Kim gordons book tour is filled with special guests. Kim gordon to embark on no home tour, her first solo headlining. Before you claim your free e book, tell us more about what you like to read so we can send you the best offers and opportunities. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon within the music and art scene of new york city in the 1980s and 90s as well as marriage, motherhood, and independence. The gogos kathy valentine going on book tour for new memoir.
But she left for new york city in 1979, where she learned guitar, picked up a drum machine. Kim gordon, author of girl in a band kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011. Love, art, success sonic youths kim gordon was indie rocks poster girl for having it all, but she never had a plan, she admits in her candid, fascinating memoir. Kim gordon is an american musician, singer, songwriter, visual artist, and actress. Tonight we are thrilled to welcome kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, to talk with terry lickona of austin city limits about gordon s new memoir, girl in a band. Featured imageof kim gordon playing with bill nace in their experimental. Kim gordon s postmortem on a marriage is incisive and heartbreaking. Search and book from a collection of hundreds of storefronts, galleries, studios, warehouses, and unique undiscovered venues available at any budget. Raymond pettibon and kim gordon at the strand last years to wit at david. Jen carlson gothamist ever since sonic youth was signed to a major label in the early 90s, kim gordon has had to deal with the scum of the music industry. For authentic autographed memorabilia of gordan ramsay and many other. Join facebook to connect with kim gordon and others you may know. Read an exclusive excerpt from kim gordons new memoir, girl.
Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids often described as aloof, kim gordon opens. Noise name paintings and sculptures of rock bands that are broken up, out october 25, features a series of gordon s paintings that pay tribute to. Now the book, due out via harper collins imprint dey street books. For 30 years, kim gordon and thurston moore were the golden couple of alternative music.
Sonic youths kim gordon in conversation with carrie brownstein. Kim gordon poses for a photo near the spiral jetty. Apr 18, 2020 thoughtlectuals get notified first about new events, qualify for discounts and receive invitations to private showings. Whether youre a local, new in town, or just passing through, youll be sure to find something on eventbrite that piques your interest. Kim gordon book signing at the nyabf featured imageof kim gordon playing with bill nace in their experimental electric guitar duo bodyhead, live at the benaki museum in athens, greece, on june 12, 2015is reproduced from deste foundations forthcoming monograph, noise name paintings and sculptures of rock bands that are broken up, which debuts at the ny art book fair this week.
Kim althea gordon is an american musician, vocalist, and artist. Hosting local author events in nontraditional venues. Her first solo show, design office, occurred in new york in 1981, and showcased a range of artmaking processes centered around the goal of allowing design to deconstruct art, and vice versa. She was the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist in the alternative rock band sonic youth. Founded by thurston moore, kim gordon and lee ranaldo. The book launches next wednesday, june 25 at the strand, where pettibon will sign copies alongside kim gordon, whose book is it my body. As founding members of the band sonic youth, they were admired for their pioneering work in new york city.
Girl in a band is a fascinating and honest memoir full of raw emotion and insight. April 15 new york, ny nypl for the performing arts cafe wanthony decurtis 79pm. Gordon, then an art student, had him sign a pair of vintage, laceup canvas boots that reminded her of his early commercial work. Dec 17, 2015 in girl in a band kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. Easily rent spaces and venues for your next book signing in manhattan, new york. In her book girl in a band, gordon talks a lot about the performative nature of her. Sonic youths kim gordon, no stranger to authoring books, is releasing a new memoir on february 24 via dey street books called girl in a band, presumably named for the illadvised question female. We are a gallery that exclusively shows contemporary african fine art.
A new book, to wit, documents the creation process and the finished works of last years show. I came to gordons book with lots of respect for her place in the music world, and. The musician and author of the memoir girl in a band is a fan of joan didion. See photos from kim gordons new noise name paintings book. After teaming up with famed producer rick rubin in 1984 and signing with def jam recordings, the group solidified their role in the hiphop genre and even opened for madonna on her virgin tour. Kim gordon announces book tour featuring carrie brownstein, jon wurster, aimee mann, more. Sandy kim and her boyfriend colby hewitt from diiv at ferraras, new.
