Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Optimo @ Public Assembly * Thurston Moore @ Maxwell's * Soul Rebels Brass Band @ Brooklyn Bowl * The Yardbirds, Vanilla Fudge @ Irving Plaza * Luke Moldof + Reuben Son, Hell Hoarse @ The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Thurston Moore (more by Bao Nguyen) today in NYC * stuff @ Barbes * Q-Tip (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Jenny Owen Youngs @ Maxwell's * John and Scott @ UCB * Totally J/K @ UCB East * Break... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Rhyton, featuring Dave Shuford (No Neck Blues Band, D. Charles Speer), Jimy SeiTang (Psychic Ills), and Spencer Herbst (Messages, Matta Llama), specialize in space-y psychedelia that tips its hat to greats of the genre including Krautrock tita... more info

Guardian Music — As the indie rock veterans go on (possibly indefinite) hiatus, tell us what Sonic Youth mean to youSpeaking to Rolling Stone magazine this week, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo revealed the band are "ending for a while". This followed recent news that co-f... more info

Guardian Music — Lee Ranaldo casts further doubt on Sonic Youth's future, suggesting there are no plans to record new materialSonic Youth are "ending for a while", Lee Ranaldo said on Monday, explaining "every band runs its course". The guitarist is working on solo m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Thurston Moore at MHOW in May (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) New York Guitar Festival have added some new shows to their initial lineup for this January, which included shows at the Merkin Concert Hall. They've since... more info

Nialler9 — Highlights: Star Slinger, The Staves, We Cut Corners, Ikonika, Onra, Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest, Monster Truck Gallery Fundraiser, Aeroplane and Thurston Moore. A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Thurston at Pitchfork Fest in July (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) As mentioned, Thurston Moore is playing an acoustic set for Lincoln Center's American Songbook 2012 Season on February 2. Tickets for the show are on sale now. Thurston has since... more info

KEXP Seattle — As you probably know by now, Sonic Youth frontcouple Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon have called it quits. The future of the band remains uncertain, as Moore continues his solo tour, so if you’re looking to relive that live Sonic Youth experience, lo... more info

Guardian Music — MEN Arena, ManchesterHeartbreak does funny things to people. When the news emerged last summer that Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and TV presenter Alexa Chung had split up, the indie nation mourned the loss of its articulate and photogenic It-couple. T... more info