United Palace
4140 Broadway Ave
212.568.6700
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Sonic Youth
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Friday July 3, 2009 (8pm)
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- Price
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$39 - 45
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Almost three decades and 16 albums into their career, Sonic Youth have established a reputation of cool, virtually unmatched by any other active band in the indie world. Beginning as art-damaged noise rockers in the early '80s, they have gone on to embrace both the avant-garde and the mainstream, with 20th-century composers exerting just as much influence over their aesthetic as pop icons like Madonna. Their most recent album, The Eternal, continues their late-career hitting streak with another collection of solid-to-great tunes that run the gamut from Ramones-style two-minute blasts of punk to mellowed, ballad-like compositions punctuated by abrasive dirges, all of which will be welcome setlist additions to their towering live performances.
