Does anyone know any must see Sonic Youth places/locations in New York??

sonicbairn · 05.10.2009, 09:19 AM

I'm going on friday.. any famous sonic youth hangouts?? Ta

hevusa · 05.10.2009, 11:50 AM

Thurston Moore's pants.

sonicbairn · 05.10.2009, 12:07 PM

i wish hahaha

nicfit · 05.10.2009, 12:50 PM

I'd say Murray Street...

drrrtyboots · 05.10.2009, 02:09 PM

Lydia Lunch's vagina maybe?

automatic bzooty · 05.10.2009, 02:24 PM

^ yeah, i hear that's a really popular attraction. like those caverns in kentucky, mammoth cave and all that, but way more decrepit.

scott v · 05.10.2009, 07:37 PM

HAHA, this is a weirdo thread almost borders on poparazzo style techniques to stalking behavior... wtf and thurston and kim don't live in nyc anymore, maybe lee still does and steve is in jersey... hoboken?

Magic Wheel Memory · 05.10.2009, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by scott v

HAHA, this is a weirdo thread almost borders on poparazzo style techniques to stalking behavior... wtf and thurston and kim don't live in nyc anymore, maybe lee still does and steve is in jersey... hoboken?

Maybe he means places where they used to hang out. Anyway, CBGB is closed, and the city has changed quite a bit since they started out. I would just find out who's playing at The Stone. It has nothing to do with SY history, but there's some great music there. Or just wander around the Lower East Side, where they used to live.

black mantle · 05.11.2009, 06:08 AM

Not that weird of a question.

Like, where's the corner in the Daydream Nation booklet? I know it is not the same looking anymore, but whatever. Stuff like that is harmless. Where is the corner Steve is eating pizza in the Titanum Expose video? There are endless answers to their question of Sonic Youth related spots in NYC.

I would recommend going to Printed Matter.

Some people find it exciting to walk down a street mentioned in their favorite song, or say, the name of an album. I understand that myself, sometimes. Especially if you haven't been to New York a ton, it can feel exciting.

Moshe · 05.11.2009, 06:13 AM

Steve was supposed to write a NY/NJ guide book...
i wonder if he ever did?

_slavo_ · 05.11.2009, 07:11 AM

Hmmm ... maybe the place where the Noisefest took place back in 1981 ... yes, the White Columns gallery.

silverfreepress (sdasher) · 05.11.2009, 09:47 AM

Orchard/Delancey

barnaclelapse · 05.11.2009, 10:06 AM

I have a friend who used to make it a yearly thing to go to some of Kurt Cobain's old hangouts in Seattle.

I don't think it's weird at all. If you're into a band or artist, you're interested in seeing some of the history you weren't able to catch in person. It's all about the energy of a place, and I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to tap into it a little.

scott v · 05.11.2009, 10:28 AM

sorry i was reading into the first post the wrong way...

neptuneg · 05.11.2009, 10:57 AM

You can go to Murray St. where their studio was. Easiest way is to take the 6 to the Brooklyn Bridge stop. It's a pretty area if it's nice out.

soniknirve · 05.11.2009, 11:35 AM

thurston joked at a ny show that lee lives at the corner of duane and reade.

negative8ball · 05.11.2009, 02:12 PM

Totally makes sense to me - heck, when I did my first visit to NY (other than the BAM performance) - I tried to see landmarks - meant to get a Murray Street photo (but missed out)... wasn't their studio near/in the vicinity of Ground Zero?

I did see the old CBGBs location, Joey Ramone Place (a section of Broadway), the original Factory location etc)... makes perfect sense to me...

Wish I'd thought to ask here for some SY locales... [smirk]

blunderbuss · 05.11.2009, 04:45 PM

Just go to Other Music and Downtown Music Gallery. Not SY hangouts, but good places to buy good music anyway.

RanaldoNecro · 05.11.2009, 05:18 PM

Many Lit buffs are into lit tourism or the like. It would just make sense to read Kafka before you went to Prague...It enriches the experience...

BushIsAPsycho · 05.11.2009, 09:04 PM

http://toddpnyc.com/ for cool shows at what not

Williamsburg in Brooklyn too has an awesome bookstore and record store and a great pizza joint I forget where tho

oh yeah haven't been to but the LaMonte Young gallery is supposed to be cool...

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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	I'd say Murray Street... __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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automatic bzooty invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,859	^ yeah, i hear that's a really popular attraction. like those caverns in kentucky, mammoth cave and all that, but way more decrepit.
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scott v expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,484	HAHA, this is a weirdo thread almost borders on poparazzo style techniques to stalking behavior... wtf and thurston and kim don't live in nyc anymore, maybe lee still does and steve is in jersey... hoboken?
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black mantle empty page Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7	Not that weird of a question. Like, where's the corner in the Daydream Nation booklet? I know it is not the same looking anymore, but whatever. Stuff like that is harmless. Where is the corner Steve is eating pizza in the Titanum Expose video? There are endless answers to their question of Sonic Youth related spots in NYC. I would recommend going to Printed Matter. Some people find it exciting to walk down a street mentioned in their favorite song, or say, the name of an album. I understand that myself, sometimes. Especially if you haven't been to New York a ton, it can feel exciting.
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Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,895	Steve was supposed to write a NY/NJ guide book... i wonder if he ever did?
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_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,908	Hmmm ... maybe the place where the Noisefest took place back in 1981 ... yes, the White Columns gallery. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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silverfreepress (sdasher) the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 588	Orchard/Delancey
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barnaclelapse the destroyed room Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Waverly, Virginia Posts: 577	I have a friend who used to make it a yearly thing to go to some of Kurt Cobain's old hangouts in Seattle. I don't think it's weird at all. If you're into a band or artist, you're interested in seeing some of the history you weren't able to catch in person. It's all about the energy of a place, and I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to tap into it a little.
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scott v expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,484	sorry i was reading into the first post the wrong way...
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neptuneg 100% Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 764	You can go to Murray St. where their studio was. Easiest way is to take the 6 to the Brooklyn Bridge stop. It's a pretty area if it's nice out.
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soniknirve the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 686	thurston joked at a ny show that lee lives at the corner of duane and reade.
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negative8ball bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 122	Totally makes sense to me - heck, when I did my first visit to NY (other than the BAM performance) - I tried to see landmarks - meant to get a Murray Street photo (but missed out)... wasn't their studio near/in the vicinity of Ground Zero? I did see the old CBGBs location, Joey Ramone Place (a section of Broadway), the original Factory location etc)... makes perfect sense to me... Wish I'd thought to ask here for some SY locales... [smirk]
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blunderbuss invito al cielo Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,526	Just go to Other Music and Downtown Music Gallery. Not SY hangouts, but good places to buy good music anyway.
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RanaldoNecro expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Eye Of The Squirrel Posts: 1,481	Many Lit buffs are into lit tourism or the like. It would just make sense to read Kafka before you went to Prague...It enriches the experience... __________________ He is not Alone
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BushIsAPsycho bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 86	http://toddpnyc.com/ for cool shows at what not Williamsburg in Brooklyn too has an awesome bookstore and record store and a great pizza joint I forget where tho oh yeah haven't been to but the LaMonte Young gallery is supposed to be cool... __________________ Come check a guy out: http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/sear...ink%20charades
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