Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman Ornette Coleman / Laurie Anderson / Flea The 2014 Celebrate Brooklyn! season continued with another free show in Prospect Park this past Thursday (6/12), a tribute to pioneering free jazz great Ornette Coleman (also part of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Wyatt Marshall Patti Smith in Austin in 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) According to Gothamist, to commemorate the reopening of Fort Tilden--closed since Hurricane Sandy--the National Park Service, Rockaway Artists Alliance, Jamaica Bay-Rockaw... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Ian Chainey, photos by Greg Cristman Bill Laswell performing with Bladerunner The Ohm Resistance Label Showcase to be held at Brooklyn club Saint Vitus on May 31 has taken shape and it's just as wild as you'd expect... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The initial lineup for Riot Fest Toronto was recently announced, and since then the Riot Fest Chicago (Sept. 12-14) and Riot Fest Denver (Sept. 19-21) lineups were announced as well. Chicago has The Cure, Jane's Addiction, The National, Weezer,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Factory Floor @ 285 Kent, Dec. 2013 (more by PSquared) Fear of Men @ Rough Trade RSD14 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Factory... more info

Stereogum — Though it’s been a couple years since their comeback album, Garbage have made a habit of releasing something worthwhile on Record Store Day. Last year they recorded a cover of Patti Smith’s “Because The Night” with Screaming Females lead sing... more info

NME — Smith assesses difficulties faced by those in the creative arts in USA more info

ContactMusic — Punk icon Patti Smith wants "unknowns" to portray her and late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the planned movie adaptation of her award-winning... more info

NME — The Godmother of Punk says she would like two "unknowns" to star in a potential big screen version of 'Just Kids' more info

The Telegraph — Watch Patti Smith perform the song Mercy Is she wrote for Darren Aronofsky's film Noah more info