Nearing the end of a December swing across the West Coast, Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo brought his new band The Dust — featuring SY drummer Steve Shelley — to TBS’ “Conan” show last night to perform “Lecce, Leaving,” the opening track to the band’s 2013 album Last Night on Earth. The tour continues tonight in Los Angeles, and hits San Diego on Saturday. Ranaldo and Co. then hit the East Coast in January. See full dates below.
Lee Ranaldo and The Dust tour dates:
Dec. 13: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 14: The Casbah, San Diego, CA
Jan. 8: Boot and Saddle, Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 9: Spaceland, Hamden, CT
Jan. 10: Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
Jan. 11: The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Stream: Lee Ranaldo & The Dust, ‘Lecce, Leaving’ — off new LP ‘Last Night on Earth’
- Sonic Youth’s members releasing new music, touring the U.S. this fall — separately
- ‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Sisters of Mercy, Sonic Youth, Nitzer Ebb at Reading — 1991
- Video: Kim Gordon, Steve Jones, J Mascis, Aimee Mann send off SNL’s Fred Armisen
