Article: In clubland, Sonic Youth speaks its own challenging language

"I'm sure it's difficult for a lot of people," says drummer Steve Shelley of his band, Sonic Youth, and its music. "But I also think it's the sort of music where if someone actually does sit down and listen to it several times it will come to them. Of course, it's really natural to us, because we've been immersed in it so long. And all the things that we sort of collected as our musical heritage before we all started Sonic Youth: Gang of Four, Birthday Party, Can, the Stooges. Those are the things that start our vocabulary."

If you don't know that vocabulary, start here. Sonic Youth, the trailblazing avant-garde New York rock quartet, will hit the road this autumn, and Boston has always ...

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