Years Active: 1985-2009
Band Members: Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Bob Bert, Jim O'Rourke, Richard Edson, Kim Gordon, Anne DeMarinis, Thurston Moore
Influenced by: The Stooges, The Godz, The Pretenders, Television, Glenn Branca, Black Flag, Wire, The Fall, Crime, The Velvet Underground
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Nov 06 2009 5:37AM
by Dan Reilly
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News
Spinner: The talents of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright aren't just limited to music. Moore and Wainwright have contributed to "Cold Water," an exhibition featuring visual art created by performers from New York's "East ... Read moreAug 14 2009 12:00PM
by Charley Rogulewski
Filed under: News, Holy Hell, Television
Spinner: Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore will encore his Season Two appearance on 'Gossip Girl' -- he jammed with Be Your Own Pet's Jemina Pearl on the Ramones' 'Sheena is a Punk Rocker' -- with another cameo on the steamy CW show. Sadly, Moore will not be ... Read moreJul 06 2009 14:00PM
by Adam Horne
Filed under: Video of the Day
Spinner: Artist: Sonic Youth Video: 'Sacred Trickster' Highlight: Three young women crash a rooftop shindig equipped with explosive party favors. ... Read more
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10/26/09
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10/13/09
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10/13/09
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10/12/09
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10/09/09
Yo La Tengo keeps mystery alive and sound fresh Every good band knows that mystery is es...
The Denver Post - Denver CO
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09/29/09
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09/15/09
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08/06/09
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08/03/09
Concert review: Sonic Youth proves it's still a powerhouse concert band With the constan...
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
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07/28/09
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07/26/09
Sonic Youth ages gracefully, noisily For a band that's often accused of lacking soul, th...
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA
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07/23/09
Sonic Youth, Built to Spill to rock Capitol Hill Block Party Thousands of people have al...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA
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07/17/09
Alt-rockers Sonic Youth stay 'Eternal' with new CD Sonic Youth has always been the type ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO
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07/15/09
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UWIRE
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07/09/09
Sonic Youth Veteran noise-rock band Sonic Youth, left, might not look so youthful anymor...
News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
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07/09/09
Thurston Moore: A Man and His Music Thurston Moore has been the leader of Sonic Youth si...
Paper Mag
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07/08/09
Sonic Youth, Recorded Live From Washington, D.C. After spending nearly 20 years deliveri...
NPR
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07/07/09
Sonic Youth In Concert After spending nearly 20 years delivering crunchy, underground gu...
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07/02/09
Sonic Youth to play The National on July 8 The connection between songwriter and song is...
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA
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06/30/09
Sonic Youth Move on From Starbucks Now that Sonic Youth are embedded in the Matador Reco...
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06/25/09
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06/25/09
Sonic Youth, "The Eternal" Billboard offers full coverage of breaking music news and mus...
Billboard
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06/25/09
FIVE QUESTIONS: Steve Shelley, Midland-born drummer for Sonic Youth However, as the musi...
Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI
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06/23/09
Sonic Youth - "No Way" (Live on Jimmy Fallon) (video) (Mixed Media)
PopMatters
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10/26/09
Sonic Youth Call Far-Right British Party 'Clowns' Sonic Youth hit out at the far-right B...
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10/13/09
Watch Sonic Youth Make Their “Gossip Girl” Debut The premise: the downtown legends portr...
Rock and Roll Daily
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10/13/09
Gossip Girl : Sonic Youth in Revolt [Power Rankings] Last night was an action packed and...
Gawker
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10/09/09
Sonic Youth MHOW tickets / Thurston O'Rourke video trailer
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09/09/09
Sonic Youth Reschedules Phoenix Date, West Coast Tour Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo ...
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09/04/09
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TV Squad
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09/03/09
Sonic Youth Report In From the Set of “Gossip Girl” Sonic Youth have finished filming th...
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08/20/09
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08/19/09
Sonic Youth / Dinosaur Jr - Terminal 5 tickets Tickets are on American Express pre-sale ...
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08/17/09
Dinosaur Jr played Summerstage (pics, setlist), playing Terminal 5 w/ Sonic Youth (who added a Boston show too)
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08/14/09
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07/30/09
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07/27/09
Sonic Youth Plays Marquee Theatre in October We got word this afternoon from Stateside P...
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07/11/09
Shorties (Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman's Book, Sonic Youth, and more) American Songwrit...
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07/09/09
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HotelChatter
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07/08/09
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Indie Blog Heaven
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07/07/09
Photos: Sonic Youth @ 9:30 Club Heavy on Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon because, well, th...
Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
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07/06/09
Sonic Youth Discography Considered In honor of Sonic Youth's two-sold out 930 Club show ...
Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
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07/01/09
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06/30/09
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06/25/09
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06/23/09
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06/23/09
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06/23/09
Sonic Youth finds fast, dirty songs are eternal The members of Sonic Youth are not big o...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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06/16/09
Sonic Youth Honor Punk’s Leading Ladies in “Sacred Trickster” Video Sonic Youth have unv...
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06/15/09
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06/12/09
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06/11/09
Weekly Popcast: Sonic Youth, Eels and More ArtsBeat is a Web site devoted to culture new...
ArtsBeat - The New York Times
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06/11/09
[VIDEO] Sonic Youth do “Sacred Trickster” on Letterman
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06/10/09
Sonic Youth Rock New York Apple Store With “Eternal” Gems If you hung out in New York's ...
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