Patti Smith and Bob Dylan played together for the first time last month on a tour of the Northeast. The two were joined by Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Tom Verlaine, Michael Stipe and Thurston Moore.
A backstage diary by Al Giordano

The mighty oink

Ministry perfect their own Big Bang on Filth Pig
by Ted Drozdowski

Simon-ized

Rattle's Mahler Tenth highlights the BSO season
by Lloyd Schwartz

Come in, Loudon

Catching up with a songwriters' songwriter
by Jon Garelick

Going up

But Repairman Jack Logan's Mood Elevator is on the rise
by Matt Ashare

Double players

Grind and Slughog make their CD debuts -- finally
by Brett Milano

Cosmic child

Frank Black finds himself in space with Ray Bradbury
by Stephanie Zacharek

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Ruth Ruth, LAUGHING GALLERY
New York Tango Trio, CABARUTE
Lee Konitz, RHAPSODY
Dave Liebman, MILES AWAY
Dash Rip Rock, GET YOU SOME OF ME
Catie Curtis, TRUTH FROM LIES
Various Artists, 20 FINGERS
Johnny Neel and the Last Word, COMIN' ATCHA . . . LIVE!