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Aug 2nd, 2011 (Tue)
  August 2 steve w/ Spectre Folk - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY - Cameo Gallery
Aug 4th, 2011 (Thu)
  August 4 - Thurston - Salt Lake City, UT - Pioneer Park Twilight Concert
Aug 6th, 2011 (Sat)
  Aug 6 - Lee workshop + performance in Lecce, Italy
A workshop in Lecce Italy as part of Lee Ranaldo/Leah Singer residency at SoundRes in Southern Italy. Part demonstration, part 'recruitment' for possible performers to be included in the Ranaldo/Singer "Sight Unseen" performance on the following night. More info: soundres.org. In addition, Lee will perform Phill Niblock's piece "Guitar too, for Four" which will include parts recorded both by Lee and by Thurston, on tape.
Aug 6th, 2011 (Sat)
  August 6 steve w/ Disappears - House of Blues - Chicago, IL 10pm SOLD OUT
supporting Arctic Monkeys at House of Blues 11pm - 17+ www.houseofblues.com
Aug 6th, 2011 (Sat)
  August 6 steve w/ Disappears - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL 12:30pm
disappears go on around 12:30pm 2nd show at House of Blues supporting Arctic Monkeys later this night at 10pm www.houseofblues.com
Aug 7th, 2011 (Sun)
  Aug 7 - Lee Ranaldo + Leah Singer "Sight Unseen" performance in Lecce, Italy
Leah & Lee will present 'sight unseen' in the baroque town of Lecce Italy in the ornate Palazzo del Celestini, at dark on this night. Additional performers for this special version of their performance will be found amongst the core group of artists in residence at SoundRes this year, as well as local musicians and vocalists. More info: soundres.org
Aug 12th, 2011 (Fri)
  August 12 Sonic Youth + WILD FLAG + Kurt Vile - Williamsburg Waterfront - Brooklyn, NY
Sonic Youth will perform at Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn, NY on August 12, 2011. Tickets are now on sale. Doors open at 5:30pm - Kurt Vile starts at 6:30pm - Service charge free tickets will be available at both the Best Buy Theatre Box Office 1515 Broadway at 44th St in Manhattan and Sound Fix Records 44 Berry on North 11th St Brooklyn Tickets also available via Ticketmaster.
Aug 18th, 2011 (Thu)
  August 18 steve w/ Disappears - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret
disappears west coast tour : 8.18.11 VANCOUVER BC THE BILTMORE CABARET 8.19.11 SEATTLE WA THE CROCODILE 8.20.11 PORTLAND OR DOUG FIR 8.22.11 SAN FRANCISCO CA BOTTOM OF THE HILL 8.23.11 VISALIA, CA THE CELLAR DOOR 8.24.11 LOS ANGELES CA SATELLITE CLUB 8.25.11 SAN DIEGO CA CASBAH all dates w/ obits
Aug 19th, 2011 (Fri)
  August 19 steve w/ Disappears - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
Aug 20th, 2011 (Sat)
  August 20 steve w/ Disappears - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
Aug 22nd, 2011 (Mon)
  August 22 steve w/ Disappears - San Franciso, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Aug 23rd, 2011 (Tue)
  August 23 steve w/ Disappears - Visalia, CA - The Cellar Door
Aug 24th, 2011 (Wed)
  August 24 steve w/ Disappears - Los Angeles , CA - Satellite Club
Aug 25th, 2011 (Thu)
  August 25 steve w/ Disappears - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Aug 28th, 2011 (Sun)
  August 28 Thurston Moore - Ottawa Folk Festival - Ottawa, ON Canada
Aug 30th, 2011 (Tue)
  August 30 Thurston - Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church Sanctuary
Aug 31st, 2011 (Wed)
  August 31 Thurston Moore - Late Show with David Letterman
Sep 7th, 2011 (Wed)
  September 7 steve with Disappears - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
Sep 9th, 2011 (Fri)
  September 9 steve w/ Disappears - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
Sep 9th, 2011 (Fri)
  Sept 9 - Lee solo at Ellnora Guitar Festival, Krannert Center, Illinois
Lee will perform solo suspended guitar phenomena to the Buster Keaton film COPS, for this guitar festival. more info: www.krannertcenter.com
Sep 10th, 2011 (Sat)
  September 10 steve w/ Disappears - Chicago, IL - Onion's A.V. Festival
9.10.11 CHICAGO IL ONION'S A.V. FESTIVAL W/ HUM & THERMALS
Sep 26th, 2011 (Mon)
  September 26 Lee w Glacial Trio Knitting Factory NYC
The Glacial Trio--Lee Ranaldo/David Watson/Tony Buck--will perform a rare gig in NYC at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, Sept 26th, 8pm. More info bk.knittingfactory.com Also on the bill will be Man Forever (Kid Millions/Brian Chase/Emily Manzo/Richard Hoffman/Shahin Motia) and a trio of Knitting Factory Brooklyn presents Magda Mayas, C Spencer Yeh and Okkyung Lee. Come on out! The show will also be streamed live and then archived here: www.livestream.com/theknitbrooklyn
Sep 27th, 2011 (Tue)
  September 27 Thurston Moore - Los Angeles, CA- Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetary
Sep 29th, 2011 (Thu)
  September 29 Thurston Moore- Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Library
with Cass McCombs
Sep 30th, 2011 (Fri)
  September 30 Singer-Ranaldo 'contre-jour' Belgium
Leah & Lee will stage the musical+visual performance ‘contre-jour’(against the light) in the church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The duo will enter into a dialogue with Brion Gysin & Ian Sommerville's ‘Dream Machines’, which are on view in the church for the entire run of the Biennial. info: www.contour2011.be
Sep 30th, 2011 (Fri)
  September 30 Thurston Moore - San Francisco, CA - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - FREE
Oct 15th, 2011 (Sat)
  October 15 Lee Ranaldo + band - Brooklyn, NY Bell House - opening for Wild Flag
the debut performance of Lee + band (including Steve, Alan Licht + Irwin Menken), performing titles from Lee's upcoming album, and opening for the stellar Wild Flag...
