Chris Smither to perform at Me & Thee Dec. 9

The following was submitted by Me & Thee Coffeehouse:

Concert Listing:
An Evening with CHRIS SMITHER with opener Scott Alarik
Friday, December 9 | 8:00 PM
Me & Thee Coffeehouse (28 Mugford Street, Marblehead, MA 01945)
$27adv/$30door ~ (781) 631-8987 ~ www.meandthee.org

Chris Smither is an acclaimed acoustic roots singer-songwriter whose career spans 40 years, 12 albums, and three DVDs. His recent CD, TIME STANDS STILL, was released last fall. He tours world-wide, performing at clubs, concert halls, and festivals in the US, Canada,  Europe and Australia.  His songs have appeared in various films and TV shows and have been covered by Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Diana Krall, among others

June brought the release of a new live Smither album, LOST AND FOUND.  Upon listening to concerts recorded between 1993-2003, Chris discovered some real gems, with outstanding sound quality. This collection of 14 songs joins Another Way to Find You and Live As I’ll Ever Be in Chris’ catalog of live recordings, and is only available online at www.smither.com and at live shows.

And earlier this month Chris released an EP, WHAT I LEARNED IN SCHOOL.  This past summer, Chris took a break from writing songs for his new studio record and strapped on and plugged in an arch top jazz guitar. He invited some very fine musicians (Billy Conway of Morphine, Smither vocal favorite Anita Suhanin, and Johnny Sciascia & Jerry Miller from Eilen Jewell’s band) to the studio. With long-time producer David Goodrich at the helm, they rocked the house. Chris put the Smither spin on some Rock & Roll classics, including “Take Out Some Insurance” and “You Can’t Catch Me” – reaching back to some of his earliest sound/musical influences. Like the new live one, this EP is only available online and at Chris concerts.

INDEPENDENT (UK): Time Stands Still may be the best release of his career, full of hard-earned insights delivered in his careworn baritone drawl over an immaculately fingerpicked guitar.

NEW YORK TIMES:  With a weary, well-traveled voice and a serenely intricate fingerpicking style, Mr. Smither turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate.

ASSOCIATED PRESS:  With Smither, the singer-songwriter craft remains in good hands.