Sonic Youth to Play UPenn Spring Fling + Student Reactions

pissed off
Occupation: student
Location: philadelphia

this may prove amazing.

You don't deserve anything

thing is, the last time i saw SY was when they opened for Wilco at Philly's Festival Pier. there were about 5,000 or so people in attendance, and it was a dead silence throughout SY's set - and they were amazing, not that really anyone noticed!

i guess any FAP plans will be in the Univ. City area, and i'm not all that familiar - it's generally too far west for me. you're from baltimore, right? email me and we'll figure out where you're meeting maria and go from there.

it got moved to the tweeter! because of cat power...and facebook! whoopee!

???

"I wouldn't really say I'm a fan," she said, "I downloaded a Sonic Youth song, but I might not go anymore because getting caught by the RIAA was a big downer. I guess it wasn't hard to find the one person downloading Sonic Youth."

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no, richard-san. i think it's a fascinating sociology capstone project to subject sonic youth to penn undergraduates. i for one am thrilled. throw open the laboratory doors!

i wish they published actual numbers of tickets sold. i'd like to see sonic youth with like 40 other people.

The STA Side stage bands include Felix Sarco, Idiosympathy and Kairos; In addition to the top three winners of the Battle of the Bands which include A.I. Inc, Dragon Slayer, and Tokyo Vertigo.

also from the site: And David is not your average songwriter. He sings with the passion of Howie Day one minute, then the calm ease of Jack Johnson another and is lyrically as capable as either of the two.

* Cocteau Twins/Galaxie 500
* Sonic Youth (not that STP)
* Bauhaus reunion show (the last one before Coachella)
* Melvins
* Rodan/The Grifters
* Royal Trux/Trumans Water/Nothing Painted Blue/Shoe Face
* Unrest/Stereolab/Idaho
* Scrawl
* Poster Children
* Fastbacks
* Tsunami
* Drive Like Jehu/NAPO
* Hazel
* Mike Watt/fIREHOSE (way too many times to mention)
* Bikini Kill/Red Aunts
* Rocket From The Crypt/Red Aunts/Sandy Duncan's Eye
* Foo Fighters/Ween/Jawbreaker

Shows that were cancelled because of potential riots and/or conflicts with finals

* Green Day
* Unwound/Crain

and that's just a part of the top of my head there.

-- donut debonair (do...), April 12th, 2005.

haha I know exactly what you're referring to! on the intro to "The Bedroom"! that's awesome!

Our program board = fucking lazy.

What happened to you guys? Last year we had Liars and Broken Social Scene and this year we had Wolf Eyes and...? [i'm still going]

-- miccio (anthonyisrigh...), April 12th, 2005.

which dude? Ness? Chopper?

"wow, man. my school got shit like Maestro Fresh Wes (if you have any idea of who that is, holla)"

*Hollering*

my school too.

Canadian schools just ain't got the cash. i'm shocked at some of what i've seen upthread. the reactions from the Penn State kids is just one more reason to hate the Ivy League. I guess in their defence, the freshmen would have only been 3 years old when SY signed to Geffen, but that's still no excuse!