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Patti Smith

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2012

    Let It Be Records vs. Target: The blow-by-blow

    Last week, we reported that Let It Be Records' Ryan Cameron aired a justifiable grievance with Target. For some reason, a huge local company is holding on to a couple of letters that used to be part of the signage outside his shop for a private "art installation." Never mind that Target could likely ... More >>

  • Arts

    August 15, 2012

    Kevin Kling writes a love letter to democracy

    Politico perfectly combines honesty, spontaneity, and heart

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    First Aid Kit at the Cedar, 4/07/12

    First Aid KitCedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisSaturday, April 7, 2012First Aid Kit gave Twin Cities music fans a small taste of the majesty of their new record, The Lion's Roar, during an opening set for Lykke Li back in November at a far too noisy First Avenue. Thankfully, the Swedish sisters Jo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom on Coffee Mugs, Valentines, & Jim Eno

    ​Heartless Bastards are gearing up for the release of their fourth album, Arrow on February 14. It just so happens that Arrow is the band's strongest record to date. It features a more versatile mix of psych, glam, classic rock, porch blues, R&B, funk and spaghetti-western. Singer/guitarist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Sound Unseen screening no wave documentary Blank City tomorrow night at the TRYLON

    Lydia Lunch in a scene from Blank City​"If you could be anybody, who would you be?" "An outlaw, a film director, a rebel, a rock star!" yells a '70s gangster shooting a gun at the Super 8 camera, cutting to a rapid-fire Mars punk song over a killer montage of '70s film clips of punk and no wave mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Blondie at Mystic Lake Casino, 9/4/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Blondie September 4, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino I was 16 when Blondie reunited in the late 1990s. I have a memory of reading about their plan to do a few shows and record an album in Spin or maybe Rolling Stone; I was definitely sitting in the waiting area of my hairstylist ... More >>

  • Music

    August 31, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Weezer, Blondie, Patches & Gretchen, and more

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Blondie September 4, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino I was 16 when Blondie reunited in the late 1990s. I have a memory of reading about their plan to do a few shows and record an album in Spin or maybe Rolling Stone; I was definitely sitting in the waiting area of my hairstylist ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    Patches & Gretchen: Headquarters & Dimes

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Blondie September 4, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino I was 16 when Blondie reunited in the late 1990s. I have a memory of reading about their plan to do a few shows and record an album in Spin or maybe Rolling Stone; I was definitely sitting in the waiting area of my hairstylist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Buddy Holly tribute album brings together Fiona Apple, Black Keys, Paul McCartney, more

    ​Well isn't this just precious. A slew of indie darlings have joined Lou Reed, Patti Smith and even a former Beatle to pay homage to influential early rock 'n' roller Buddy Holly on new tribute album Rave on Buddy Holly, which is streaming in its entirety today over at NPR. Holly was only 22 years ... More >>

  • Music

    April 6, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Robert Plant, Cut Copy, My Chemical Romance, and more

    ​Well isn't this just precious. A slew of indie darlings have joined Lou Reed, Patti Smith and even a former Beatle to pay homage to influential early rock 'n' roller Buddy Holly on new tribute album Rave on Buddy Holly, which is streaming in its entirety today over at NPR. Holly was only 22 years ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2011

    Philip Glass

    ​Well isn't this just precious. A slew of indie darlings have joined Lou Reed, Patti Smith and even a former Beatle to pay homage to influential early rock 'n' roller Buddy Holly on new tribute album Rave on Buddy Holly, which is streaming in its entirety today over at NPR. Holly was only 22 years ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2010

    Roma di Luna, Heart, Dosh, and more

    ​Well isn't this just precious. A slew of indie darlings have joined Lou Reed, Patti Smith and even a former Beatle to pay homage to influential early rock 'n' roller Buddy Holly on new tribute album Rave on Buddy Holly, which is streaming in its entirety today over at NPR. Holly was only 22 years ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2010

    Ronnie Spector's Best Christmas Ever

    ​Well isn't this just precious. A slew of indie darlings have joined Lou Reed, Patti Smith and even a former Beatle to pay homage to influential early rock 'n' roller Buddy Holly on new tribute album Rave on Buddy Holly, which is streaming in its entirety today over at NPR. Holly was only 22 years ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    The Week That Was: Jacko posthumous, Girl Talk is back, spectre of Cher somehow inescapable

    ​We adjusted the clocks. We became a little leerier about dropping by UPS and Fed-Ex locations. We got a little more excited about Jay-Z's Decoded. We got all indignant about Wal-Mart playing "Little Drummer Boy" over the PA system. We bundled up, shivered. This is the first week of November, as r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Cowboy Mouth

    ​We adjusted the clocks. We became a little leerier about dropping by UPS and Fed-Ex locations. We got a little more excited about Jay-Z's Decoded. We got all indignant about Wal-Mart playing "Little Drummer Boy" over the PA system. We bundled up, shivered. This is the first week of November, as r ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2010

    E.G. Bailey: American Afrikan

    ​We adjusted the clocks. We became a little leerier about dropping by UPS and Fed-Ex locations. We got a little more excited about Jay-Z's Decoded. We got all indignant about Wal-Mart playing "Little Drummer Boy" over the PA system. We bundled up, shivered. This is the first week of November, as r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Mason Jennings, P.O.S., Solid Gold to play Current 5-year anniversary

    The Current has announced a hot lineup for their January 29 show.

