We don’t know who this “audio perv” person is, but I’m betting it isn’t a pseudonym for Paul Schaffer.

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.

In celebration of their new album, The Eternal, Sonic Youth will take over L.A.s hottest new record shop. For one day only, on June 9th, Origami Vinyl will become Sonic Youth’s House of Shifting Plates and Ridiculous Juice, as dubbed by the band itself. Origami’s wall of featured albums will display selections hand-picked by Thurston, Kim, Lee, Steve and Mark –  ranging from Okkyung Lee to John Lennon – as well as a wide range of Sonic Youth and Sonic Youth related releases. The band has also invited their friends Pocahaunted and Shiloe to play sets at the store. Deathbomb Arc, a local label in Los Angeles that has released some Thurston Moore stuff on vinyl, gave us the following very limited edition goodies to sell in-store:

Gang Wizard / Algebrassiere
split 12″
originally co-released between Deathbomb Arc & Ecstatic Peace
Test pressings packaged in exclusive handmade art by Melissa
Kinsman.
From 5:30 till 6:30 on June 9th, Melissa will be in-store to
personalize the art on these for the lucky buyers.

Thurston Moore / Men Who Can’t Love
split 12″
originally released as a part of the Thrash Sabbatical box set by
Deathbomb Arc
Overrun of this record from the box set has been hiding at DBA HQ for
some time.
Now repackaged in exclusive handmade art by Josh Taylor.

Origami has also teamed up with local artist, Seizer, to create a special limited edition silkscreen print of the art attached. The art poster will be limited to 50 copies, hand numbered and signed, available for pre-order the day of the event.

As if that weren’t enough, Two Boots Pizza will create a special “Eternal” pie that resembles the album’s artwork. Slices of this pie will be given away free during the event at Origami. Phil, owner of Two Boots and long-time friend of the band, is excited to be a part of the band’s new release.

The details of the event are:
Sonic Youth’s House of Shifting Plates and Ridiculous Juice
Tuesday, June 9th from 5.30pm – 9pm
with live performances by Pocahaunted and Shiloe
Limited edition goodies provided by Deathbomb Arc and Not Not Fun
Free “Eternal” Pizza slices provided by Two Boots
+ other SPECIAL surprises
1816 W. Sunset Blvd, Echo Park, Ca 90026
213.413.3030
www.origamiorigami.com

Today marks the official launch of Sonic Youth Week on Pitchfork and Pitchfork TV, in celebration of the release of “The Eternal” (which you can buy here).

Things actually kicked off on Friday with the One Week Only screening of Lee Ranaldo and Leah Singer’s film “Drift”. Check it out.

Here’s what’s in store for Sonic Youth Week, beginning with part one of the absolutely MINDMELTING Sonic Youth A>D>D session (Sonic Youth, in four-track cassette and VHS glory. As incredible as that sounds, it’s better.):

“Antenna”

“Sacred Trickster”

Monday June 8 – A>D>D session, part one

Tuesday June 9 – A>D>D session, part two

Wednesday June 10 – Sonic Youth: The Pitchfork Interview, Part One

Thursday June 11 – Sonic Youth: The Pitchfork Interview, Part Two

Friday June 12 – Sonic Youth curated the videos on Pitchfork TV. Some incredible selections.

(Photo Courtesy of http://imageshack.us/)

Sonic Youth will celebrate the release of their new record ‘The Eternal’ by giving a special free live performance Tuesday, June 9th at  at the Apple Store, Soho in NYC
(http://www.apple.com/retail/soho/).

Doors are at 7:30 and the performance is at 9:00. Guest passes are required to attend this event and are available for pickup at 10am Monday June 8th at the Apple Store, SoHo.  One non-transferable pass per person (with photo ID) will be granted on a first come, first served basis.  Please also bring your ID to the event along with your guest pass.

The second of three bonus Sonic Youth MP3s has been posted on the Buy Early Get Now site, and it’s pretty fascinating – the 6-minute demo version of “(I Got A) Catholic Block” from 1987. Go log in and grab it.

And if you haven’t preordered for Buy Early Get Now yet, it’s still not too late – we have a few of the live LPs left. Order HERE

Starting today, iLike is streaming the full Sonic Youth album from their socially-aware web site.

Streaming of full albums might seem like so April 28, 2009 to all you loyal Buy Early Get Now-ists, but rest assured that no one streaming this album on iLike will get a Live LP as part of the promised “special experiences” for the winners of the accompanying “Trickster Challenge” quiz contest.

Oh… and while we’re talking about Buy Early Get Now, a new song has been posted to your account.  It’s a demo from 1987 called “Castle Catholic Block (Demo)”.  It pretty much rips.

This came out so beautifully that we decided to share a few pictures with you. (Click on the images for full-size versions.) The record comes out on June 9, and if you act fast, you can probably still score the live bonus LP as part of Buy Early Get Now.

Cover painting by John Fahey. Clock photo by Kim Gordon. Not Cool/Cool by John Moloney. Other artwork by Clarence Major, Gene Moore and Jutta Koether. Johnny Thunders photo by Danny Fields.

These pictures unfortunately can’t capture the heavy stock cover, or the special varnishes and finishes.

[photos of Fucked Up and Sonic Youth grabbed off Toni François' and Ryan Muir's flickr sites, respectively]

New Jersey’s freeform radio giant, WFMU, has plugged into the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona bringing streams of sets from Matador acts Fucked Up and Sonic Youth to the airwaves in the tri-state (90.1 FM) and online at www.wfmu.org.

