JANE MAGAZINE COMP CD TRACK HERE!!!

If you were sent here by a sticker on the cover of the Jane Magazine compilation CD, please click here to get the frequentially-correct version of our track "plastic sun."

if you weren't sent here by the sticker, yr more than welcome to grab it anyway.

ECHOCAM BACK IN ACTION
As some astute people have already noticed, the echo cam is functioning again. Look out for possible improvements to the technology.

OFFICIAL LIST OF
RE-CONFIRMED ARTISTS FOR
MARCH 15-17 ATP

Sonic Youth - Yes
Stereolab - Yes
Peaches - Yes
Unwound - Yes
Destroy All Monsters - Yes
Dead C - Yes
Bardo Pond - Yes
Papa M - Yes
US Maple - Yes
Bride of No No - Yes
Tony Conrad - Yes
Melvins - NO - THEY ARE GETTING MARRIED
Nathaniel Mackey - Yes
Ira Cohen - Yes
Gerard Malanga - Yes
Lydia Lunch - Yes
Jon Sinclair - Yes
Fred Anderson - Yes
Neil Michael Hagerty - Yes
Cat Power - Yes
Unwound - Yes
Quixotic - Yes
White Out - Yes
Chris Lee - yes
Christina Rosenvinge - Yes
Pita - Yes
Aphex Twin - Yes
The Boredoms - Yes
Television - Yes
Kevin Drumm + Lee Ranaldo- Yes

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SONIC SHOW IN NORTHHAMTON ANNOUNCED

Suddenly, you have another chance to see Sonic Youth. With J Mascis performing a solo acoustic set and Ecstatic Peace recording artists Paul Flaherty and Chris Corsano. November 16 at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton. This one should be hott!

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SONIC MATTERS/SONIC KOLLABORATINOS AT ART METROPOLE IN TORONTO

Art Metropole is pleased to announce Sonic Matters, Sonic
Kollaborations, an exhibition of ephemera and printed matter either produced by, or in collaboration with, the popular New
York City musical collective, Sonic Youth. Materials exhibited include concert flyers, posters, zines, writings by band members (including Kim Gordon's project for FILE Magazine); artist
books by Lee Ranaldo, and of course record and compact disc
designs.

In addition to their own self-generated materials, Sonic Youth has a long history of collaborating with many visual artists, among them Mike Kelley, Raymond Pettibon, Gerhard Richter, James Welling, Richard Kern, Dan Graham, John Knight, Lydia Lunch, Christian Marclay, Rodney Graham, Yoko Ono and Jeff Wall. The work spans a period of approximately 20 years, from the inception of Sonic Youth to the present.

Art Metropole is pleased to present this traveling exhibition, following-up on the publication of "Letter From NYC" by Sonic Youth in the fall of 2000. It was the 20th and final issue of our highly successful Little Cockroach Press Series.

Art Metropole gratefully acknowledges the financial support of The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the city of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.

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ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES POSTPONED

After much deliberation, the All Tomorrows Parties organization, along with curators Sonic Youth, have opted to postpone the dates of this event (originally Oct. 19-21 2001) to the weekend of March 15-17 2002. It will still happen at UCLA campus.

Though Sonic Youth have been severely compromised (their studio exists at "ground zero" and is, for the most part, inaccessible - some of us have been evacuated from our homes, some of us were directly under shower of the attack), the band was prepared to play ATP regardless. All involved were prepared to have the event address the crisis and to deliver proceeds in benefit. A gathering of musicians, artists and poets could only have been a positive thing.

Personal travel anxieties, a complete halt to ticket sales and a general sense of unease due to the unpredictability of the Bush/Taliban conflict are the primary factors of our decision to postpone. Additionally, a sense of responsibility towards our children at this time for an environment of stability and reflection is indeed a priority.

We apologize to the artists, their various agents, management, and personnel who invested valuable time and effort towards making this ATP a success. We can only hope to see everyone springtime 2002 under more cheerful circumstance.

-sonic youth

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SMELLS LIKE RECORDS ON WEST COAST

As of today and for the next two weeks, west coast types will have the chance to see part of the smells like roster in the revue format that the east coast has been privy to for the past year or so. The band leaders are Chris Lee and Christina Rosenvinge, and the backing band is Tim Foljahn on guitar, Jeremy Wilms on bass, and Steve Shelley on drums.

