In October 2003, Elliott Smith’s death shook the rock music community. Although nearly 21 years have gone by since his tragic passing, his legacy long lives on (just listen to the covers from Slowthai ...

“Do you miss me, Miss Misery?” Elliott Smith asks, in a song made for the “Good Will Hunting” film soundtrack. I didn’t think he’d ever ask. But yes, I do, because Elliott Smith is gone. The ...

New Monkey Studio, originally founded by Elliott Smith, has announced a special benefit concert titled “All My Rowdy Friends,” set to take place on what would have been Smith’s 55th birthday, Tuesday, ...

We may not have known him as well as his contemporaries, his collaborators or those who went to see his early shows in Portland, but we were devoted listeners. You’ll hear very few deem Elliott Smith ...

Steven Paul Smith was born in Omaha in 1969 and raised outside Dallas, moving to Portland, Oregon, as a teenager to live with his father—or perhaps more pointedly, to get away from his abusive ...

Scions of pioneering music-makers rarely outdo their parents – Ziggy Marley, Natalie Cole, Inhaler’s Elijah Hewson – but Trevor Church might have his old man beat. Alongside Ronnie Montrose, Sammy ...

Soccer Mommy welcomed guest Phoebe Bridgers onstage Tuesday during her Los Angeles gig, with the duo delivering a rendition of Elliott Smith’s “The Biggest Lie.” Taking the stage at the Masonic Lodge ...

Elliott Smith wasn’t from Austin, but that hasn’t stopped Austinites from celebrating him. Bruisingly tender, strangely catchy, and, as many guitar players will attest, shockingly difficult to play – ...