Is it silly to preview a show that's sold out? We don't know. But we're going to do it anyway, because this is Sonic Youth. That's right, Sonic Youth, the gigantic, mighty ancestors of today's indie scene. It's their 25th anniversary and they're still rocking the hardcore experimental punk/indie stuff. Just look at their latest album, Rather Ripped, which came out yesterday. It's the same kind of amazingly powerful, imaginative art-music they've been doing for years. Which is both exciting and a bit boring at the same time. But still, it's Sonic Youth!! They are it. They are a huge cornerstone in the foundations of rock. They made cool. Everybody should see them at least once.

Oh, and they're playing with some crazy band called Be Your Own Pet, which R5 Productions describes as, amongst other things, "an irresistible whirlwind of barely controlled psychobilly punk pop." R5 has some MP3s of their stuff over there (just follow the link and scroll down) that sound pretty awesome, too. So we hope you already got your tickets, or know a guy who knows a guy, because this should be an incredible show.

Sonic Youth w/Be Your Own Pet
The Starlight Ballroom (460 N. 9th St., just below 9th and Spring Garden)
Tonight, 8PM
Sold Out

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