ContactMusic — Patti Smith has penned a musical tribute to Amy Winehouse The Because the Night hitmaker wrote a poem in ode to the British singer following her death in July last year and set the words to music for a track which will appear on her forthcoming new..... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Happy New Year! (artskooldamage) Michael Stipe joined his friend Patti Smith at Bowery Ballroom on New Year's Eve for what was also the end of her final year at the venue...On New Year's Eve, Patti Smith announced from the stage... more info

ContactMusic — Punk veteran Patti Smith has dedicated a track on her new album to tragic singer Amy Winehouse The Because the Night hitmaker penned a poem to Winehouse following the British stars death in July last year 11 and while working on songs for her upcomin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Patti Smith fan (more by Tamara Porras) today in NYC * Phish @ MSG * Matt Darriau @ Barbes * Totally J/K @ UCB East * 50 Cent @ Webster Hall * Andy Gonzalez @ The Stone * The Fab... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Jody Pachniuk If there such a thing as jazzy shoegaze blues, Australlan singer Grace Woodroofe is on the forefront of that genre. Her debut album Always Want made quite an expression in her home country and now is she is trying to conquer t... more info

ContactMusic — Singer Patti Smith paid a special tribute to late French novelist Jean Genet earlier this week beg19Dec11 by playing a surprise gig in his memory at New Yorks Museum of Modern Art The Because the Night hitmaker showed up at the venue and played a 40-... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Gogol Bordello - Dec 2009 (more by Paul Birman) Once again, we're approaching the new year, and as always, there are tons of ways to celebrate in NYC with a number of different New Year's Eve shows. Gogol Bordello are... more info

The Newsroom — Rock singer and poet Patti Smith makes a surprise appearance at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to pay tribute to French novelist, playwright and poet Jean Genet. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Join artists, musicians, and local community members for an all-day performance event in support of Occupy Wall Street's re-occupation of space in downtown Manhattan." Lou Reed & Patti Smith scheduled to play on Saturday, December 17th - the THREE M... more info