Singer/songwriter Elliott Smith returns to live work this month with a pair of just-announced New York shows on Jan. 24-25 at the Bowery Ballroom, to be followed Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 with performances at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

Smith hasn't released a new album since 2000's DreamWorks set "Figure 8." But during an unbilled performance at a benefit concert for "Clean Needles Now" on Sunday at L.A.'s Spaceland, Smith spoke of plans to release a double album later this year. According to the noted fan site Sweet Adeline, the artist said he intends to mask the second disc as a bonus to "one regular CD" to keep the retail price down. A DreamWorks spokesperson could not confirm any details about the album.

"Figure 8" debuted at No. 7 on Billboard's Top Internet Albums chart and has sold 143,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.


-- John D. Luerssen, N.Y.

Also off of the fabulous and newly dubbed OFFICIAL ELLIOT SMITH FAN SITE:
http://www.sweetadeline.net/

I found a link to mp3s of two recent Elliott Smith live shows:
http://lido.binaryops.com/

The quality is pretty darn good. If you are like me and live no where near LA or NYC this is your best chance to catch up with Elliott and hear some new stuff as well as oldies.

Setlists:
01 Miss Misery
02 Fond Farewell
03 I Figured You Out
04 Good To Go
05 Angeles
06 Something to Lose
07 I Better Be Quiet Now
08 A Passing Feeling
09 Long Long Long
10 Don't Go Down
11 Not Half Right
12 Punch and Judy
13 Memory Lane
14 Plainclothes Man
15 No Confidence Man
16 Pretty (Ugly Before)
17 Say Yes
18 Happiness
19 Between The Bars

01 Memory Lane
02 Passing Feeling
03 Happiness
04 Plainclothes Man
05 Shooting Star
06 A Distorted Reality
07 St Ides Heaven
08 Fond Farewell
09 Strung Out Again
10 The Enemy is You
11 I Better Be Quiet Now
12 No Name #1
13 Long Long Long
14 Rose Parade
15 Between the Bars
16 I Don't Think I'm Ever
17 Waltz #2 (xo)
18 Come to Me