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Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree Sonic Youth is an American experimental rock band that was established in New York City in 1981 by Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals,) Kim Gordan (bass, vocals, guitar,) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals.) In 1985, the group also adopted drummer Steve Shelley. Sonic Youth began touring in 1982, a year after their conception, with another up-and-coming New York band, Swans. By 1985, Sonic Youth had found their footing in the New Wave Noise Rock genre and began receiving recognition for their impact on the post-punk music scene. On January 5th, 1985, Sonic Youth would venture west for the first time one hundred miles into the Mojave desert, alongside The Meat Puppets, Red Kross, and Psi/Com, to make their mark on the West Coast. The Gila Monster Jamboree was a daring excursion for the performers and attendees, taking place in an exceedingly desolate location. The venue's unconventional and treacherous site was designed by the organizer, Stuart Sweezy, who was notorious for his affinity for odd venues. On their website, SONICYOUTH.COM, Sonic Youth guitarist, Lee Ranaldo, briefly reflects on the bizarre layout of The Gila Monster Jamboree: “The gig was organized by one Stuart Sweezy, now of Amok Press (check it out!), who had this penchant for strange locations -- Minutemen and Meat Puppets on a barge on the S.F. Harbor, another desert gig with Einsterzende Neubauten... your ticket entitled you to a map to the gig site which was not handed out until the morning of the show,” Ranaldo, Lee, SONICYOUTH.COM DISCOGRAPHY - GILA MONSTER JAMBOREE. (n.d.). http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/lp/vid2.html. Ranaldo also touches on their track list from The Gila Monster Jamboree, which mainly consisted of Sonic Youth’s then-unreleased album, “Bad Moon Rising,” as well as their anticipation of performing their new material on the West Coast, saying: “These songs were mostly brand new at the time, from the as-yet-unreleased Bad Moon Rising LP. We'd waited a long time to make it west, and this was a pretty perfect introduction,” Ranaldo, Lee, SONICYOUTH.COM DISCOGRAPHY - GILA MONSTER JAMBOREE. (n.d.). http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/lp/vid2.html. Sonic Youth’s track list from The Gila Monster Jamboree was as follows: 1. “Brother James” 2. “Kill Yr Idols” � 3. “Brave Men Run” 4. “Death Valley ‘69” 5. “I Love Her All The Time” 6. “Ghost Bitch” 7. “I’m Insane” 8. “Flower” 9. “Burning Spear”