Along with Fucked Up and Sonic Youth, WFMU will air sets from Wooden Shjips, Crystal Stilts, Vivian Girls, Sunn o))), Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, Ariel Pink, Magik Markers,Oneida, th’ Faith Healers and others to be announced.

Tune in at around 3:00 PM EST on Saturday (5/30) to hear Fucked Up and at 9:00 PM to hear Sonic Youth. As is the case with these kinds of things, all times are subject to change so keep up with WFMU’s Twitter for updates.

If you are lucky enough to be attending Primavera as you read this, be sure to catch the following:

Fucked Up – Ray Ban-Vice Stage – Friday 29th May 00:30

Sonic Youth – Estrella Damm Stage – Saturday 30th May 01:00

Shearwater – Pitchfork Stage – Saturday 30th May 18:15

We thought we’d run out of Sonic Youth bonus LPs for our Buy Early Get Now campaign, but we discovered we had 200 extra! ACT NOW to make sure you get this fantastic live LP of their July 4, 2008 concert at Battery Park in New York.

At Buy Early Get Now, you get:

- the limited live LP
- instant stream of the new album, The Eternal
- your choice of double LP or CD of The Eternal
- exclusive limited-edition poster
- early access to tickets (East Coast already announced, but the West Coast exclusive presale is still coming up)
- exclusive bonus MP3s – one is already available, the next one comes out on Tuesday, and we can now announce that a third will be available after release

Go to the Matador Store to place your preorder and get your instant code to log in at Buy Early Get Now and pick up your extras. Album, bonus LP and poster will be mailed to you to arrive on or before release date, June 9.

(If we have run out of bonus LPs by the time you place your order, you will not be charged.)

Now that’s what I call a beach party…

Tomorrow will see the start of this year’s Primavera Sound festival, in Barcelona Spain.  Set on the sea front on the edge of Barcelona, the festival has stages curated by Pitchfork, ATP and Vice amongst others.

This year Matador has a total of 6 bands in attendance at the festival.  Surely a record? If you’re attending, be sure to Sharpie these times on your hand now:

(in alphabetical order)

Dead Meadow – ATP Stage – Thursday 28th May 00:15

Fucked Up – Ray Ban-Vice Stage – Friday 29th May 00:30

Jay Reatard – Ray Ban-Vice Stage – Thursday 28th May 00:30

Shearwater – Pitchfork Stage – Saturday 30th May 18:15

Sonic Youth – Estrella Damm Stage – Saturday 30th May 01:00

Yo La Tengo – Estrella Damm Stage – Thursday 28th May 21:45

A prize will be awarded to anyone that manages to get a photo of all of the above in the same place at the same time.

(above : the Arch.  not shown : St. Louis’ Strangulated Beatoffs)

Sonic Youth will playing a free concert underneath St. Louis’ famed Gateway Arch on July 17 as part of the LIVE on The Levee Summer festival.  There’s more details here but please rest assured the 7/17 bill does not feature a performance by Mother 13 Train. You’ve gotta read the fine print. Thank you.

Please join us this Friday as we celebrate Sonic Youth’s The Eternal with a special listening event in NYC.

Friday, May 22 at Envoy Gallery (131 Chrystie, NYC)

6PM – 8PM / 21+

RSVP here  (admission based on capacity)

Hope to see you out!

(Awesome Color, right after asking “how do you get to the House Of Blues?” and being given the most predicatble of answers)

Sat-Jun-27 Chicago, IL  Vic Theatre  w/ The Entrance Band
Sun-Jun-28 Chicago, IL  Vic Theatre w/ White/Light
Mon-Jun-29 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre w/ The Entrance Band
Tue-Jun-30 Toronto, ONT Massey Hall   w/ The Entrance Band

Thu-Jul-02 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory  w/ The Entrance Band
Fri-Jul-03 New York, NY  United Palace   w/ The Entrance Band

Mon-Jul-06 Washington, DC 9:30 Club w/ Endless Boogie
Tue-Jul-07 Washington, DC 9:30 Club  w/ The Entrance Band
Wed-Jul-08 Richmond, VA The National  w/ The Entrance Band

Fri-Jul-10 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre  w/ The Entrance Band
Sat-Jul-11 Nashville, TN  War Memorial  w/ The Entrance Band
Sun-Jul-12 Birmingham, AL Sloss Furnace   w/ The Entrance Band
Mon-Jul-13 Atlanta, GA  Variety Playhouse   w/ The Entrance Band

Wed-Jul-15 Dallas, TX House of Blues  w/ Awesome Color
Thu-Jul-16 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom   w/ Awesome Color
Fri-Jul-17 St. Louis, MO Live on the Levee  w/ Awesome Color
Sat-Jul-18 Kansas City, MO  Uptown Theatre   w/ Awesome Color

Mon-Jul-20 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall   w/ Awesome Color
Tue-Jul-21 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue   w/ Awesome Color

Thu-Jul-23 Boise, ID Knitting Factory – Boise  w/ Awesome Color
Fri-Jul-24 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory -  Spokane  w/ Awesome Color

(pre-order Sonic Youth’s -’The Eternal’ CDLP/ ;  ‘The Eternal’ – Buy Early Get Now)