As Sonic Youth rose to prominence out of the post-punk, noise and visual art scenes in the 1980s – then achieved worldwide cult fame in the 1990s – Gordon stood out as a role model for countless women (and men) with her unmistakable voice and musical style.
Sonic Youth’s last performance was in 2011. Four years later, Gordon wrote Girl in a Band – a memoir describing her formative years, marriage (to bandmate Thurston Moore) and career straddling the worlds of music and art.
She’s crashed at Cindy Sherman’s place, produced a Hole record, collaborated with Yoko Ono and lived life by her own rulebook. There’s only one Kim Gordon, and she’s coming to Melbourne to talk rock, rebellion and resilience.
