October 20, 2004 - If Elliott Smith's "From a Basement on the Hill"--a work-in-progress that was rescued by friends and family following his death a year ago--is any indication, he had a great deal left to offer. The tragedy is that now we can only guess about the music he'll never create.
July 15, 2004 - "From a Basement on the Hill," an album of material that singer/songwriter Elliott Smith recorded prior to his death in the fall of 2003, will be issued by Anti Records on Oct. 2003.
December 31, 2003 - A Los Angeles coroner's examination failed to determine conclusively if singer-songwriter Elliott Smith died of self-inflicted stab wounds or if he was attacked.
October 22, 2003 - Singer-songwriter Elliott Smith--whose moody, acoustic sound emerged from the Portland, OR, indie-rock scene in the mid-'90s--died on Tuesday (10/22) in an apparent suicide. He was 34.
September 27, 2000 - Critical favorite Elliott Smith, who is currently on the road in Europe, will bring his world tour to the United States in mid-October. Modesto, Calif.-based indie rock outfit Grandaddy has been tapped to support on the American leg of the jaunt.
If Elliott Smith's "From a Basement on the Hill"--a work-in-progress that was rescued by friends and family following his death a year ago--is any indication, he had a great deal left to offer. The tragedy is that now we can only guess about the music he'll never create.
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