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A stage show that intermingles music and life stories isn’t new in rock; just ask Bruce Springsteen and Ray Davies. But Jesse Malin already knows one way in which his first foray into the genre will be set apart from those that came and rocked before.

“The play opens in the hospital,” Malin says from his East Village home in New York. “And I’m telling somebody what happened to me and that I’ve canceled tours and haven’t played my guitar. There’s a guitar next to the bed and a wheelchair,...

If anyone doubted the ongoing relevance of Patti Smith’s work, that answer arrived at the next-to-last moment at “People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith,” a boldface-name-heavy tribute concert Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall. Over the course of two-and-a-half hours, a caravan of singers, musician and actors — some associated with her, some not necessarily — sang and read Smith’s words, an ongoing testament to the still hypnotic grip of her songs and poems.

The odds that Smith herself would participate were pretty high; after all, she was...

Patti Smith’s 50-year cross-generational musical impact was on full display Wednesday night, as artists both young and old came out to serenade the legendary artist during a tribute concert at Carnegie Hall. Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe, Flea, Sean Penn, Karen O, Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Rogers, Johnny Depp, Susanna Hoffs, Jim Jarmusch, Matt Berninger, Glen Hansard, Sharon Van Etten, Courtney Barnett, Angel Olsen, Alison Mosshart, Michael Shannon, and members of Smith’s backing band were among the many names who turned out for “People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith.”

The concert doubled as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Smith’s landmark album, Horses, and a charity benefit for music education for underserved youth. Tony Shanahan, a frequent collaborator of Smith’s, served as the event’s musical director and led a house a band also featuring Flea, Steve Jordan, Charlie Sexton, and Benmont Tench.

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Cher broke out one of her best musical bits last night at the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, taking the stage dressed as Elvis Presley to perform Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis.”

Donning a pristine Presley pompadour wig and a pink shirt with a massive collar, Cher delivered a pristine performance of the 1991 classic as part of her three-song set (which also included “(This Is) A Song for the Lonely” and “Believe”). Cher famously recorded a version of “Walking in Memphis” for her 1995 album, It’s a Man’s World,...

The ninth anniversary of Love Rocks NYC will see an all-star lineup take the stage to help raise money for the non-profit God’s Love We Deliver, which offers medically tailored meals and nutrition services to those in need.

Alicia Keys, Beck, and Cher will lead the the roster, along with music director and bandleader Will Lee (The CBS Orchestra). Additional performers include Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) feat. Vanessa Amorosi, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Grace Bowers, Jesse Malin, Kate Hudson, Luke Spiller, Mavis Staples, Michael McDonald, Peter Frampton,...

The list of artists who will be saluting Patti Smith at an upcoming tribute show in New York just grew longer.

The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, director Jim Jarmusch, former Bangles frontperson Susanna Hoffs, Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, and New York rocker Jesse Malin have been added to an already eclectic lineup of singers and musicians partaking in “People Have the Power: Celebrating the Music of Patti Smith” at Carnegie Hall on March 26.

The concert, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Smith’s classic Horses album, was first announced last November.

Midway through the 25th annual Light of Day benefit at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey, on Saturday night, Jesse Malin confirmed rumors that had been swirling around town since the late afternoon: Bruce Springsteen was in the house. It was one of the first times that Malin has performed in public since suffering a devastating spinal stroke in 2023, and he used the mic stand, along with the tremendous force of his will, to pull himself to his feet and welcome his old friend...

Questlove and Ed Bahlman at the invitation-only screening of Jacqueline Baylon’s Until He’s Back, hosted by Questlove, seen here holding up Rick Rubin’s first Def Jam Presents flyer with Liquid Liquid, Treacherous Three, and Jesse Malin's Heart Attack Photo: Anne Katrin Titze

Questlove (aka Ahmir Thompson), the director of Summer Of Soul won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar and BAFTA and a Best Music Film Grammy in 2022.

Questlove’s Hip-Hop Is History with Ben Greenman, collection Ed Bahlman

2024 is turning out to be another good year for Questlove, And on 11 June, 2024, Questlove’s Hip-Hop is History with Ben Greenman was published by Auwa Books. On 11 December, it was announced that his Sly Lives! (aka The Burden Of Black Genius) will have its world première at the Sundance Film Festival.

