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, ...

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

While National Book Award-winning “Just Kids” followed her pursuit of art in New York and her precious friendship with ...

Around the area this weekend, the Ice Skating Ribbon opens in Maggie Daley Park, one of many signs of winter to come. Plus ...

Smith revisits her childhood and offers insights into her marriage in a new memoir. Bread of Angels offers an intimate, if ...