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

Today in Music History for Nov. 17: ...

Patti Smith talks about 'Bread of Angels,' her latest book. Smith wrote the book over a 10-year period, chronicling her ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

During a bed-in, John said “The people have the power…all we have to do is remind them of that. They can stop anything.” ...

In 1972 ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ landed Thin Lizzy a monumental hit in their native Ireland, but shortly after, Phil Lynott's ...