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Patti Smith
I will blaspheme to instruct if those still listening can hear: the pretense of this world is fucked beyond repair; that much is clear. I will replay classic moments in a whirl of light and sound; relive near death’s self-wrought … Continue reading
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Give Me That Old School Religion, Part 1
WHAT: Patti Smith and Her Band WHEN: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 WHERE: House of Blues, New Orleans OK, so the impetus to see Patti Smith came about with relatively no warning, little advance notice. I was minding my own business, … Continue reading
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