  • Movies

    June 10, 2009

    Film Highlight: Lawrence of Arabia

    The Current has announced a hot lineup for their January 29 show.

  • Music

    May 6, 2009

    All The Pretty Horses' Venus DeMars recounts glam band's history

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    Patches and Gretchen set to release her debut album Thursday evening

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Arts

    May 14, 2008

    A mixed-up and confused Bob Dylan pic tops this week's pop culture picks

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2008

    Over the Weekend: May 9-11, 2008

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2008

    Todd Rundgren

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Music

    January 16, 2008

    Critics' Picks

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Unknown

    August 29, 2007

    Concert Highlights for the Week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 4

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Music

    August 8, 2007

    Patti Smith covers Dylan to Cobain

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2007

    Patti Smith and special guests rock the State

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Unknown

    August 1, 2007

    Concert Highlights for the Week of August 1 - 7

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2007

    Grandmaster Flash cracks Rock Hall of Fame

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Music

    July 19, 2006

    Carla Bozulich: Evangelista

    7th St. Entry becomes Horses' stable every Thursday in May

  • Music

    November 30, 2005

    Noisy Neighbors

    Seven new local releases for jazzheads, historians, and fans of Bob

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2005

    Locals weigh in on CBGB

    Seven new local releases for jazzheads, historians, and fans of Bob

  • Columns

    July 13, 2005

    Free Will Astrology

    Seven new local releases for jazzheads, historians, and fans of Bob

  • Columns

    July 6, 2005

    The Autograph Man

    What ever happened to Buddy Holly's fishing license?

  • Arts

    June 22, 2005

    Boys in the Corner

    Jonathan Safran Foer, Wes Anderson, Conor Oberst, and the new male infantilism

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2005

    Let It Be Records Is Closing

    Jonathan Safran Foer, Wes Anderson, Conor Oberst, and the new male infantilism

  • Music

    March 2, 2005

    Black Mountain: Black Mountain

    Jonathan Safran Foer, Wes Anderson, Conor Oberst, and the new male infantilism

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2004

    "What's the frequency, Kerry?" is your Benzedrine uhuh

    Jonathan Safran Foer, Wes Anderson, Conor Oberst, and the new male infantilism

  • Music

    June 30, 2004

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    Lucinda bids Dylan good morning, Patti Smith greets Baghdad, and Greil Marcus says goodbye

  • Columns

    June 30, 2004

    The First Avenue Massacre

    What Steve McClellan's pink slip said

  • Music

    January 14, 2004

    Who's Your Dada?

    The Fiery Furnaces turn poetic non sequitors into the surreal life of songs

  • Music

    July 16, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top Ten

    Patti Smith nominates Ralph Nader; Penelope Houston stumps for Howard Dean; Liz Phair endorses copulating barbies

  • Music

    September 20, 2000

    Happy Together

    More than a decade after dissolving the Go-Betweens, the reunited Robert Forster and Grant McLennan sound almost content to be where they are

  • Movies

    September 13, 2000

    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

    Benjamin Smoke's documentary study of a cult musician brings the viewer uncomfortably close to real pain

  • Music

    December 23, 1998

    Scarnella

    Benjamin Smoke's documentary study of a cult musician brings the viewer uncomfortably close to real pain

  • Arts

    April 15, 1998

    A Grab Bag of Reels

    Benjamin Smoke's documentary study of a cult musician brings the viewer uncomfortably close to real pain

  • Music

    September 24, 1997

    Geraldine Fibbers: Butch

    Benjamin Smoke's documentary study of a cult musician brings the viewer uncomfortably close to real pain

  • Feature

    September 10, 1997

    Poster Punks

    Benjamin Smoke's documentary study of a cult musician brings the viewer uncomfortably close to real pain

  • News

    January 15, 1997

    Knockin' Back 40

    Benjamin Smoke's documentary study of a cult musician brings the viewer uncomfortably close to real pain

  • News

    July 10, 1996

    About A Girl

    Benjamin Smoke's documentary study of a cult musician brings the viewer uncomfortably close to real pain

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