The most essential contemporary new york books every new yorker should read. Girl in a band examines the route from girl to woman in uncharted territory, music, art career, what partnership meansand what happens when that identity dissolves. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon. The speaking portion of this event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the signing and only available from bookpeople. New books, used books, rare books, out of print books, art books, and childrens books since 1927. Fox is seen signing autographs at jfk international airport in new york city. Through an ingenious series of exercises, kim schniederman shows us how to make this unconscious storytelling process conscious, and to use this newfound awareness to take control of our lives.
Formed by four brothers from forest hills, queens, in 1974, this worldrenowned band offered strippeddown versions of rocknroll songs that attracted many followers from the getgo. Gary lippman befriended the crusty writerwho was also a favorite of kim gordon, thurston moore, sean penn and madonnaover the years and offers a rare glimpse at the heart and soul of the author of the legendary a childhood. It touches on the fascinating world of new york city in the 80s and 90s, plus the gender dynamics at play in the band and the music scene at large. Since then, her artwork has appeared in tokyo, london, and new york city galleries, among others. Kim gordons memoir girl in a band gets release date, cover. Kim gordon is a visual artist and a founding member of the post punk experimental rock band sonic. Estilo kardashian kardashian style kourtney kardashian kim kardashian hollywood game kim kardashian snapchat kim kardashian pregnant actrices sexy kim k. Kim althea gordon born april 28, 1953 is an american musician, singer, songwriter and.
Kim gordons lofi glamour exhibit at the andy warhol. I came to gordon s book with lots of respect for her place in the music world, and lots of curiosity. She gives us a guided tour through some of the records she remembers. Sxswtalk and book signing austin convention center, 3rd floor room 10c 3.
The best book events in nyc this week time out new york. Kim gordon releasing girl in a band memoir, going on. Kim gordon, one of the boldest women in rock, fidgeted on a sofa. Her autobiographical memoir, girl in a band, 2015, is a new york times best seller.
Gary lippman official home set the controls for the heart. The ramones burst onto the rock scene in new york city in the mid1970s with their eradefining punk sound. I liked her descriptions of manhattan life in the late 70s and early 80s and also the sections that deals with her ill brother. Best known as the bassist of the rock group sonic youth, kim gordon began making art in the late 1970s. Sonic youth fans will be gripped by kim gordon s firstperson account of her 30something years spent being a girl in a band.
Pettibons fan and friend, kim gordon, will be speaking with the artist before a book signing. As founding members of the band sonic youth, they were admired for their pioneering work in new york city s downtown music scene and for maintaining a marriage that had lasted almost as long as the group itself. Kim coates signing autographs at nyc hotel youtube. For many, kim gordon, vocalist, bassist, and founding member of sonic youthone of the most influential and successful bands to emerge from the postpunk new york scenehas always represented the epitome of cool. Kim gordon new york nyc tickets, webster hall, 23 jul 2020. Kim althea gordon born april 28, 1953 is an american musician, singer, songwriter and bassist, guitarist, and vocalist in the alternative rock band sonic youth. You will discover that you can step out of your story, and create it as you live. Kim gordon talks about her favorite song the new york times. Amy poehler, actor, producer, writer ive always admired kim gordon. When kim gordon graduated from art school and moved from california to new york city. There is so much that kim gordon seems to loathe, or at least be annoyed by, in this book lana del rey, moores new partner, billy corgan, the shiny new new york that you begin to wonder. Oct 08, 2014 after much anticipation, girl in a band, the memoir chronicling kim gordon s career in music as well as her personal life, will hit the shelves february 24, 2015. Beloved nyc bodega owner settling into retirement dismembered and disemboweled by son, cops charge. Gordon and warhol finally crossed paths in the late 1970s when he was in venice for a book signing.
