Billy Bragg

The City Winery rehearsal show also featured Eugene Hütz, Billy Bragg, Craig Finn, John Darnielle, Resistance Revival Chorus, Cait O’Riordan, Imelda May, and more.

Billy Bragg, The Feelies, Steve Stevens, Vernon Reid, HEALTH, and more also pay tribute to the MC5 founder who died today.

“Fort Nights: A Celebration of Gary Smith & the Music of Fort Apache Studios” also features Kristin Hersh, a Fuzzy reunion, Arc Iris and “very special guests” TBA.

The Vegas punk festival also includes Rocket from the Crypt, Gogol Bordello, Quicksand, 7Seconds, and much more.

One of the great team players of the last 40 years, Johnny Marr elevates any project he’s apart of, be it Talking Heads, Modest Mouse, Pet Shop Boys or The The.

“Are you gonna take action now you sung your damn song?,” Billy Bragg sings in his response track. “You don’t like the rich man having total control, You better get the union to roll.”

You can also read tributes to O’Connor from Everything But The Girl’s Tracey Thorn, Chuck D, The Pogues’ Spider Stacy, Boy George, Valerie June, Ice-T, Margo Price, Tegan and Sara, Kimya Dawson, Susanna Hoffs, and more.

Read tributes from Johnny Marr, Morrissey, Mike Joyce, Steven Street, Billy Bragg, New Order and more.

Gary Smith owned legendary Cambridge, MA studio Fort Apache and produced records by Pixies, Throwing Muses, The Chills, Blake Babies and more. Read tributes from Billy Bragg, Tanya Donelly, and others

Also read tribute to The Specials’ Terry Hall from Massive Attack, The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling, Boy George, Squeeze’s Chris Difford, Rage Against the Machine, catbite, Frank Turner, and more.