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Sonic Youth: Just what the Sonic Nurse ordered

We don't want to say we're starved for good live rock music in Shanghai ... but we are starved for good live rock music in Shanghai. Live here long enough and you gradually forget exactly how good it feels to stand up near the stage and get lost in a rock... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Wed, Apr 25 2007

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