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“For me, a legend is someone I look up to and I respect and admire, and I guess I’m not there yet for myself,” said designer Marc Jacobs humbly on Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Pratt Institute Legends award benefit, where he was one of the evening’s... READ MORE»
Jim Carroll, the legendary Manhattan poet and punk rocker, died of a heart attack on Friday, Sept. 12, at the age of 60. On Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 15, the day before a private funeral service for family and friends, some New Yorkers who knew Carroll shared their memories of him with the... READ MORE»
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7:30 p.m. "Singles Night Of Bull Riding & Beers" is hosted by Meet Market Adventures at Johnny Utah's: "home to the only mechanical bull in N.Y.C." At 25 West 51st Street. Dress code is "urban casual...and munchies will be provided." Admission price is $19.99. 7:30 p.m. American Organist Gail Archer Concert series kicks off at the Central Synagogue on 123 East 55th Street, admission is free.... READ MORE»
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New Year’s Eve always seems to disappoint. Plans get left to the last minute, friends don’t show up, bars get too crowded, you don’t order those tequila shots in time for the ubiquitous midnight toast. And then it’s morning and you’ve got another 365 days to look forward to. Well, not this year. In the interest of planning early—of not procrastinating—we’ve got a handful of New Year’s Eve shows for you, all courtesy of Bowery... READ MORE»
If you haven’t yet made plans for New Year’s Eve (and you don’t already have My Morning Jacket tickets for their Madison Square Garden show), you might want to consider Ms. Patti Smith for your evening’s festivities. While Smith doesn’t exactly have a new studio album to promote, she’s certainly been in the headlines this year. July saw the release of The Coral Sea—a live rendering of a Smith poem of the same... READ MORE»
At Kenmare and Cleveland, a block party is getting underway in front of La Esquina, the super-hip, faux taco shop. Not-for-profit art gallery Storefront is setting up a soundsystem, and projecting ABC on the giant wall above the restaurant, which is giving out free hot chocolate. The big news? Storefront director Joseph Grima says that Patti Smith might come by and play a few tunes. (Wondering what time? He's hoping for sometime between... READ MORE»
Patti Smith, the godmother of punk rock, is still going strong. In October of 2006, she brought the curtain down on CBGB with a fiery closing night performance at the legendary Bowery venue. More recently, she’s garnered acclaim for her live double disc and Robert Mapplethorpe tribute, The Coral Sea, on which she collaborated with Kevin Shields of My Blood Valentine. And Steven Sebring’s new documentary, Patti Smith: Dream of Life (shot over the... READ MORE»
Also on Friday, May 9, the Chelsea Hotel’s grand ballroom was opened for the first time in years, hung with more than 100 photographs of the ancient bohemian enclave and its many edgy inhabitants, including rockers Patti Smith and Dee Dee Ramone.... READ MORE»
Patti Smith – the Jersey-born queen of Bowery punk – hits the silver screen with Steven Sebring’s documentary Patti Smith: Dream of Life. The film should hit theaters in late summer, with a DVD release to follow next year, Variety reports. Mr. Sebring’s debut picked up a grand jury nomination at Sundance earlier this year. After Mr. Sebring met the singer during a Spin photo shoot, the photographer followed her around for 11... READ MORE»
Don't call Patti Smith a punk rocker. While attending a screening of Steven Sebring’s new film, Patti Smith: Dream of Life, which intimately documents the life and career of the 61-year-old New York City icon, Ms. Smith was asked by a reporter how she felt being labeled as such. According to Reuters, she replied: “Every time you see a journalist that calls me a punk rocker, it's because they don't have the imagination or... READ MORE»
Aging punk poet Patti Smith nearly tumbled off London's Shepherd's Bush Empire stage recently, injuring her elbow. She eventually found "balance" and laughed it off, according to NME. Smith, 60, was in the capital performing one of her Rock N Rimbaud gigs, dedicated to the poet Arthur Rimbaud, when, during a fiery encore of 'Rock N Roll Nigger', she tripped on a speaker and fell flat on her face, cutting her elbow. Despite not... READ MORE»
On Friday, Sept. 14, at the Beacon Theatre, songwriter and singer Patti Smith gave her annual show in remembrance of her husband, MC5 guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith, who died of a heart attack in 1994. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was joined onstage by son Jackson on guitar and daughter Jesse on ukulele.... READ MORE»
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