AngryApe — With new gigs in September and October more info

Rolling Stone — Sonic Youth extend their tour for The Eternal with a handful of West Coast dates, Black Francis plots two weeks worth of shows before hitting the road with Pixies and recent Breaking artists Deer Tick book shows at Newport’s Folk Festival, Austin C... more info

NME — There's seven more shows on tour more info

411 Mania — Band will be supporting The Eternal... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Switching gears entirely, and the words of John Cleese, “and now for something completely different.”  With the release of Sonic Youth’s The Eternal earlier this summer I’ve been working in tracks from Evol and Sister on ye olde aquarium d... more info

Live Daily — Sonic Youth [ tickets ] has added an additional leg of Western US dates to its itinerary this fall as the band continues to support its latest studio release, "The Eternal." The seven-city slate picks up where the band's current trek--which contin... more info

Persona Sauna — NPR listeners came out of the woodwork to cast their votes for the year's best music thus far, and Animal Collective took the top spots in both Best Album and Best Song.Best Singles of 2009 (so far)1. "My Girls" Animal Collective2. "Two Weeks" Grizz... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend, Seattle roped off a couple of blocks on Pike Street to host the Capitol Hill Block Party, inviting everyone from Sonic Youth to Micachu to Jesus Lizard to help fill out a strong roster of artists. And Speaking of Yow's iconic ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Merce Cunningham @ BAM w/ Dance Company & Sonic Youth (more by Stephanie Berger) Merce Cunningham, the American choreographer who was among a handful of 20th-century figures to make dance a major art and a major form of theater, died... more info

Culture Bully — Photo and video coverage of Sonic Youth at Minneapolis' First Avenue (07/21/2009). more info