She had been asked to give a talk about longevity, improvisation, and new york in the early nineteeneighties at a festival. Kim gordon s girl in a band book release at strand books, new york. Contemporary african art gallery new york, ny harlem one stop. Book signing central is an event information service brought to you by and has a focus on author events, book signings, and autograph expos welcome to your most valuable resource for book signing events around the country. David foster wallace, jhumpa lahiri, david sedaris, christo and jeanneclaude, jeff koons, and many others have participated in the strands events program. Apr 22, 2015 the best book events in nyc this week. Yes, the book covers her role as cofounder, singer and bassist. Gordon spent the better part of her adult life on the east coast and founded the experimental rock band sonic youth in new york city in 1981. Gordons influence is everpresent in the world of literature, fashion and art.
Kim gordon on cheating ex and mentally ill courtney love. Mar 10, 2015 sonic youth cofounder kim gordon and sleaterkinneys carrie brownstein sat down for a sprawling and hilarious conversation to promote kim s new memoir girl in a band. Fiercely, honestly, and with the creative abandon of a singular artist. Kim gordon will be instore at rough trade east to meet fans and sign copies of her new solo album no home record, released 11th october on matador. Cory reynolds date 9162016 kim gordon book signing at the nyabf featured imageof kim gordon playing with bill nace in their experimental electric guitar duo bodyhead, live at the benaki museum in athens, greece, on june 12, 2015is reproduced from deste foundations forthcoming monograph, noise name paintings and sculptures of rock bands that are broken up, which debuts at the ny. Mar 29, 20 kim coates signed autographs at a new york city hotel before a fx party. In the same year, an artists book kim gordon chronicles vol. From 1966 to 1969 philip worked as a literary agent for john cushman associates, then the american affiliate of curtis, brown, london, representing hundreds of british writers. David foster wallace, jhumpa lahiri, david sedaris, christo and jeanneclaude, jeff koons, and many others. Books about new york that every new yorker should read. Jul 31, 2018 kim gordon and bill nace at our office.
A collaborative piece by richard prince and kim gordon at the printed. Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat and the title story if it bleeds each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places. Mar 23, 2010 a limitededition artists book by one of the most respected indieunderground cultural icons of our time. New york is one of the worlds great literary capitals, a city thats brimming with amazing reading series, book signing events. Spitzer literary agency, representing a broad range of fiction and nonfiction writers, as well more than a dozen french publishers. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids often described as aloof, kim gordon. She sings, plays bass and guitar in the alternative rock band sonic youth. Is this the woman who broke up kim gordon and thurston moore. It was much smaller in scale than i imagined for the pics, i love the. Kim gordons girl in a band book release at strand books. Deste is very happy to participate in printed matters ny art book fair at moma ps1, long island city, queens between september 16 and 18, 2016 visit us at booth m04. Gordon helped found sonic youth, probably the most influential new york art. Kim kardashian is a femme fatale in plunging blouse and fishtail skirt kim kardashians killer curves know no bounds and her exit from her new york apartment on monday was a case in point.
The title of kim gordon s strikingly confessional new memoir, girl in a band feb. Read an exclusive excerpt from kim gordon s new memoir, girl in a band. Rock bands that are broken up, which debuts at the ny art book fair this week. Gothamist interviews kim gordon and bill nace of body. For authentic autographed memorabilia of kim coates and. Sonic youth s kim gordon will release her memoir, girl in a band, on february 24th, and to mark the arrival of her tome, the bassist will embark on an 11date book tour that will find the bassist sitting down. Kim gordon talks about her strangest subway experience, and more.
Gordan ramsay is seen signing autographs in new york city. Strand book store, new york city booklovers treasure trove home to 18 miles of books. A book whose title is unprintable in this publication, seth price. It was a nightmare in a keynote speech at brisbanes bigsound conference, the bassist and visual artist spoke about iggy pop, pil and a peptalk. Just recently, her the bonfire exhibition at the 303 gallery in nyc. Last year, kim gordon announced plans to release girl in a band, a memoir chronicling her life and decadeslong music career.