Oct 21st, 2011 (Fri)
  October 21 Lee+Leah in Toronto X-AVANT Festival
6pm show 'Contre-Jour' (for Brion Gysin)' sound and image Here's web info on the show: musicgallery.org X AVANT NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL VI: TALES OF TWO CITIES LEE RANALDO & LEAH SINGER: CONTRE JOUR Sonic Youth member and his visual artist partner present a piece for "swinging" electric guitar and visuals! Friday October 21 Location: SPK, 206 Beverley Street EARLY SHOW! Doors 5pm - Concert 6pm Tickets $25 advance at Rotate This, Soundscapes Ticketweb.ca At the door: $30 regular, $15 for members Leah Singer is a Canadian-born visual artist whose work ranges from printed matter to film. Lee Ranaldo is an American composer, writer, visual artist and founding member of the groundbreaking avant-rock group Sonic Youth. Since the early 1990s, the New York-based pair have collaborated on many works exploring audio/visual performance and installation, including: Drift, a live film and music performance which toured the world for over a decade, iloveyouihateyou, an audio-visual installation created for Magasin3 in Stockholm, and sight unseen, a video and music performance which premiered at Toronto's Nuit Blanche in 2010. They have also published a number of books together, the most recent being Water Days (Dis Voir, Paris, 2010). The Music Gallery is proud to present the North American premiere of tonight's presentation, Contre Jour. This piece conjures the memory of Brion Gysin and his Dream Machine and was first presented at the Contour festival in Mechelen, Belgium in September 2011. Presented with the support of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism's Celebrate Ontario program. Co-presented with InterAccess & the Images Festival. More info: 416-204-1080 • www.musicgallery.org
Nov 5th, 2011 (Sat)
  November 5 Sonic Youth Buenos Aires Argentina - Personal Fest 2011
Nov 8th, 2011 (Tue)
  November 8 Sonic Youth - Festival Primavera O – Teatro de Verano - Montevideo, Uruguay
tickets at --- reduts.com.uy
Nov 10th, 2011 (Thu)
  November 10 Sonic Youth - Lima, Peru - Scencia Theatre
Tickets : www.teleticket.com.pe
Nov 13th, 2011 (Sun)
  November 13 Sonic Youth - Santiago, Chile - Maquinaria Festival
www.maquinariafestival.cl
Nov 14th, 2011 (Mon)
  November 14 Sonic Youth - Sao Paulo, Brazil - SWU Music and Arts Festival
www.swu.com.br
Nov 19th, 2011 (Sat)
  November 19 Lee solo acoustic Casa Da Musica, Porto Portugal
Lee will be doing a rare solo acoustic gig previewing the songs from his forthcoming album, in Porto Portugal's Casa Da Musica on Nov 19. Also on the bill: Dean Wareham (Luna, Galaxy 500) and Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab). Info HERE: www.casadamusica.com
Nov 19th, 2011 (Sat)
  November 19 steve w/ Spectre Folk Brooklyn, NY - Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
SPECTRE FOLK/AIR WAVES/BEACH ARABS/PC CHILLERS/LUSHES at Big Snow Buffalo Lodge Time Saturday, November 19 at 9:00pm - November 20 at 12:00am Big Snow Buffalo Lodge 89 Varet St. Brooklyn, NY
Nov 20th, 2011 (Sun)
  November 20 Thurston Moore Easthampton, MA - Flywheel Arts Collective
Thurston will perform his Psychic Hearts LP in it's entirety. www.facebook.com
Nov 21st, 2011 (Mon)
  November 21 steve w/ Spectre Folk Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio
All Ages - 9pm
Nov 27th, 2011 (Sun)
  November 27 Thurston Moore Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
tickets : www.tickets.ie/umack Doors at 7:30pm Button Factory Curved Street- Temple Bar
Nov 28th, 2011 (Mon)
  November 28 Thurston Moore Glasgow, Scotland - Arches
tickets : www.ticketweb.co.uk
Nov 29th, 2011 (Tue)
  November 29 Thurston Moore Leeds, UK - Brudnell
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk
Nov 30th, 2011 (Wed)
  November 30 Thurston Moore Manchester, UK - The Ritz
www.ticketline.co.uk www.seetickets.com