Other notable pickers for the disc include Dave Eggers, Marc Jacobs, Portia de Rossi, Michelle Williams, David Cross, and Chloe Sevigny.
The compilation will hit Starbucks in major cities in early 2008 and is called Hits Are for Squares.
For some insightful commentary on Starbucks and music, check out Jody Rosen and Julia Turner discussing the topic here.
Upcoming Sonic Youth dates:
07-03 Istres, France - La Palio
07-05 Turin, Italy - Spaziale ^
07-06 Ferrara, Italy - Piazza Castello ^
07-07 Rome, Italy - Romano di Ostia Antica ^
07-13 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival/ATP Don't Look Back) ^
07-19 Berkeley, CA - Berkeley Community Theater ^
07-20 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre ^*
07-21 Santa Monica, CA - Urban Outfitters (KXLU show)
07-28 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool ^#
08-15 Porto, Portugal - Paredes de Coura Festival
08-17 Saint-Malo, France - La Route du Rock Festival ^
08-18 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival ^
08-19 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands
08-21 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC1 ^
08-22 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC1 ^
08-25 Prague, Czech Republic - Archa Theatre
08-26 Vienna, Austria - Openair at ARENA
08-27 Zagreb, Croatia - In Music Festival
08-29 Paris, France - La Vilette Jazz Festival
08-30 London, England - Roundhouse (ATP Don't Look Back) ^
08-31 London, England - Roundhouse (ATP Don't Look Back) ^
09-01 London, England - Roundhouse (ATP Don't Look Back) ^
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
10-05 Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ
10-06 Marfa, TX - Thunderbird Hotel
10-07 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
^ performing Daydream Nation
* with Redd Kross
# with the Slits