UFO by Esg, produced by Martin Hannett and mastered by 99 Records founder Ed Bahlman is the most sampled track in hip-hop!

Harley Flanagan at age 11 on drums in The Stimulators with Anne Gustavsson, Patrick Mack and Denise Mercedes

Rex Miller’s unrelenting Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos (a highlight of the 15th edition of Doc NYC) on The Stimulators drummer and Cro-Mags founder, features revealing on-camera interviews with his wife Laura Lee Flanagan, Denise Mercedes (his aunt and founder of The Stimulators), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ian Mackaye (Minor Threat; Fugazi; founder of Dischord Records), Lucy Sante, Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains), Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Keith Morris (Black Flag; Circle Jerks; Off), Glenn Danzig (The Misfits; Danzig), Michael Imperioli, Brooke Smith (Jonathan Demme’s The Silence Of The Lambs; Louis Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street; Alan Rudolph’s The Moderns), Anthony Bourdain, Sacha Jenkins, Marcia Resnick, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Kate Schellenbach (Beastie Boys; Luscious Jackson), and Ray Cappo (Youth of Today).

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The last time Jesse Malin performed in New York, in March 2023, he jumped off the stage at Webster Hall, waded through the crowd, and ended up singing atop the bar at the rear of the venue in a punk-rock display of sweaty artist-fan communion. Malin’s sold-out performance Sunday night at the Beacon Theatre — his first public concert since suffering a paralyzing spinal stroke last year — looked a little different than past gigs but bristled with that same punk spirit and sense of community.

After wrapping up the night with...

Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith’s debut album Horses. To commemorate that moment , an array of indie and alternative rockers will gather at New York’s Carnegie Hall on March 26 for a Smith tribute concert.

The lineup for “People Have the Power: Celebrating the Music of Patti Smith” will, so far, include Michael Stipe, Kim Gordon, Matt Berninger of the National, Karen O, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Harper, Courtney Barnett, the Kronos Quartet, Angel Olsen, and the Kills’ Alison Mosshart. Additional artists are expected to be announced in the months ahead.

Jesse Malin told Rolling Stone that he was determined to dance again after suffering a rare spinal stroke in May 2023. In a new music video for “She Don’t Love Me Now,” Sheer Terror frontman Paul Bearer is his fleet-footed proxy, gliding across a dancefloor in a New York club as Malin continues to rehab the use of his legs.

Bruce Springsteen performs this version of “She Don’t Love Me Now,” along with Jake Clemons on saxophone, which appears on Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin, an...

The Light of Day Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary in January with a series of concerts all across New Jersey and New York City, culminating on January 18 with Bob’s Birthday Bash at the Count Basie Center’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. The bill for that show includes Jesse Malin, John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls, Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem, Brian Baker of Bad Religion, Pete Steinkopf of the Bouncing Souls, Dramarama, Willie Nile, Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, Joe D’Urso and Stone Caravan,...

Early-aughts dance rock greats the Scissor Sisters may be gearing up for some kind of return after going on hiatus in 2012.

It’s extremely unclear what exactly is going on at the moment, though the band’s primary social media pages (Instagram, Facebook, and X) have all been updated to feature images of what look like television static. There’s mailing list fans can sign up for, as well.

Somewhat more telling was the sudden appearance of the Scissor Sisters’ logo on the facade of the Co-op Live arena in Manchester,...

Jesse Malin has released the new single “Argentina,” written while the singer-songwriter was rehabbing from his spinal stroke in Buenos Aires. Additionally, actor-comedian Fred Armisen, filmmaker/musician Jim Jarmusch, Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hutz, and more have been added to one of Malin’s upcoming benefit concerts at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

Malin, a staple of the NYC punk scene over the past three decades as a solo artist and as frontman of D Generation, was paralyzed from the waist down when he suffered the spinal stroke at a restaurant in May of 2023.

He has since started walking with the aid of a walker, but still has a long way to go in his recovery. He returned to perform last month on CBS Saturday Morning, where he gave “Argentina” its live debut. Now, he has released the official studio version.

