Patti Smith and others

Patti Smith and others gave a tremendous concert on April 30 in tribute of The Court Tavern, a legendary rock n’ roll bar in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Along with The Smithereens and other local musicians, the concert, held in the State Theater, harkened back to a time when rock was local. Tony and Lenny Kaye from The Patti Smith band are from New Brunswick and the show was a celebration of the scene they grew up in.
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The Knitters at Lincoln Center…

The Knitters are a Los Angeles-based band who play country, rockabilly and folk music. At the time of their formation they were pioneers[citation needed] of country punk, cowpunk or folk punk, the genre which gradually evolved[citation needed] into alternative country. The Knitters’ name is a play on the name of the folk group The Weavers.

The Knitters’ debut album Poor Little Critter on the Road was released in 1985. It included mainly traditional and cover songs, together with some X songs performed in an acoustic style. The album drew on blues, folk, country and rockabilly influences. In 1999, the label Bloodshot Records released a track-by-track tribute to the album entitled Poor Little Knitter on the Road.
After the debut album’s release, all the group members continued to work with their primary bands. Dave Alvin also later pursued a solo career.
Twenty years later, in 2005, the group released their second and ironically-titled album, The Modern Sounds of the Knitters. John Doe has been quoted [1] as saying “The Knitters, like their music, don’t do anything hasty. Since our last record’s been out for a while and it did pretty good, we figured it was just about time to put out another.” The Modern Sounds of the Knitters has been well-received by critics

Photo’s of The Knitter’s…

The Knitters, an offshoot of the band X, return music to its authentic roots. Displaying their virtuosity The Knitters perform music from which rock n’ roll evolved from. Drawing upon an acoustic sensibility The Knitters show they can rock with the best of them.