Sonic Youth : The Scala, 27/04/09

Five minutes later Mark and I are heading across London towards Kings Cross listening to The Dead Weather.  We push our way into the main room at the Scala, craning our necks to see the band as they power into “The Sprawl” and “Cross the Breeze” from the mighty “Daydream Nation.   I am so thrilled, not only do I get to see the greatest No Wave band in the world in an intimate London setting, they are playing songs from their finest album, one of my all time favourites.   Kim Gordon is incredible, playing a low strung guitar with Mark Ibold from Pavement bobbing behind her on bass.   All to quickly they are gone, only to return and play “The World Looks Red” and Brother James”.  I am in heaven.   Finally they are back one last time, Kim taking centre stage to perform “Kool Thing” how good can it get?   As I get older in my boots every day, Kim and Thurston are a reminder that you can get old and still burn with the same fire that you did as a teenager.

Sonic Youth 27 04 09