“This might be one of my most personal songs,...

Lucinda Williams has announced the latest installation of her Lu’s Jukebox cover album series: a tribute to The Beatles titled Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles from Abbey Road. Along with the announcement, her rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” has arrived as the album’s lead single.

Due on December 6th, Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles from Abbey Road was recorded at The Beatles’ legendary Abbey Road studio in London, and features Williams’ take on 12 of the band’s classic tunes, including “Don’t Let Me Down,” “Let It Be,” “The Long and Winding Road,” and more. According to its press release, the album will actually mark the first time a major artist recorded Beatles songs there since the band themselves. Pre-order the album here.

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The single, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” alludes to Williams’ respect for the Fab Four while also demonstrating...

Singer-songwriter Jesse Malin appeared on CBS Saturday Morning on September 21st for his first public performance since a medical emergency left him paralyzed from the waist down. The punk rocker played a three-song set on the TV program, and discussed his health battle with host Anthony Mason.

Malin was at a restaurant with friends in May 2023 when he suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He has been undergoing physical therapy and stem-cell treatments, and is set to return to the stage for two benefit shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on December 1st and 2nd, with proceeds going toward his Sweet Relief Fund. The first gig is already sold out, but you can still get tickets to the second show via Ticketmaster, or tickets to either concert via StubHub.

Ahead of the Beacon Theatre gigs, Malin and his band performed “State of the Art,...

On Saturday, September 21, 2024, CBS presents another packed edition of CBS Saturday Morning. This installment features rock musician Jesse Malin and The Dish segment meets Jane Bertch, the co-owner of La Cuisine cooking school, as she shares her culinary expertise. Celebrated rapper and author, 50 Cent, joins the show to discuss his latest project […]

CBS Saturday Morning September 21: Jesse Malin, Jane Bertch, 50 Cent, Deepak Chopra...

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Episode 38 Episode Summary

This week on “CBS Saturday Morning,” airing on September 21, 2024, viewers can look forward to an exciting lineup of guests and segments. The episode kicks off with Saturday Sessions featuring rock musician Jesse Malin, who will showcase his musical talents and share insights into his latest projects.

In “The Dish,” co-owner of La Cuisine cooking school, Jane Bertch, will offer culinary tips and delicious recipes that are sure to inspire home cooks.

The show also welcomes rapper and author 50 Cent, who will discuss his new book, “The Accomplice,” exploring themes from his life and career in the entertainment industry.

Finally, renowned author Deepak Chopra will join the conversation to delve into his latest work, “Digital Dharma,” offering a perspective on technology and spirituality in today’s world.

Tune in for a mix of music, cooking, and thought-provoking discussions, making...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Yola goes in on an ex-to-be over some synth-heavy R&b, Gwen Stefani swerves into country, Future delivers a boomin’-on-Pluto highlight from his latest mixtape, and Bad Bunny offers hope after tragedy. Plus, the return of Bon Iver, St. Vincent debuts her new Spanish-language project, and Graham Parker pays tribute to Jesse Malin.

Yola, “Future Enemies” (YouTube)

Bad Bunny, “Una Velita” (YouTube)

Haley Hendrickx, “Foxglove” (YouTube)

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Each week, Consequence rings in New Music Friday by highlighting new albums to stream. As the new season begins, here are some releases to get you into the fall spirit.

This includes new tunes from Bright Eyes, Jamie xx, and Manu Chau, as well as an expansive live collection from the Bob Dylan archives. Don’t miss Julian Casbalancas’ new album with The Voidz, along with the array of artists who have come together to celebrate the music of Jesse Malin as he rehabilitates from a spinal stroke.

Here are 11 new albums to stream today.

Blu & Exile — Love (the) Ominous World

Hip-hop duo Blu & Exile are back with another major statement: Love (the) Ominous World, their forth studio album. In addition to guest appearances from Aloe Blacc, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kurupt, Kxng Crooked, Rbx, Rae Khalil, and several more, the album finds the LA duo back at the height of their powers.

