Songwriter Chris Smither is marking his 50th year in music this year. Fans can hear his latest blues-folk offerings from his upcoming 16th album during Wednesday’s performance at the Southern Café and ...

He's a happy, comfortable guy, so the idea that he's not as famous as he should be just slides off his back. "How come you ain't famous?" he says, with a dusky laugh... Chris Smither’s new album, Time ...

Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers Nov. 8-14. “I’ll live to be 100, I was born in ‘44,” Chris Smither recites on his ...