Sonic Youth are one of those rare bands whose recent output has equaled or even exceeded the quality of their earlier work. That's why it's even more of a shame that the band may be calling it quits after the recent split between singer Kim Gordon and guitarist/vocalist Thurston Moore, who recently ended a 27-year marriage.
The band's last concert of their scheduled tour was last night Sao Paulo, Brazil, and you can watch the full concert in the form of a YouTube playlist below.
Thurston Moore has also announced a string of solo dates for the end of the year/early next year in support of his most recent album, Demolished Thoughts. Tour dates can be found below the video.
Thurston Moore 2012 Tour Dates
11-20 Easthampton, MA - Flywheel Arts Collective (performing Psychic Hearts)
11-27 Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
11-28 Glasgow, Scotland - The Arches
11-29 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
11-30 Manchester, England - The Ritz
12-02 London, England - Union Chapel
12-03 Minehead, England - ATP Festival (performing Psychic Hearts) *
12-04 Cologne, Germany - Week-End Festival
12-05 Berlin, Germany - Volksbuhne
12-06 - Munich, Germany - Munchner Kammerspiele
12-07 Ferrara, Italy - Teatro Comunale
12-08 Rome, Italy - Auditorium Parco della Musica
12-09 Milan, Italy - Teatro Dal Verme
12-10 Zurich, Switzerland - Moods / Kilbi Im Exil
12-11 Paris, France - La Gaite Lyrique
12-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - De Duif
12-13 Ghent, Belgium - Vooruit Concertzaal
01-28 Hartford, CT - Arena Theatre @ Wadsworth Museum of Art
01-29 Burlington, VT - First Unitarian Church
01-30 Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery
01-31 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre ^
02-02 New York, NY - Lincoln Center's American Songbook
02-03 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
02-04 New Hope, PA - New Hope Winery
02-05 Washington, DC - Black Cat ^
02-07 Durham, NC - Duke Performances @ Reynolds Industrial Theatre
02-08 Atlanta, GA - The Goat Farm
02-10 Dallas, TX - Texas Theatre
02-11 Austin, TX - St. Davids Church
* with Tall Firs ^ with Kurt Vile
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