Bruce Springsteen’s cover of Jesse Malin’s “She Don’t Leave Me Now” has been unveiled in advance of a new tribute album benefitting the latter musician. The track is the latest single from Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin, set for release on September 20th.

As previously announced, proceeds from the tribute album will help pay Malin’s medical bills and rehabilitation costs, after the singer-songwriter suffered a spinal stroke last year that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Previous singles include Bleachers’ take on “Prisoners of Paradise” and Billie Joe Armstrong’s rendition of “Black Haired Girl.”

Malin, known for his solo work and as the frontman of the New York punk band D Generation, was honored to have someone as legendary as Springsteen contribute “She Don’t Love Me Now” to the tribute album. “Bruce gave it that Stax-soul-thing that we were dreaming...

A covers compilation benefitting the relief fund of singer-songwriter Jesse Malin, who suffered a spinal stroke last year, is set for release on September 20th. The latest single to be released from the effort is Billie Joe Armstrong’s cover of Malin’s “Black Haired Girl.”

The full 27-song tracklist for Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin was also unveiled and features many of Malin’s friends and colleagues covering the D Generation frontman’s songs, including Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Bleachers, and many more.

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Billie Joe Armstrong’s take on Malin’s “Black Haired Girl” finds the Green Day frontman is fine form, with the cheerful power-pop tune falling right in his wheelhouse.

“Jesse is a dear friend to me,” commented Armstrong in a press release. “I love his songwriting. He is all heart… His passion is endless. We send...

Mike Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs are joining Lucinda Williams for a co-headlining US tour later this summer.

Dubbed the “Alone and Together: Come Hell Or High Water” tour, the dates will kick off with a show in Midland, Texas, on September 10th. From there, Campbell and Williams will make stops in Austin, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and more cities before wrapping with a final show in Del Mar, California, on September 29th. The dates will feature both artists performing individually as well as together each night.

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A ticket pre-sale for the “Alone and Together: Come Hell Or High Water” is now ongoing via Ticketmaster (use code Highwater). A general on-sale will open on Friday, July 19th, at 10:00 a.m. local time. Check out the full list of Campbell and Williams’ upcoming dates below.

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Jesse Malin, the New York punk legend who was left paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a spinal stroke last year, has booked a hometown comeback show December 1st at the Beacon Theatre with an all-star roster of special guests.

The D Generation frontman will be joined on the bill by Lucinda Williams, J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers), Rickie Lee Jones, Adam Duritz and David Immerglück (both of Counting Crows), and Alejandro Escovedo. Actors Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) will serve as hosts, with more guests to be announced.

Tickets will benefit the Sweet Relief fund set up to help Malin out with his medical and rehabilitation bills. Premium and VIP tickets will be available via Sweet Relief beginning Wednesday (June 26th) at 10 a.m Et. A pre-sale for regular tickets launches at the same time via Ticketmaster using the code Patronsaints, before...

Jesse Malin gave his last headlining public performance on March 25, 2023, at Webster Hall in New York. Less than two months later, he suffered a rare spinal stroke that affected the use of his legs. Now, after more than a year of intense and ongoing physical therapy and treatment, Malin will return to the stage with a roster of all-star friends and guests.

Set for Dec. 1 at the Beacon Theatre in New York, the lineup features Lucinda Williams, Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz and David Immerglück, Rickie Lee Jones, Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers,...

Jeremy Tepper, who relentlessly championed the outlaw country genre by highlighting both its revered icons and rebellious upstarts in his role as program director for SiriusXM’s “Outlaw Country” channel, died Friday. Tepper’s wife, the singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell, announced his death of a heart attack in New York City. He was 60.

Tepper was a gregarious, ubiquitous presence in the country, Americana, and rock universe, seemingly always in the crowd or backstage at concerts and festivals, from the Luck Reunion at Willie Nelson’s ranch in Spicewood, Texas, to the Americana Music Festival in Nashville,...

Roughly a year ago, acclaimed singer-songwriter Jesse Malin was paralyzed from the waist down when he suffered a spinal stroke. To help with his medical bills and rehabilitation, a number of his musical peers have recorded his songs for a tribute album titled Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin, set to arrive on September 20th.

