Vampire Weekend, Patti Smith Rock for Tibet
Plus: The National, Antibalas, and Keb' Mo' perform New York's Tibet House Benefit. Click here for photos and a review!
By John S.W. MacDonald 02.04.09 2:59 PM
The idea behind the annual Tibet House Benefit Concert is really quite simple: "You get as many talented people in the room and then you get out of the way!" Or so explained composer Philip Glass as Vampire Weekend prepared to take the stage last night at New York City's Carnegie Hall for the 19th Annual event, which raises funds to help preserve Tibetan culture
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Patti Smith With Silverlake Conservatory Founder and Students
Photo By Chris Polk
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10.28.08 11:11 AM
Patti Smith Plays a Private Showcase in Santa Monica
Photo By Chris Polk
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10.28.08 11:07 AM
Rock Legend Patti Smith Rocks Out at 'Patti Smith: Dream of Life' Pre-Party in Los Angeles
At SPIN and Citi's once-in-a-lifetime evening, a privileged group of rock'n'roll fans took in a screening of the punk legend's new documentary and an exclusive performance!
By zarinah williams 10.27.08 6:25 PM
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The SPIN Interview: Patti Smith
In the three decades since her debut, Patti Smith, rock's poet laureate and subject of a new documentary, found domestic bliss and endured tragic loss. That longevity shocks even her: "When I did Horses, I never expected to make another album."
By David Marchese 08.27.08 12:46 PM
With casual androgyny now as common as rehab and pop-star poetry a recurring joke, it's hard to imagine how strange Patti Smith must've seemed when she exploded out of New York with Horses 33 years ago. Defiant, literary, and rocking, Smith's debut, and the albums that followed, weren't only great pieces of art, they were life-changers. Just ask Michael Stipe or Courtney Love.
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