Sonic Youth pictures with tag: live shows

Sonic Youth Rock New York Apple Store With “Eternal” Gems

Photo: Von Holden/GettyIf you hung out in New York’s Soho neighborhood in the early 1980s, chances are you could’ve caught an early Sonic Youth performing in an avant-garde loft space. A lot has changed in the last three decades. Last night, to celebrate the release of their terrific new album The Eternal, the indie-rock heroes returned to the now-gentrified neighborhood to perform a short-but-sweet set at the Apple store. Of course, the vibe was a little weird: Sonic Youth are more suited to p

Published: 2009-06-10 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows

Sonic Youth, John Paul Jones Give Merce Cunningham’s Dance Show a Fierce Soundtrack

Photo: Stephanie Berger Although you could hear the eerie, creeping and tantalizing sounds being made by Sonic Youth, legendary Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and Takehisa Kosugi at the start of their performance at New York’s Brooklyn Academy of Music Saturday night, you could not see them. The eclectic group of musicians were silhouetted behind a large white canvas while the youthful fit dancers of the Merce Cunningham dance company cavorted, leaped and spun around on the stage in front

Published: 2009-04-20 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows