Hold That Tiger

Hold That Tiger

A gloriously ragged document of a 1987 show in Chicago, Hold That Tiger is a vivid testament to the power and chaos of Sonic Youth live. Thurston Moore’s sardonic between-song banter contrasts with the ferocity of the band’s performances, with the nightmarish “White Cross” and the burly “Death Valley ’69” signaling their transition from no-wave guitar abusers to arty garage-punk demolition crew. They close the set with a thrilling trio of Ramones covers, a nod to an earlier era of New York noise.