Among the acts on the triple-vinyl compilation (pre-order here) are Bruce Springsteen, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Bleachers, Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello, Rancid, The Hold Steady, Tommy Stinson, Counting Crows, Dinosaur Jr., The Wallflowers, Spoon, Susanna Hoffs, Frank Turner, and Alison Mosshart with Tom Morello and the late Wayne Kramer, among others.

The songs cover Malin’s solo material and his recordings as frontman of the New York City punk band D Generation. Bleachers’ rendition of “Prisoners of Paradise” from Malin’s 2007 solo album Glitter in the Gutter can be heard below.

Bruce Springsteen, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Lucinda Williams, and the late Wayne Kramer all come together for Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin, a tribute album to the New York songwriter due Sept. 20. Jack Antonoff and Bleachers’ version of Malin’s “Prisoners of Paradise” announces the album, which benefits Malin as he continues to recover from a May 2023 spinal stroke.

Bleachers’ take on “Prisoners of Paradise” is more lo-fi than the original, which Malin cut for his 2007 album Glitter in the Gutter. “Well, I had super heroes,...

Jesse Malin will be the first to tell you that he owes much of his worldview, musical and otherwise, to Bad Brains singer H.R Now, with H.R. dealing with his own medical issues, Malin is directing fans toward a benefit concert for the singer while also announcing his own new project: the concert film and live album Chasing the Light.

On Friday, Malin previewed Chasing the Light, directed by Dave Stekert, with the release of a live performance of “I & I Survive” featuring H.R.

“H.R. was a childhood mentor of mine,...

Punk rocker Jesse Malin was left paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a rare spinal stroke in May. Now the estate of Joey Ramone is stepping up to auction memorabilia to help aid in Malin’s recovery.

The Sweet Relief Musicians Fund partnered with Joey Ramone’s estate for the auction, which includes items from the late Ramones frontman’s collection of clothes and memorabilia, as donated by Joey’s brother, Mickey Leigh.

Some of the pieces include vintage shirts of The Who and Soundgarden that were worn by Joey, as well as crewneck sweatshirts and a vinyl/poster pack. In addition, Malin and Sweet Relief are offering new merchandise that supports the D Generation frontman’s recovery.

The auction announcement was accompanied by a music video for the re-recorded version of Malin’s “The Fine Art of Self Destruction (Lonely Process),” which was included on the expanded, remastered...

The nights are tough for Jesse Malin. Since suffering a rare spinal stroke in May that left him unable to walk, the New York singer-songwriter regularly awakens, alone, in the pre-dawn hours and asks himself if this is all really happening. He reaches for his legs, which still lack feeling, and struggles to turn himself over. And then the fear comes.

“I have a lot of anxiety and insomnia. Your mind goes into some dark places,” Malin tells Rolling Stone, checking in seven months after he was rushed to the hospital,...

It’s a wish-you-had-gills type of humid September day in Nashville, but Lucinda Williams is comfortably out of the soup, sitting at the kitchen table of Ray Kennedy’s Room & Board Studio telling tales about life on the road to a gang of touring lifers including Tommy Stinson and Jesse Malin. They’re rare, behind-the-curtain anecdotes, many of which she shares in her superb memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You. But in person, hearing them delivered in Williams’ syrupy Southern drawl, they’re especially captivating.

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In the spring of 2021, Lucinda Williams chatted with Rolling Stone about her recovery from a stroke she’d had the previous November that had led to her being unable to play guitar. “The main thing is I can still sing. I’m singing my ass off, so that hasn’t been affected,” she told Rs. “Can’t keep me down for too long.” That spirit animates the Americana legend’s 15th album, Stories From a Rock N Roll Heart, a 10-song collection where Williams celebrates the power of survival by...

Jesse Malin has been in a New York hospital bed since suffering a rare spinal stroke in early May. The medical episode left the songwriter paralyzed from the waist down, Malin revealed exclusively to Rolling Stone in an interview earlier this month, but he’s vowed to walk and dance again. In a new video released Thursday morning, the singer thanked fans for their encouraging messages and donations — a Sweet Relief campaign is raising money for Malin’s healthcare. (You can donate here.)

