VEGAS, NV 89102
702-233-4942
Tickets will go onsale at both stores at 10:00am on Friday, July 9th via lottery. By overwhelming demand by Nevada Residents we will be increasing the amount of tickets available (50 X 2 = 100) . There is a two ticket limit. Nevada state ID required for purchase. Any questions please email 21@matadorecords.com
As mentioned previously in this space, Matador will be celebrating the label’s 21st anniversary this October and this much we can finally confirm : there will be 3 nights of shows starting Friday October 1, and concluding Sunday October 3 at the Palms Casino & Resort In Las Vegas, NV. We’ll be dropping further hints about the amazing lineup in the days ahead, but a final announcement and information about how to purchase tickets will be made here at the trusty Matablog on July 5. Are you as psyched as we are? (hopefully yes, because we’re getting in for free).
(ADDENDUM – there’s been a bit of confusion so just to clear things up, tickets DO NOT GO ON SALE JULY 5. We’ll merely be announcing the on sale date/time on July 5. thanks – GC)
Photo used without permission, taken from Christoph!’s photostream on Flickr
There’s a whole host of Yo La action to update you with this week. Tonight, the band will be speaking to Gideon Coe live on BBC 6 Music, show starting at 9pm. You can listen live via DAB digital radio, or log onto Gideon’s 6Music page here for a live stream. The band will be discussing Popular Songs, their career and playing some of their favourite tracks from their most loved artists.
And tomorrow, at 7pm, Yo La Tengo will be playing a rare instore show, Freewheeling style, at London’s Rough Trade East store. It’s a free show, but you’ll only get in with a wristband. WRISTBAND COLLECTION 1 HOUR PRIOR TO STAGE TIME, STRICTLY ONE PER PERSON. So get down to the store early to guarantee entry.
Rough Trade East can be found :
‘Dray Walk’
Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London
E1 6QL
The band will also be playing this weekend’s All Tomorrow’s Parties Nightmare Before Christmas festival at Butlins, Minehead.
Yo La Tengo : Friday 4th December, 8.30pm-9.45pm
As well as YLT, you can also catch Sonic Youth and Fucked Up down at ATP. Check the ATP listings for everyone else playing.
Filmore date in bold below. Tickets are going faster than Usain Bolt’s pet cheetah (who to be fair, is locked up)
Sat-Nov-21 New York, NY Terminal 5 * (SOLD OUT)
Sun-Nov-22 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre **
Mon-Nov-23 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre ***
Tue-Nov-24 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg + (SOLD OUT)
Wed-Nov-25 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg ++ (SOLD OUT)
Mon-Jan-04 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre ~
Tue-Jan-05 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre ~
Thu-Jan-07 San Diego, CA House of Blues ~
Fri-Jan-08 Pomona, CA Fox Theatre ~
Sat-Jan-09 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern ~ Sun-Jan-10 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore ~
* – with Dinosaur Jr.and Cold Cave
** with The Feelies
*** with The Meat Puppets and Cold Cave
+ with Talk Normal
++ with Jemina Pearl
~ with Sic Alps
Hand in hand with their recent appearance on Gossip Girl, be sure to check out Sonic Youth’s “Star Power (Acoustic 09)” which is, as guessed, an acoustic version of the EVOL classic. This exclusive single comes coupled with “Antenna” (The Eternal version) via iTunes. Speaking of which, for a limited time you can pick up The Eternal, at iTunes for the nice price of $7.99.
A slew of dates coming up including 3 sold out NYC shows. Get those tickets while you can:
OCTOBER 21 – BERLIN- COLUMBIAHALLE – TICKETS
OCTOBER 22 – BRUSSELS ANCIENNE BELGIQUE SOLD OUT
OCTOBER 23 – LONDON, UK FORUM SOLD OUT
OCTOBER 25 -PARIS PALAIS DE CONGRES – TICKETS
NOVEMBER 7 – SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL PLANETA TERRA FESTIVAL – TICKETS
NOVEMBER 13 – TEXT OF LIGHT – NEW YORK, NY – HIGH LINE – INFO
NOVEMBER 21 – WITH DINOSAUR JR. + COLD CAVE – NEW YORK, NY TERMINAL 5 SOLD OUT
NOVEMBER 22 – WITH THE FEELIES – BOSTON, MA – WILBUR THEATRE – TICKETS
NOVEMBER 23 – WITH THE MEAT PUPPETS + COLD CAVE – BOSTON, MA WILBUR THEATRE – TICKETS
NOVEMBER 24 – WITH TALK NORMAL – BROOKLYN, NY – MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG SOLD OUT
NOVEMBER 25 – WITH JEMINA PEARL – BROOKLYN, NY MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG SOLD OUT
DECEMBER 4-5 – ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES - MINEHEAD, UK – TICKETS
DECEMBER 6 – DUBLIN, VICAR ST. SOLD OUT
JANUARY 4 – WITH SIC ALPS – TUCSON, AZ RIALTO THEATRE – TICKETS
JANUARY 5 – WITH SIC ALPS – PHEONIX, AZ MARQUEE THEATRE – TICKETS
JANUARY 7 – WITH SIC ALPS – SAN DIEGO, CA HOUSE OF BLUES – TICKETS
JANUARY 8 - WITH SIC ALPS – POMONA, CA FOX THEATRE – TICKETS JANUARY 9 – WITH SIC ALPS – LOS ANGELES, CA WILTERN TICKETS – TICKETS
Sonic Youth and Matador regret to announce that guitarist Lee Ranaldo has fractured his left wrist, requiring the band to reschedule their upcoming west coast tour to the following new dates:
Mon Jan 04 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
Tue Jan 05 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater
Thu Jan 07 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Fri Jan 08 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
Sat Jan 09 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Tickets for the original dates will be honored. If necessary, refunds will be available at the point of purchase.
