CHRIS SMITHER
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CRITIC’S PICK: Chris Smither, Eddie’s Attic — Dusky-voiced veteran Smither has been cranking out his bluesy folk gumbo since 1970. And while the music has stayed within that framework, his songs are always challenging and different enough to distinguish him from his retro influences. It also helps that early fan Bonnie Raitt took his “Love You Like a Man” to the masses. He will preview music from a new album, the just-released All About the Bones, which, based on some early tracks, is as potent as anything he has recorded. — Hal Horowitz
$32+. 6 p.m. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur, 30030.404-377-4976. eddiesattic.com
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Chris Smither live at Eddie’s Attic!
Having distilled his own signature sound of blues and folk for over 50 years, Chris Smither is truly an American original. A profound songwriter, Chris continues to draw deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets and philosophers. From his early days as the New Orleans transplant in the Boston folk scene, through his wilderness years, to his reemergence in the 1990s as one of America’s most distinctive acoustic performers, Chris Smither continues to hone his distinctive sound. He has always traveled his own road and stayed true to his musical vision. He may be best known for writing “Love You Like A Man” which Bonnie Raitt and, more recently, jazz great Diana Krall have covered. His music has been covered by numerous artists and featured in soundtrack albums, independent film, television, and commercials. Reviewers continue to praise his dazzling guitar work, gravelly voice and songwriting. The New York Times: “With a weary, well-traveled voice and a serenely intricate finger-picking style, Mr. Smither turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate.”