Rising from the drug-infested streets of \'80s New York City, the incomparable Sonic Youth recorded some of the most important albums in alternative music history and influenced an entire generation of indie rockers.
More than perhaps any band of their time, they brought art previously considered "fringe" into the mainstream--and irrevocably altered the cultur.
They helped spawn an alternative arts scene of underground films and comics, conceptual art, experimental music, even fashion.
Rising from the drug-infested streets of \'80s New York City, the incomparable Sonic Youth recorded some of the most important albums in alternative music history and influenced an entire generation of indie rockers