At the Chicago Theatre, Patti Smith and her band tore into “Horses” from top to bottom, and 50 years on, it’s still ...

Bread of Angels recounts her relationship with husband Fred “Sonic” Smith, who died in 1994, as well as her upbringing and the start of her music career. The book’s release date, Nov. 4, carries ...

The indomitable punk poet — who was born in Chicago and briefly lived in Logan Square when she was young — dedicated “People ...

What a magnificent night of live music, centered on the 1975 debut that is regularly — and rightfully — considered to be one ...

“Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine,” Smith sang on Saturday over the slow piano chords of keyboardist Tony Shanahan ...

In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the ...

If you were wondering what the poem meant, I have no idea,” Patti Smith offered, after reading Rimbaud’s “Genie” on Monday ...

Patti Smith’s Horses turns 50, celebrating a groundbreaking album that reshaped rock and poetry and inspired generations of artists.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Patti Smith is now considered one of the wise women of rock 'n' roll, an eloquent chronicler of her life in music and in a series of acclaimed memoirs. But 50 ...

One of the city's great romantic bards treated fans to a night of songs and stories, with stripped-down acoustic performances of classics from all over her catalog ...