Bob Gruen

TURN IT UP! Auction to Benefit Housing Works With Memorabilia
by Rachel Stone - Sep 25, 2026

Housing Works' second annual music and art auction features rare memorabilia, photography, and handwritten lyrics from artists including Joan Baez, Ringo Starr, David Byrne, and Matt Berninger of THE NATIONAL.

Legs McNeil's RESIDENT PUNK to Score Critical Acclaim Ahead of Release
by Rachel Stone - Sep 8, 2026

Legs McNeil's new book RESIDENT PUNK, which revisits the 1970s punk era, has drawn early praise from critics and figures including actor Patton Oswalt ahead of its upcoming release.

STILL THE KING Festival to Bring Ray Benson to Longhorn Ballroom
by Rachel Stone - Aug 17, 2026

Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas will host the inaugural Still The King festival, featuring Asleep at the Wheel, Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, Ben Haggard, Summer Dean, and other Western Swing performers.

Billie Joe Armstrong Covers Jesse Malin's 'Black Haired Girl' for Benefit LP
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 24, 2024

A new cover of Black Haired Girl has been released from the tribute album Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin. The original version is a standout from Glitter in the Gutter, released in 2007, and the new track features the vocals of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. Listen to it now!

Morrison Hotel Gallery NYC and LA Salutes The Mystical Artistic Auras of Hotel Chelsea and Sunset Marquis with Retrospectives
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2022

Hotel Chelsea and the Sunset Marquis are themselves works of art, but these historic buildings are not always the main headliner. If these walls could rock, they would sing with stories spanning the gamut from wandering the halls with Janis, Marilyn, Jimi, and Factory pseudo-superstars to languorous dips in the pool with The Clash, Bob Marley, Blondie, Guns N' Roses, and droves of unrelenting groupies trailing in their wake.

35th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert Celebrates Philip Glass
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 6, 2022

On March 3rd, the 35th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert went virtual for the second year in a row, offering viewers from around the world the unique opportunity to experience the warmth, sense of community, amazing music and extraordinary spoken word performances the evening has provided for so many years pre-pandemic at Carnegie Hall. 

Morrison Hotel Gallery Announces Touring Exhibition NIGHT FEVER
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2021

Drawing on inspiration from those that paved the way in glitter and grit, Morrison Hotel Gallery presents Night Fever, a photographic anthology of nocturnal tradition.

Morrison Hotel Gallery Hits the Dance Floor After Dark with Night Fever
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 7, 2021

Spanning from Studio 54 and CBGB to the incorrigible rise of club kid culture, this exhibition celebrates the communities, cultures, and creativity that make nightlife worth staying up for.

Queen of Rock Tina Turner Takes Center Stage in Morrison Hotel Gallery's 'One Woman Show'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 25, 2021

Turner’s story — lived in the glitz and glamor of the spotlight and highlighted in a new HBO documentary entitled Tina — involves blazing trails, overcoming immense struggle, and achieving stellar success.

Queen Of Rock Tina Turner Takes Center Stage In Morrison Hotel Gallery's ONE WOMAN SHOW
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2021

A gestalt of full-throttle showmanship, gravity-defying aestheticism and rattling vocals which connote a kind of passion that exceeds the limitations of mortal instrument, Tina Turner takes center stage with Morrison Hotel Gallery's latest online exhibition, One Woman Show, opening March 25.

Morrison Hotel Gallery's 'The American Sound' Serves as a Visual Soundtrack to Social Change
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 19, 2021

Now more than ever, art, activism, and collective agency are paramount to evoking real social change.

John Lennon's 80th Celebrated With Rare Intimate Prints at Morrison Hotel Gallery
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 1, 2020

On October 9th of this year, John Lennon would have turned 80 years old.

Fest For Beatles Fans Hosts Virtual 80th Birthday Celebration For John Lennon - October 9
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2020

October 9 marks what would have been John Lennon's 80th birthday. The Fest For Beatles Fans will commemorate this occasion with a special virtual event featuring musical tributes and personal anecdotes from those who knew John well over the course of his life.

Gary Lichtenstein Editions Announces Eric Orr & Keith Haring Collaboration
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2020

Gary Lichtenstein Editions has announced the release of a new silkscreen print edition entitled, Repeat. This rare limited edition is the result of a long friendship between the two artists and marks the first of its kind to be authorized by the Keith Haring Foundation.

Video: Gates of the West & Dark Horse Records present 'A Song For Joe: Celebrating The Life Of Joe Strummer
by Robert Diamond - Aug 18, 2020

On Joe Strummer’s birthday, Friday, August 21 at 3:00pm ET (12:00pm PT and 8:00pm BST), the music and arts community is coming together for a global event to celebrate Joe Strummer’s legacy as a solo musician and singer of The Clash.

TEAM MARCO, QT8: THE FIRST EIGHT and More to Play at Garden State Film Festival
by Abigail Charpentier - Feb 12, 2020

Celebrating its 18th Anniversary, the artistic philosophy of the Garden State Film Festival is rooted in the celebration of the independent film genre and celebrates this spirit through dramatic screenings and unparalleled film collaborations attracting a diverse audience from around the world. From Wednesday, 25 - Sunday, 29 March 2020 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, GSFF unveils world premieres, Hollywood stars, industry panels, and as a nonprofit enterprise, serves as an added economic engine for Asbury Park's vitality through art, commerce and culture. Make your plans to be a part of intriguing panel discussions and can't miss parties, all held in numerous locations all over the city by the sea. 

WASTED! THE STORY OF FOOD WASTE to be Presented at Gold Coast International Film Festival
by Abigail Charpentier - Oct 17, 2019

From executive producer Anthony Bourdain, “WASTED! The Story of Food Waste” aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the eyes of celebrity chefs like Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Massimo Bottura, and Danny Bowien, audiences will see how the world's most influential chefs make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people consider scraps into incredible dishes that create a more secure food system. “WASTED! The Story of Food Waste” (Anna Chai & Nari Kye | 2017 | 85 min. | USA) is a documentary examining the issue of food waste, its contribution to climate change, and how we all can make small changes, all of them delicious, to solve one of the greatest problems of the 21st Century.

Bob Gruen, ROCK SEEN Opens At The Morris Museum
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2019

The new exhibition Bob Gruen: Rock Seen opens at the Morris Museum, featuring a selection of 72 works by one of rock & roll's best-known and most respected photographers. Active in the rock scene for over fifty years, Bob Gruen (b. 1945, New York) has shot some of the most memorable images of rock music's greatest artists. His photographic approach is distinguished by the ability to capture performers, both onstage and off, through candid images that convey the feeling of the moment. The show will be on view from June 21 November 10, 2019.

MAD Exhibition Explores Visual Culture Of Punk Through Over 400 Works
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2019

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will present Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die: Punk Graphics, 1976–1986, an exhibition that explores the punk and post-punk movements through the lens of graphic design. The exhibition, on view from April 9 through August 18, 2019, will feature more than four hundred of punk's most memorable graphics, including flyers, posters, album covers, promotions, zines, and other ephemera.

Gold Coast Int'l. Film Fest Offers Free Screening Of Oscar-Nominated Short Films To Affected Federal Workers
by Julie Musbach - Jan 24, 2019

The Gold Coast International Film Festival is offering a respite for federal workers impacted by the prolonged partial government shutdown; free screenings of Oscar-nominated short films in advance of this year's Academy Awards. The screenings, which are open to the general public, will take place on Sunday, February 10 at 6 p.m. in Port Washington, and Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Great Neck. A select number of tickets will be set aside at each screening for the government workers.