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SONIC YOUTH TO HOST LIMITED-RUN SHOW ON SIRIUS XMU

“The Sonic Youth Show” will feature music picked by the band, stories about the creation of their new album and a behind-the-scenes look at their songs

WHO: Sonic Youth—Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

WHAT: Sonic Youth will host a limited-run, two-hour nightly show on SIRIUS XMU beginning Monday, July 6. The Sonic Youth Show will feature music hand-picked by the band, including favorites from their archives and songs by various artists that have influenced them throughout their career.

During each show, the band will offer fans an inside look into the creative process of their most recent album, The Eternal. Gordon, Moore, Ranaldo and Shelley will share stories behind some of their best known songs, including “Kool Thing,” “Bull In The Heather” and “Teenage Riot.”

WHERE: SIRIUS XMU, SIRIUS channel 26 and XM channel 43.

WHEN: Monday, July 6--Friday, July 10 from 8:00 –10:00 pm ET.

A “Best of The Sonic Youth Show” will air throughout the weekend of Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, featuring hourly highlights from the nightly show.

MORE: SIRIUS XMU SIRIUS channel 26 and XM channel 43 plays the best in
indie, underground and imports. SIRIUS XMU listeners will hear artists like Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Shins, The Strokes,White Stripes, TheYeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Pavement, The Decemberists and many others.

For more information, visit www.sirius.com/siriusxmu or www.xmradio.com/siriusxmu.