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THINGS BEHIND THE SUN ON FILM IN NYC
Here's the chance for New Yorkers without cable to see the film with the Sonic soundtrack. Or for people who would just rather see it on film (this print is much more vivid than the videotapes that have been at the studio!) The movie will be playing at The Screening Room Friday,October 12 through Thursday, October 18. The scheduled showtimes are 3:15pm, 5:30pm, 7:45pm, and 10:00pm. Saturday and Sunday
matinees are1:00pm.

The Screening Room
212-334-2100
54 Varick, corner of Canal and Varick
New York, NY 10013

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LEE RANALDO / LEAH SINGER GIG IN L.A. POSTPONED

The performance by Lee Ranaldo and Leah Singer scheduled
for Oct. 18th at the Electronic Orphanage in Los Angeles will be cancelled along w ATP, However a projection by Leah will be screened as part of EO's ongoing series, on Nov. 3, and hershow at Acuna-Hansen Gallery will open as planned on Oct 13 and run until Nov 10.

Peace

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NYC BENEFIT CONCERT 10/07/01

Sonic Youth, Tom Verlaine and guests have scheduled a show this coming Sunday, October 7th, 8pm at NYC's Bowery
Ballroom that will benefit the following two organizations:

1) The Asociacion Tepeyac, a not-for-profit organization that represents Mexican and other Latino immigrants in NYC According to USA Today, as of September 20th, Mexican and South American losses numbered several hundred people. They worked at Windows on the World, office cafeterias, cleaning services, and delivery companies.

The media has paid little, if any, attention to this group of innocent victims. They worked and lived in New York City and the senseless attack has left their families in despair and sorrow, just as with all the other victims. However, unlike the families of the brave firefighters and policemen who perished in the attack, many of the Mexican and South American victims families and dependents will not be receiving generous settlements from the city and few of the workers or their families possessed insurance policies.

Contact:
Asociación Tepeyac de New York
251 West 14th St.
Tel. (212) 633-7108
Fax (212) 633-1554
New York, NY. USA 10011
asoctepeyac@hotmail.com  
http://www.tepeyac.org/

2). The New York Women's Foundation, the only public U.S. foundation dedicated solely to low-income women and girls in NYC, has set up a special disaster relief fund for helping low-income women and girls directly affected by the WTC terrorist attack. Many of the low-wage workers in the Twin Towers were women. They were breadwinners of their families.

Contact:
NYWF
120 Wooster St.
New York, N.Y. 10012
Tel. (212) 226-2220
info@nywf.org
http://www.nywf.org/disaster_release.html

CONCERT INFO:
Bowery Ballroom in NYC
Sunday, October 7
8:00 PM (7:00 PM doors)
18 & OVER ID Required
U.S.$20.00

TOM VERLAINE GROUP / CHRIS CORSANO,
PAUL FLAHERTY,T. MOORE, JIM O'ROURKE /
KIM GORDON, JIM O'ROURKE, DJ OLIVE /
CAT POWER / EILEEN MYLES / SONIC YOUTH

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SONICS SAFE
WTC GOES DOWN
BLOCKS FROM ECHO CANYON

Although the sonic studio is mere blocks from the (now collapsed) World Trade Center, none of the band members were hurt in the catastrophe of 9/11. Lee and his family and Jim were in the area at the time but escaped unharmed.

The condition of the studio is unknown at this point, as the area close to the disaster remains off-limits. Hopefully later this week it will be possible to visit the building. Major damage seems unlikely; reports have said that the street sustained little damage, though an engine from one of the planes supposedly landed almost in front of our door.

Once the studio is up and running again, it is back to work on the new album and a soundtrack for a French film called Demonlover. The month of August was spent working on both of these projects, writing songs and producing collages for the film. One song from August- a no-wave rocker entitled >=Plastic Sun<= will appear on a compilation included with newsstand copies of an upcoming issue of Jane magazine. Unfortunately, due to a digital error the song appears on the CD at the wrong pitch! Look here for an MP3 of the song as it is supposed to be.

Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the events of last week; we pray there is peace ahead and not further madness. We hope all of you are safe,

-sonic youth

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