Patti Smith News

Academy and multi-Grammy Award winner Billie Eilish, Grammy winner Doja Cat, multi Latin Grammy winner Camilo, the youngest recipient of the Best Reggae Album Grammy award, Koffee, emerging audio-visual artist and rap pioneer Tobe Nwigwe, pop sensation King Princess and Grammy-nominated country music star Mickey Guyton.

The ACLU and the NYCLU hosted the 20th Annual Sing Out For Freedom benefit concert on Monday, October 24th. Performers and presenters included comedian Alex Edelman (Just For Us), 2022 Tony-Nominee Shoshana Bean, Tony-nominated actor Ato Blankson-Wood (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Slave Play) and more. See photos from the event here!

Irglova’s inclusion was natural on a number of levels for Hansard as he was aware her parents back in her native Czech Republic had taken in multiple families from Ukraine. Irglova, now living in Iceland had been back this summer to visit and was equally moved by the issues at hand. Watch the new performance video now!

Blondshell has herself on the map this year with the release of three critically acclaimed singles: her debut “Olympus,” “Kiss City,” and this summer’s “Sepsis,” which Rolling Stone listed as their #1 Pick of the Month for their “Recommends” column as they called it a “phenomenally catchy alt-rock blast from her hotly buzzed upcoming debut LP.”

The ACLU and the NYCLU have announced the initial line up of performers and presenters of the 20th Annual Sing Out For Freedom benefit concert. The event will take place on Monday, October 24th at 7:30pm.

One of the world's greatest classical stars, ANDREA BOCELLI, commences his highly anticipated tour of Australia in 2 weeks. 

The McCrary Sisters, Lizz Wright and Mumu Fresh have been added to the lineup of A Tribute to Bob Dylan, in partnership with the Bob Dylan Center®, on September 30, 2022 at 8pm.

This fall, the Chicago Humanities Festival is bringing some of the biggest names in film, politics, music, literature, and activism to stages across Chicago for entertaining, inspiring, and provocative conversations addressing the theme of “PUBLIC” and how we are all re-imagining our public lives.

Susan Neuffer returns to the cabaret stage with a reprise of her show, “An Elpee’s Worth of Todd”, directed by MAC award winner Lennie Watts, with musical direction by MAC award winner Gerry Dieffenbach. Ms. Neuffer will appear at Don’t Tell Mama, on Saturday, November 12 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, November 20 at 4:00 PM. 

Pioneering Boston rock band Nervous Eaters, contemporaries of bands like the Ramones, The Police, Iggy Pop, and The Pretenders, have announced plans to release a new album titled 'Monsters + Angels' via Little Steven Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records.

Now Luke is undertaking an extensive tour the UK in 2022 with an all new show of poems. The tour will visit the length and breadth of Britain, from The Channel Islands to Scotland and is coming to Oxford Playhouse, on Friday 16 September.

Pigeons & Planes’ Artist To Watch shares new single “Sepsis,” once again exemplifying her incredible songcraft through tension-building soft-to-loud transitions. Raw and anthemic, its brutally honest lyrics cover therapy, toxic men, and ‘getting saved by validation.' Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

The new music follows the release of Idol’s 2021 The Roadside EP, which included the Top 15 hit “Bitter Taste.” Recorded at Studio America and MDDN Studios in Los Angeles, the 4-track EP includes production contributions from English, Zakk Cervini (Blink 182, Machine Gun Kelly) and Butch Walker (Green Day, Weezer). Plus, check out tour dates!

Kicking off this year’s highly-anticipated lineup of artists is rising indie-pop sensation Remi Wolf. Since 2019, she’s released a string of successful EPs including “You’re A Dog!,” “I’m Allergic To Dogs!,” and “We Love Dogs!” and debuted her first full-length studio album titled “Juno” in the fall of last year.

The Town Hall and T Bone Burnett will present A Tribute to Bob Dylan in partnership with the Bob Dylan Center on September 30, 2022 at 8pm. Curated T Bone Burnett, the show will feature performances by a diverse array of artists, each performing songs written by Dylan spanning the Nobel laureate’s illustrious career.

L.A.-based musician Sabrina Teitelbaum has a knack for crafting intimate lyrics that evoke visceral emotions, atop adventurous songwriting and addicting melodies. After last month’s release of “Olympus,” her debut single as Blondshell, she garnered critical praise from many publications. Listen to the single and check out the tour dates now!

Luke Wright: The Remains of Logan Dankworth is the third (and arguably best) of the acclaimed poet's verse play trilogy. It's finally getting its Fringe debut after its 2020 performances were postponed by the pandemic.

RPM School, the premier interactive experience for interpreting, learning, and playing rock and popular music, has announced it will be offering 'The Beatles and You: The Composition, Performance, and Recording of Their Classic Songs' this July.

Vanderwolf re-emerges with “12 Little Killers” an eclectic collection that includes the deliciously oozing slice of psychedelia of the single “Glisten,” which is heavily-slanted toward melting analogue synthesizers (Sam Sallon) and rich layers of acoustic guitars (Chris Cordoba) and an exquisite vocal by Max Vanderwolf.

One of the world’s greatest classical stars, esteemed Tuscan tenor ANDREA BOCELLI, will return to Australian stages with a 70-piece orchestra and 60-person choir, this October/November for a 5-city national tour. Find out the dates and how to get tickets!