Stereogum — The Eternal, complete with its "heavy ass weirdo hooks," is Sonic Youth's 16th album, but the band (now with Mark Ibold) come off as energized as ever in this clip of them performing the Lee Ranaldo track "What We Know" on Jools Holland. Lee's songs ... more info

Culture Bully — Sonic Youth perform "What We Know" on the April 28 episode of Later... with Jools Holland. more info

411 Mania — Yoko Ono, Sonic Youth, The Roots and more... more info

Guardian Music — Scala, LondonThere's a moment in Sonic Youth's seminal tour documentary, 1991: The Year Punk Broke, when the camera finds Thurston Moore in contemplative mood. "To us," he says, "the future is a dare."Fast forward 19 years and Sonic Youth are as defi... more info

Stereogum — If the Pitchfork Festival is too far for you Northwesterners to trek for the return of the Jesus Lizard, mark off July 24-25 and get to Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party. In addition to Yow, the fest promises Sonic Youth, Deerhunter, Micachu, Earth,... more info

AngryApe — In support of their new album The Eternal more info

JamBase — Austin City Limits 2009 | October 2-4 | Zilker Park | Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 2009 event. Set to go down October 2-4 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX, the festival features 130 bands on 8 stages ov... more info

NME — Black Lips, Deerhunter also set for Capitol Hill Block Party more info

Stereogum — As festival-lineup announcement season (yes, it's its own season now) continues, the most entertaining game to play with respect to headliners is "What year is this, 1991?" I thought Lolla had it wrapped with their zeitgeist grabbing spread of Too... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Kambouris/WireImage Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band and the Beastie Boys will headline this year’s Austin City Limits festival, taking place in the Texas capital’s Zilker Park October 2-4th. The eclectic bill also includes current Rolling St... more info