“Even though it’s been 8 weeks, I’m working really hard,...

Jesse Malin, 56, revealed that he was left paralyzed from the waist down after suffering from a spinal stroke last month.

The former D Generation frontman said he was at a dinner when he suffered the stroke. The dinner he attended was in honor of fellow D Generation band member Howie Pyro, who died last year from Covid-19 complications and liver disease.

“Everybody was standing above me like in Rosemary’s Baby, saying all these different things, and I was there not knowing what was going on with my body,” he said after feeling lower back pain that traveled to his heels before eventually collapsing on the floor.

Since the stroke, the vocalist has been living at a New York University rehab center, where he spends his days undergoing physical therapy sessions and “neurological care.”

“This is the hardest six weeks that I’ve ever had,” he told Rolling Stone.

Malin, who...

Rock star Jesse Malin is opening up about his health a month after suffering a rare spinal stroke that has now left him paralyzed from the waist down.

Malin recently recalled the incident that took place on May 4. He said he was having dinner in NYC when he suffered a stroke within the spinal cord that gave him burning pain in his lower back that then transferred to his hips, thighs and heels.

“Everybody was standing above me like in Rosemary’s Baby, saying all these different things, and I was there not knowing what was going on with my body,” Malin told Rolling Stone in an interview.

He continued, “This is the hardest six weeks that I’ve ever had. I’m told that they don’t really understand it, and they’re not sure of the chances. The reports from the doctors have been tough, and there’s moments...

D Generation frontman Jesse Malin is currently paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a rare spinal stroke in early May. After keeping his condition under wraps for several weeks, the New York punk legend has opened up about his struggles in a new interview with Rolling Stone.

The 56-year-old Malin, who’s been stage diving and crowd surfing for decades, actually suffered the spinal stroke (also known as a spinal-cord infarction) while out to dinner with friends in New York City’s East Village on May 4th to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the passing of his D Generation bandmate Howie Pyro. He suddenly felt a burning pain that shot down from his lower back to his legs, and collapsed to the floor.

Malin was carried by Murphy’s Law singer Jimmy G to a nearby apartment hallway, where an ambulance came to rush him to the hospital. He...

On the last Saturday of March at New York’s Webster Hall, Jesse Malin was doing what he’s done a thousand times before: leaping off the stage and wading through a sold-out crowd toward the back bar, which he climbed atop to lead a singalong of his song “She Don’t Love Me Now.”

Malin’s parting-the-Red-Sea bit with his microphone — he requests two 50-foot cords at every show; “the extra linguine,” he calls it — is a signature of his concerts, and it’s how he wants his fans...

Lucinda Williams will welcome this summer with a new album. The revered singer-songwriter’s latest, titled Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart, will arrive June 30 and includes guest appearances by a number of other songwriting luminaries, including Bruce Springsteen, Angel Olsen, and Tommy Stinson. It follows her 2020 release, Good Souls Better Angels.

First up from the album is “New York Comeback,” on which Springsteen and Patty Scialfa add their background vocals to Williams’ melodies. A straightforward rock tune with driving electric guitar and splashes of Hammond organ, it features...

There’s been a well-deserved resurgence in Warren Zevon’s music of late, 20 years after the songwriter’s death. Billy Joel raved about his work to the L.A. Times in a recent interview, Shooter Jennings devoted two full concerts to playing only Zevon songs, and, in February, Zevon himself was nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023.

But Fantastic Cat — a mostly anonymous Americana supergroup whose members prefer to issue press photos wearing feline faces — have been singing Zevon’s praises since their very...

It’s a New York day in the life of Jesse Malin in the songwriter’s new video for “Downliner (Afterglow Version).” Malin makes his bed, brushes his teeth, goes grocery shopping, folds his rock & roll T-shirts, and even wraps a gift as the melancholy ballad plays behind him. Captivating stuff, right? While on the surface, the actions depicted in the clip, directed by Dave Stekert, seem trite, they work to center one’s daily existence in mindfulness. It’s all very Buddhist.