Two of the band’s planned fall appearances will NOT be rescheduled, however – September 26 in Santa Barbara and October 4 at The Austin City Limits Festival. Refunds for the Santa Barbara show will be available at the point of purchase.
Lee fractured his wrist while playing tennis, no minor injury for a guitarist, writer, and visual artist. Or a tennis player. Please join us in wishing him a quick and thorough recovery.
(Ayal Senior’s YouToob shots of SY at Toronto’s Massey Hall, June 30, ’09)
No sooner than we announced Sonic Youth were playing Boston’s Wilbur Theatre on November 23 than an internal message was circulated stating said date was not supposed to be revealed to the public for another week. Good luck getting the genie back the bottle — it’s a slippery slope from a Matablog post to a mention on The View or an angry editorial from Tass.
Anyhow, even if the incidents are completely unrelated, we’ve learned today that Sonic Youth have added another Boston show (again, at the historic Wilbur Theatre) on November 22. If you wanna give me all the credit, I’m happy to take it. There’s nothing more important to us than THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW.
(Lee, Thurston and Kim, being grilled by Matson On Music’s Andrew Matson. Video courtesy KEXP)
Lest anyone suspect Sonic Youth’s ’09 USA touring would conclude with October 4th’s appearance at Austin City Limits, the band have just added a pair of Eastern dates ;
Sat-Nov-21 New York, NY Terminal 5 (with Dinosaur Jr.)
Mon-Nov-23 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre
Though Sonic Youth’s current Western swing was due to end Sunday night in Oakland prior to the heading to Japan, we’re happy to confirm they’ll be playing at The Independent in San Francisco this coming Monday night, August 3, with support from Sic Alps (above).
Though tickets for SY’s 9/29 show at the Wiltern and their October 4 ACL appearance have been available for a while, the rest of the schedule below is on sale starting today.
Fri-Sep-25 Pomona, CA Fox Theatre
Sat-Sep-26 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre
Mon-Sep-28 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Tue-Sep-29 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
Thu-Oct-01 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Fri-Oct-02 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
Sun-Oct-04 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
For the second time in 3 weeks, we humbly thank the Audio Perv for his uploading prowess. ”No Way” can be found on Sonic Youth’s new LP/CD/digital album ‘The Eternal’, conveniently available from The Matador Store.
Sonic Youth will be performing “No Way” from ‘The Eternal’ tonight on NBC’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” (12:30 EST). Jimmy’s other guests are John Legiuzamo and Nick Cannon. Nils, please remember you’re supposed to get my Criterion Collection copy
Sonic Youth is the top story on Newsweek’s site today and this feature will be in the magazine next week. (direct link)
I usually don’t blog about press, but this is a great piece about how culture suffers when art is marginalized, and (if you’ll allow me to stretch) the discouraging (and uniquely American?) absorption by purportedly open-minded indie/slacker types of Conservative disdain toward intellectualism and forward-thinking art.
“The retrenchment behind indie lines is more the mainstream’s loss than it is Sonic Youth’s. So while industry watchers prefer to fret over the declining sales power of Britney Spears’s comeback records, the rest of us should be more concerned about what happens when art music sends fewer and fewer ambassadors to the straight world.”
It’s only a couple weeks into Newsweek’s relaunch (in which it concedes weekly news recapping to the Internet, opting instead for “reported narratives” and “argued essays”) and hey, looks like a decent strategy so far.
Sonic Youth will be performing “Sacred Trickster” from the just-released ‘The Eternal’ tonight on “The Late Show With David Letterman” (CBS, 11:35 EST). Dave’s other guest will be comedian Rick Shapiro Kathy Griffin.
Sonic Youth is the top story on 
