Sonic Youth Concert Poster 1991 The Ritz NYC 23 x 17.25 Noise Rock EXC FREE S/H

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Offered for sale is a vintage Sonic Youth Concert Poster from a show held 10-26-91 at The Ritz (NYC), which features great graphics, and is a scarce to find collector’s item (see bio info below).  The poster measures 23″ x 17.25″, is in “FINE+” condition (see details above), and is suitable for display in a permanent archive.  The price is $124.99 + FREE Shipping / Handling ($29.95 Value; US Domestic only), and is the only example offered for sale on eBay!  Overseas buyers please refer below for shipping instructions, and feel free to contact me with further questions.
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Final lineup of the band before their 2011 breakup; from left to right:
Thurston Moore
,
Kim Gordon
,
Lee Ranaldo
,
Mark Ibold
,
Steve Shelley
Background information
Origin
New York City
Genres
Noise rock
alternative rock
experimental rock
indie rock
post-punk
no wave
(early)
Years active
1981–2011
Labels
Neutral
Sub Pop
Ecstatic Peace!
Blast First
Homestead
SST
Enigma
Au Go Go
Geffen
DGC
SYR
Matador
Past members
Thurston Moore
Kim Gordon
Lee Ranaldo
Richard Edson
Anne DeMarinis
Bob Bert
Jim Sclavunos
Steve Shelley
Jim O’Rourke
Mark Ibold
Website
sonicyouth
.com
Sonic Youth
was an American
rock
band based in
New York City
, formed in 1981. Founding members
Thurston Moore
(guitar, vocals),
Kim Gordon
(bass, vocals, guitar) and
Lee Ranaldo
(guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while
Steve Shelley
(drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up.
Jim O’Rourke
(bass, keyboards, guitar) was also a member of the band from 1999 to 2005, and
Mark Ibold
(guitar, bass) was a member from 2006 to 2011.
Sonic Youth emerged from the experimental
no wave
art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American
noise rock
scene. Sonic Youth have been praised for having “redefined what rock guitar could do”
[1]using a wide variety of
unorthodox guitar tunings
while
preparing guitars
with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments’
timbre
. The band was a pivotal influence on the
alternative
and
indie rock
movements.
After gaining a large underground following and critical praise through releases with
SST Records
in the late 1980s, the band experienced mainstream success throughout the 1990s and 2000s after signing to major label
DGC
in 1990 and headlining the 1995
Lollapalooza
festival. In 2011, following the separation and subsequent divorce of Gordon and Moore, the band played its final shows in Brazil.
[2][3]Since the split, the members have said the band is finished and would not reunite.
[4]The Ritz (rock club)
The Ritz
was a
New York City
rock club
in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Contents
1
History
2
MTV’s “Live at The Ritz”
3
Public Image Limited appearance
4
Notable
5
References
6
Further reading
7
External links
History
[
edit
]The Ritz was founded in 1980 by
Jerry Brandt
in the historic
Webster Hall
ballroom and concert space on 11th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in the
East Village
neighborhood of
New York City
.
[
citation needed
]The address was 119 East 11th Street.
[
citation needed
]The Ritz focused primarily on live performances, often of newer acts, but also featured dancing.
[
citation needed
]The Ritz was one of the first clubs to incorporate video screens into the club experience with a 30′ screen and a projector which cost $120,000.
[
citation needed
]MTV made its debut at The Ritz.
[
citation needed
]In April 1989, The Ritz moved to the site of the former
Studio 54
on 254 West 54th Street, where it was called “The New Ritz” and continued to host concerts for several years.
[1]From 1990 onward it reverted to the name “The Ritz.”
[
citation needed
]The original 11th Street space is now known as
Webster Hall
.
MTV’s “Live at The Ritz”
[
edit
]MTV
aired a series of concerts called “Live at The Ritz” on Saturday nights in the 1980s. Performers included
Guns N’ Roses
,
Gene Loves Jezebel
,
the Saints
,
the Cult
,
Nik Kershaw
,
the Smithereens
,
Julian Cope
,
Great White
,
Hoodoo Gurus
,
White Lion
,
Iggy Pop
,
Eurogliders
,
Blancmange
,
[2]and
Simon Townshend
.
Public Image Limited appearance
[
edit
]The club received national attention after an antagonistic performance by
Public Image Limited
on May 15, 1981.
[3]They were a late substitution for
Bow Wow Wow
, who were originally scheduled to perform.
[3]The band was more interested in creating performance art than giving a traditional concert; to this end, they appeared onstage deliberately obscured by a projection screen and played their records through the club’s public address system while playing entirely different music onstage.
[3]Taunted by lead singer
John Lydon
(formerly of the
Sex Pistols
), the Ritz’s unhappy patrons rioted, throwing bottles and garbage cans, and pulling on the video screen that covered the front of the stage.
[3][4][5]Notable
[
edit
]“
Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight
“, the only live track on the
Misfits
‘ album
Walk Among Us
, was recorded at The Ritz in 1981. Parts of
Evilive
were also recorded there in 1981.
[6]Rick Derringer
recorded a Ritz show in 1982, released in 2009 as
Rick Derringer’s Rock Spectacular: Live at The Ritz, New York 1982
, featuring guests
Ted Nugent
,
Tim Bogert
,
Karla DeVito
and
Southside Johnny
.
Ozzy Osbourne
recorded the live album
Speak of the Devil
at The Ritz on September 26–27, 1982.
[7]Bo Diddley
recorded
Live at The Ritz
with
Ronnie Wood
in 1987.
[8]The second disc of British metal band
Venom
‘s live double album,
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
, was recorded at The Ritz on April 4–5, 1986.
[9]D.R.I.
recorded
Live at The Ritz
on June 27, 1987.
[
citation needed
]Guns N’ Roses
recorded their February 2, 1988 concert for a live video
[10]The August 13, 1988 concert by
Kiss
was recorded and has been released several times on video, cd and vinyl
[11]White Lion
made a television recording at the club in 1988. This concert was released as the second disc of the 2007 compilation
The Definitive Rock Collection
.
[
citation needed
]“Memories Can’t Wait” from the
Living Colour
EP
Biscuits
was recorded live at the club on April 22, 1989.
[12]Tin Machine
(fronted by
David Bowie
) recorded a megamix
video for their first album
at the club, released in June 1989.
[13]The first US show for
Sepultura
was at The Ritz opening for
King Diamond
on October 31, 1989.
[14]