It has been a big year for Sonic Youth. The band’s sixteenth studio album, The Eternal (TMT Review), came out this summer on their new label, Matador. In April, a song on which they collaborated with Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones was used in a new piece by the prestigious Merce Cunningham Dance Company. And — perhaps most importantly — Sonic Youth also appeared on Gossip Girl, the ultra-stylish, ultra-AWESOME CW teen drama about wealthy teens on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Kim Gordon actually officiated at star-crossed mid-90s alterna-rock duo Rufus and Lily’s wedding! WHAT AN HONOR, RIGHT?!?!?
So after all this, what’s a band to do? Why, go on tour, of course! The venerable group will be playing a few shows on the East Coast before rocking ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas and then returning for a brief venture into the American Southwest.
11.07.09 - Sao Paolo, BR - Planeta Terra Festival ************
11.21.09 - New York, NY - Terminal 5*
11.22.09 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
11.23.09 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
11.24.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg**
11.25.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg***
12.05.09 - Minehead, UK - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12.06.09 - Dublin, IE - Vicar St.
01.04.10 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater****
01.05.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater****
01.07.10 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues****
01.08.10 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theatre****
01.09.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern****
01.10.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore****
*Dinosaur Jr.
**Talk Normal
***Jemina Pearl
****Sic Alps
************ Iggy Pop and The Stooges
