Tom Verlaine

Patti Smith Takes St. Louis!

{Ed note: Patti Smith reads from her poetry and performs a set at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis on Sunday. Our sister paper River Front Times talked to the punk pioneer. We reprint it in part here.You can read the entire interview on their site.] There's no simple way to describe Patti Smi ... More >>

BLANK GENERATION

Sex, drugs, and Richard Hell

Live: The Suzan Get IRL At The Delancey

The Suzan The Delancey Thursday, March 29 Better than: A dive-bar jukebox stuffed with the hits of The Shirelles and The Thompson Twins. There are a thousand ways for an up-and-coming band to raise their profile these days, and it's safe to say that The Suzan are familiar with at least a couple hu ... More >>

Dustin Wong's Restless Life

The musician takes a free approach to playing the guitar

Live: Lee Ranaldo Plays It Straight At Glasslands

​Lee Ranaldo Glasslands Gallery Saturday, December 17 Better than: Another '90s band playing a '90s album start to finish. There wasn't a whole lot of noise from Lee Ranaldo's new quartet under the cloth clouds at Glasslands on Saturday, but there was plenty of crunch. Removing the art ab ... More >>

Ayn Rand Hipsters = 'Hipster Shrugged'

​Every now and then, some lonesome soul on Twitter will try to get a hashtag or trend of their own invention to catch on, and most of the time, it doesn't work, and nobody really hears about them. One person recently did this, but much to their surprise, found the few people who played along w ... More >>

GUITAR HEROES

Big names in rock celebrate the beloved Jazzmaster

It's Photo Day: Television at SummerStage, 06.15.07

TV in the Park

A gruff but still inspiring Television set: perfect for Father's Day weekend

Let's Take This Outside

Al fresco shows for real New Yorkers (and their houseguests)

Patti's Long-Gestating Covers Album

Patti Smith's Twelve

Downer at the Rock and Roll Club

As CBGB takes its victory laps, a lifer reminisces about the death of an era

All in the Family

Confused teens, confused thirtysomethings, and old jazz guys enjoying their dotage

Apocalypse Then

Patti Smith revives Horses on stage and disc to honor its 30th anniversary

Rimbaud II: First Love

In Richard Hell's new novel, 'godlike philosopher poets' crash parties and go to Veselka

Noise on Music Central

From minstrelsy to vaudeville and Monk to punk, never under-estimate urban ugliness

Or Give Me Death

Self-titled Libertine Carl Barât battles his junko partners—Pete Doherty and the brown

No Success Like Failure

Nashville stalwart dons rose-colored glasses for Miss Emily

Greatest Whatevers

Just because you can spell 'forbearance' correctly doesn't mean you'll get a gold star

CMJ Musicfest 2003

Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be

Jack and Meg Find a Little Place to Fight 'Em Off

Video Vanguard; Mensch Musician

The Noise of Art

R.O.C.K. in the USA

Jeff Buckley