What you've got here is a perfect 20-minute distillation of The Sam Smith Experience: The Grammy-winning 2014 ballad that kicked off the singer's career ("Stay With Me"), a sleek dance-pop banger ("How Do You Sleep") and a chart-topping dollop of debauched ...

NEW YORK − Sam Smith is returning to their roots in spectacular fashion. The first time this reporter saw Smith perform live, it was at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom in fall 2014. Smartly suited all in black, with their hair perfectly coifed, the ...

Following a $41 million renovation, the Castro Theatre reopened on Feb. 6 as a venue for music, comedy, podcasts and movies. Sam Smith christened the landmark building with the sold-out, 20-night “To Be Free: San Francisco” residency that began Tuesday ...