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

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

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

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

“Just Kids” is a memoir of Smith’s early years in New York and her relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. They ...

The sound engineers on 'Horses', old friends and more, recall the making of Patti Smith's debut album and define its power, ...

Patti Smith has reaped many honors in her life. She’s been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, won a National Book ...

Looking back at the trailblazing sounds of Los Saicos, the obscure Peruvian garage rock outfit who laid the sonic foundations ...

For one weekend, Fort Mason may have been the most caffeinated place on the planet. The wildly popular annual San Francisco ...

The singer-songwriter and poet recounts her childhood in this memoir, the place where “the kingdom of the infinite ...

“Bubbly” singer Colbie Caillat was the first artist Swift tapped for a feature, joining her on “Breathe” from her second studio album, Fearless, in 2008. Since then, artists across genres, including ...

Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills, 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.