Sonic Youth: The Essential Playlist

Sonic Youth: The Essential Playlist

Sonic Youth ages gracefully, noisily: Aidin Vaziri | Having made an unearthly racket for the past 30 years, East Village ambassadors Sonic Youth return to the Bay Area next week with a back catalog of songs that predicted new wave, indie, grunge, nu metal and possibly even Lady Gaga. We pick some of the band's finest in anticipation of their arrival. Read more.