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Jesse Malin takes a page out of Taylor Swift’s book and re-records his 2003 solo debut, The Fine Art of Self Destruction. Due Feb. 17 on the Mnrk Heavy label, the updated version of the LP features fresh versions of fan favorites like “Riding on the Subway,” “Downliner,” and “High Lonesome.” Some, like “Brooklyn,” have been retitled as well: Malin premieres a video for “Brooklyn (Walt Whitman in the Trash)” today.

Directed by Malin’s longtime bass player Cat Popper and photographer Vivian Wang, the video finds the Lower East Side...

In 2007, Bruce Springsteen joined Jesse Malin for the duet “Broken Radio,” a bittersweet song about memories made and lost through the FM dial. Since then, the New Jersey/New York collab has never appeared on streaming: Glitter in the Gutter, the album on which it first appeared, went out of print. On Wednesday, Malin announced that the “lost” record, his third solo LP, will be reissued in a remastered and expanded edition via Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records. Ahead of Glitter in the Gutter’s Sept. 30 release, an...

“Nightclubbing,” the first-ever documentary about the legendary New York City nightclub Max’s Kansas City, which from 1965 through 1981 was a hotbed for the city’s rock, glam, punk and new wave scenes, has announced a series of screenings across the globe in July and August.

The film — the full title of which is “Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC” — will screen along with another doc from Chip Baker Films, “Sid: The Final Curtain,” which is a brief documentary about the late Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious’ final concert, which took place at Max’s.

“Nightclubbing” is the sixth music documentary from Spanish filmmaker Danny Garcia (others include “The Rise and Fall of The Clash” and “Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of Brian Jones” about the group’s founder and original leader). It premiered at the Dock of the Bay Film Festival in San Sebastián, Spain last month...

Howie Pyro, a founding member of New York City punk band D Generation, pioneering party DJ, and avid collector of music and movie ephemera, died Wednesday. He was 61. Pyro had undergone a liver transplant last year and was recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. Jesse Malin, Pyro’s friend and bandmate in D Generation, confirmed his death from Covid-related pneumonia following a long battle with liver disease.

Pyro was an integral yet unassuming fixture of New York’s gritty punk scene in the Seventies and Eighties, part groundbreaking artist and part observer.

Jesse Malin sang about a “gypsy playing his nylon-string guitar” in his 2010 barnstormer and live-show staple “All the Way From Moscow,” a song about touring his way back to New York. The gypsy in question was the Ukrainian-born singer of Gogol Bordello, Eugene Hütz, who reunites with Malin for a cover of the Pogues’ “If I Should Fall From Grace With God” to benefit the people of Ukraine during Vladimir Putin’s assault on their country.

Released Friday via Velvet Elk Records, “If I Should Fall From Grace With God...

One of the most high-profile benefit shows held to date in support of Ukraine took place in New York last night. Taking place at City Winery’s Manhattan location, the event featured performances by Gogol Bordello (whose leader, Eugene Hütz, was born in Ukraine), Patti Smith, the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Suzanne Vega, Magnetic Fields auteur Stephin Merritt, reggae vet Matisyahu, Jesse Malin, O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge, and indie singer-songwriter Lady Lamb, all showing up to raise funds for financial and humanitarian relief in the embattled nation.

From Broadway stages to small clubs, concerts in New York City are being postponed or called off as Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise.

On Friday, Dec. 17, New York reported 21,027 new positive Covid-19 cases, while the number of hospitalizations in the state jumped to 3,839. While that was the highest new case rate since last January, the hospitalization numbers remain significantly low compared to the over 15,000 people hospitalized when the virus hit its verst peak in April 2020.

Nevertheless, several venues, Broadway shows and even the Rockettes have decided not to take...

With an average of more than 8,300 positive cases reported each day, Tennessee held the ignominious distinction last week of leading the United States in new Covid-19 cases per capita. Yet this week thousands of music fans and more than 200 performing artists are expected in Nashville for the Americana Music Festival and Conference, a weeklong celebration of roots music presented each September by the Americana Music Association.

While the Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, live showcases by established stars, and Q&As with genre A-listers like Brandi Carlile top the schedules of many attendees,...