Sonic Youth are aging gracefully, continuing to put out music that pleases the mind and the body. Kim Gordon, dressed in a white dress, offset her good looks by tearing into her bass guitar. Thurston Moore sported a cheesy t-shirt and looked like a big kid up there thrashing around and abusing his guitar in the first two numbers. Lee Ranaldo jumped and yelled and they all had a great time playing their distorted rock and roll and balancing noise with some solid singing and minor-key melodies.

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COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
EMPIRE POLO FIELD, INDIO, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 27, 2003
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY BRET MILLER

Sonic Youths's Thurston Moore freaks out
Sonic Youths's Kim Gordon
Sonic Youths's Thurston Moore freaks out
Sonic Youths's Thurston Moore freaks out
Lee Ranaldo