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

This later-career work from the 2004 album Trampin’ proves that Patti’s still got it. This album is packed from beginning to end with excellent works, but one notable standout track is “Peaceable ...

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 ...

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

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

Patti Smith’s seminal debut Horses celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion Smith will release a new version of the record that features several new songs. Per Pitchfork, ...

Sat, November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM UTC Smith appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, where she discussed the book. She told the host, “Truthfully, I had a dream that the book came in ...

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