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Punk-rock legend Patti Smith stops by The Current

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by Mark Wheat and Patti Smith

September 12, 2013

Patti Smith
Punk-rock legend Patti Smith
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Today, today was special, Current listeners. Punk-rock legend Patti Smith stopped by The Current studios to chat with host Mark Wheat about Station to Station.

Organized by artist Doug Aitken, Station to Station will connect leading figures and underground creators from the worlds of art, music, food, literature, and film for a series of cultural interventions and site-specific happenings. The train, designed as a moving, kinetic light sculpture, will broadcast unique content and experiences to a global audience.

She'll be perform with her son Jackson this evening along with Eleanor Friedberger, No Age, White Mystery, and more.