The Mystique of Elliott Smith’s Demise Katie Hulse October 23, 2023 Columns and Opinions, Cultural Commentary, folk, indie, indie scene, Music History, Opinion Elliott Smith is one of the most intrinsically devastating and crucial indie-folk musicians to date, known for his lyrics of absolute despair. The only thing more twisted and heartbreaking than his music is the...
A journal entry from december Yara Choeb February 21, 2023 Journal Entry In his song, “Between the Bars,” on the album, Either/or (1997), Elliot Smith sings, “Drink up baby, stay up all night/ With the things you could do/ You won’t but you might/ The potential you...
A chat with Berkeley’s Red Expos Jax Samsell May 4, 2021 Interview Los Angeles musician Aidan Finn has found a home within the Berkeley music scene. Finn has been hard at work over the course of the pandemic, writing, recording, mixing, and, ultimately, self-releasing two solo...
Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield channel Elliott Smith with authenticity Kavitha George April 6, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews The list of people qualified to cover Elliott Smith's prolific discography is short. The honesty and blatant realism his songs drip with are not easily found among other artists, much less ones performing s...
