Oh man, I really hope 'Sister' gets the reissue treatment. It's definitely my favorite from the earlier years.

Got to see the Lee Ranaldo Band last night. They were great, although the crowd wasn't completely into it for some reason. I guess Sunday night shows aren't ideal.

I snagged a spot first row just to the right of Ranaldo, watching him play guitar from such a close vantage point was wonderful. And that's not to forget Steve Shelley, he is an excellent drummer and plays off Ranaldo extremely well.

Awesome!



Very jealous.

He broke a string halfway through a song and continued to play while retuning the remaining five strings. He can be my rhythm guitar player any day of the week.

i hope to see him this tour, even if his record its not my favorite.

They also played a Talking Heads cover.

"White Cross"

i couldnt care less about USA economical crisis but hell this is good!

Jeff Mangum, Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, and Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto will perform at an upcoming Occupy Wall Street charity event. Other performers include Janeane Garofalo, TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, and Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead.
The event—which will also stream as a web-based telethon—takes place Nov. 15 at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, and aims to raise $50,000 for Strike Debt, an OWS fringe organization that purchases debt for the purpose of eliminating it. As the group’s website says, “We buy debt for pennies on the dollar, but instead of collecting it, we abolish it. We cannot buy specific individual's debt—instead, we help liberate debtors at random through a campaign of mutual support, goodwill, and collective refusal." According to materials associated with Strike Debt, a $250 donation eliminates an estimated $5,000 worth of debt

I enjoy Rather Ripped a lot more than I used to. Bless little Steve Shelley's heart. He worked hard on this album, didn't he?

When Steve's drums come thundering in on Death Valley '69 from Smart Bar: Chicago 1985, I swear I can almost feel myself being flung against the wall of that club from their sheer force.

I went to pick that up today at the record store, but I saw a used Green River record and made a decision based on probability.

Good choice. That SY isn't going anywhere.

I never noticed this before, but towards the end of Jams Run Free, the band briefly settles into a drum and bass groove that's very similar to Washing Machine.

some sonic youth`s awesomeness..even if Mark Ibold is there...

It's a shame that I left my headphones at home. That looks like a lot of fun.

its such an intense and fun performance...completely different from the shows from 2011, were they played intense but NOT fun shows at all.

Blasting NYC Ghosts + Flowers.

Totally underrated (and unfairly maligned) record.

i need to listen to that one more often...its a special one for me because that´s the tour i first saw them, but at the time i wasnt too interested on it because i would listen to dirty all fuckin day.

The title track is probably my favourite Sonic Youth song.

I'm more than ready for a new Sonic Youth LP.

I can't imagine it will end like this.

I'm thinking 2014.