U2’s “Days of Ash” is an urgent dispatch from a band that still believes

With their surprise EP, U2 channels today’s global crises into a set of familiar but heartfelt protest songs ...
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The real reason Bruce Springsteen divorced his first wife

In 1985, Bruce Springsteen wed actress Julianne Phillips. However, the marriage quickly fell apart with Phillips filing for divorce in 1988. So what happened?

Rocker Patti Smith tells sold-out crowd nourishing curiosity is what keeps her young

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy interviewed the 79-year-old icon in a wide ranging conversation on the occasion of her new memoir, ‘Bread of Angels.’ ...
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SOLD OUT - Patti Smith: An Evening of Songs and Stories with Jackson Smith and Tony Shanahan

WBEZ, Poetry Foundation and University Club of Chicago present “Patti Smith: An Evening of Songs and Stories” with Tony Shanahan and Jackson Smith. Patti will be joined in conversation with Jeff ...