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More than a memoir, girl in a band is kim gordons sensibility as book. Tour dates, concert tickets 2019 kim althea gordon is an american musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director, fashion designer, and actress. Together with thurston moore, lee renaldo, and richard edson, kim gordon formed sonic youth in 1981, a. Now we can add kim gordons latest project to the list. Peaches teams with feist and kim gordon for new album, rub controversycourting electropop star returns with first lp in six years plus a north american tour. Permeates indie rock icon kim gordons first ever solo record. Jun 23, 2015 peaches teams with feist and kim gordon for new album, rub controversycourting electropop star returns with first lp in six years plus a north american tour. Mar 24, 2015 the standout passages in sonic youth singer kim gordon s new book, girl in a band, are all about her personal style. Amy poehler, actor, producer, writer ive always admired kim gordon. Kim fay is the author of the historical novel the map of lost memories, an edgar award finalist for best first novel, and the food memoir communion. Apr 26, 2018 but things get off to a great start when the cast of avengers. Feb 15, 2014 artist, musician and style icon, kim gordon has been at the cutting edge of culture for more than 30 years.
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Kim gordon announces book tour with carrie brownstein and. Gordon s primary musical act was the alternative rock band sonic youth, in which she sang and played bass and guitar. Kim gordon tour dates 2019, kim gordon concert tickets. For 30 years, kim gordon and thurston moore were the golden couple of alternative music. Kim althea gordon is an american musician, vocalist, and artist. There comes a point where i even wonder if were invading their private space. Kim gordon announces book tour with carrie brownstein, aimee mann, and jon wurster. The standout passages in sonic youth singer kim gordons new book, girl in a band, are all about her personal style. Theres a fairly set pattern of recording the albumgoing on tourrecording next album and so on. Alumna kim gordon plots guestfilled book tour for memoir. Kim gordon tickets kim gordon concert tickets and tour dates.
The long, public farewell came during the bands final tour of south america. Kim gordon tickets for the upcoming concert tour are on sale at stubhub. Kim gordon talks sonic youth and stevie nicks feet. Kim gordon has been making music since the early eighties, but somehow she just got around to making her first solo album. Sonic youths kim gordon in conversation with carrie brownstein. Theres certainly never any sense of the extraordinary power of sonic youth playing live on a. Kim gordon announces book tour with carrie brownstein.
That city i know doesnt exist anymore, and its more. Kim gordon announces girl in a band book tour posted by oscar january 9, 2015 sonic youths kim gordon is set to release her memoir, girl in a band, on february 24th and to help support it she will be hitting the road for an 11date book tour. Kim gordon plots guestfilled book tour for memoir by daniel kreps sonic youths kim gordon will release her memoir, girl in a band, on february 24th, and to mark the arrival of her tome, the bassist will embark on an 11date book tour that will find the bassist sitting down for a questionandanswer session with a different music or literary. Peaches teams with feist and kim gordon for new album, rub. At her north carolina stop, for instance, gordon will be interviewed by superchunk and mountain goats drummer jon wurster. Kim gordon is a musician, vocalist, visual artist, record producer, video director, fashion designer, and actress. Find out when kim gordon is next playing live near you. Sonic youths kim gordon will release her memoir, girl in a band, on february 24th, and to mark the arrival of her tome, the bassist will embark on an 11date book tour that will find the bassist. There are looming themes on the record having to do with displacement. Kim gordon has been busy with a variety of projects in recent years. Kim gordons firstever solo album is titled no home record. Sep 16, 2019 there comes a point where i even wonder if were invading their private space. The gogos kathy valentine going on book tour for new memoir. But things get off to a great start when the cast of avengers.
She is coediting a book of writing about women in music and has. Maria dizzia in the national tour of what the constitution means. Mar 05, 2015 kim gordon is a musician, vocalist, visual artist, record producer, video director, fashion designer, and actress. Fiercely, honestly, and with the creative abandon of a singular artist. Permeates indie rock icon kim gordons first ever solo. Artist, musician and style icon, kim gordon has been at the cutting edge of culture for more than 30 years. Kim althea gordon born april 28, 1953 is an american musician, singer, songwriter and bassist, guitarist, and vocalist in the alternative rock band sonic youth. Kim gordon announces book tour featuring carrie brownstein. Kim gordon announces girl in a band book tour pursuit. Kim gordons book tour has carrie brownstein, jon wurster. She sings, plays bass and guitar in the alternative rock band sonic youth. Granted, its a book tour in support of her memoir, girl in a band, but the run of dates actually has some musical elements.
Mar 12, 2020 kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids. Theres a fairly set pattern of recording the albumgoing on tour recording next album and so on. Mar 10, 2015 sonic youth cofounder kim gordon and sleaterkinneys carrie brownstein sat down for a sprawling and hilarious conversation to promote kim s new memoir girl in a band. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in.
Sonic youths kim gordon announces guestfilled us book. As founding members of the band sonic youth, they were admired for their pioneering work in new york city. Christian marclay by christian marclay book 14 editions published. Kim gordon, one of the boldest women in rock, fidgeted on a sofa. Infinity war shows up for their tour, and james teaches them about buying coffee and waiting in lines, and the tour makes a stop at. Girl in a band is a fascinating and honest memoir full of raw emotion and insight. Its as much about how she looks as what she sees, and it has a suppleness that feels authentic, as embarrassing as that word has become. Sonic youth is my all time favorite band and kim has been a female inspiration to me to be rebellious of gender stereotypes i have faced.
Gordon, who started out as a visual artist, rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band sonic youth, which she formed with thurston moore in. Their next tour date is sunday, may 24th at ab club in brussels, belgium. Kim gordon to hold first solo art exhibition at the andy. Buy and sell your kim gordon concert tickets today. Now, shes announced a book tour where shell be interviewed by. Kim gordon talks sonic youth and stevie nicks feet rolling. Now, shes announced a book tour where shell be interviewed by people such as sleaterkinney guitarist. Kim gordon plots guestfilled book tour for memoir rolling. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. There is so much that kim gordon seems to loathe, or at least be annoyed by, in this booklana del rey, moores new partner, billy corgan, the shiny new new yorkthat you begin to wonder. Dorian lynskey meets the singer as she embraces a new era, post sonic youth. Heres a ton of info about gordon ramsay house and career. Join songkick to track kim gordon and get concert alerts when they play near you.
New york times bestsellerkim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model. Sonic youth cofounder kim gordon and sleaterkinneys carrie brownstein sat down for a sprawling and hilarious conversation to promote kims new memoir girl in a band. Their next tour date is at unknown venue in paris, after that theyll be at cabaret sauvage in paris. Kim gordon has 27 books on goodreads with 70330 ratings. Nov 08, 2019 kim gordons firstever solo album is titled no home record. Gordon, who started out as a visual artist, rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band sonic youth, which she formed with thurston moore in 1981. Jan 09, 2015 kim gordon s memoir, girl in a band, will be released on february 24 via dey street books.
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