
Sonic Youth played the "final show ever" at McCarren Pool this past Saturday night and brought the house down with a set that included some rarities, oldies, fan favorites, and two brand new songs they "wrote just a few days ago". In all, the show was fantastic. The band was in fine form and Thurston and Kim rocked as though the passing of time does not affect them. However, the show was over before 9:30pm (they started right around 7:45), and they did not play "Teen Age Riot" or "Kool Thing" or "Dirty Boots" or "100%". I'm [...]