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b'Twenty years ago, Elliott Smith opened a door into a hypnotic new world. The album, \\u201cEither/Or\\u201d, released on Kill Rock Stars records, marks a turning point in Smith\\u2019s transition from Portland rock journeyman to international star. This time had enormous consequences for Smith personally and professionally. But it also gave us heart-stopping music that continues to inspire fans and musicians all over the world.
We sat down with Smith\\u2019s friends, peers, and a live studio audience to talk about \\u201cEither/Or\\u201d and Smith\\u2019s legacy.

Smith\\u2019s ultra-reflective songwriting and well-honed recording style represent an apex of the DIY sound that made Portland\\u2019s name during its intensely fertile 1990\\u2019s. His music continues to inspire people like Frank Ocean, Ben Gibbard, Wayne Coyne, and many others. How is that an artist whose inner life was so tumultuous put together some of the most meticulously-crafted music to come out of Portland? And what memories does \\u201cEither/Or\\u201d preserve of a time before Portland\\u2019s turn in the national spotlight, when creative people came to follow their inner voices?

Our guests:
\\u2022 Larry Crane of Jackpot Recording Studio was a longtime friend and collaborator, and has assumed the role of archivist of Smith\\u2019s catalogue. He tells us about what he\\u2019s observed of the record through the years, leading up tot he re-release of a re-mastered, extended edition of \\u201cEither/Or\\u201d.
\\u2022 Slim Moon, founder of Kill Rock Stars Records, worked with Smith to release two studio records, including \\u201cEither/Or\\u201d. The label also shepherded the release of some posthumous material. Moon\\u2019s perspective puts Smith in the context of a constellation of regional and national artists of the time.


Plus, listen for loving covers of tracks from the album:
\\u2022 Luz Elena Mendoza and Ali Clarys (Y La Bamba, Tiburones) \\u2014 \\u201cSpeed Trials\\u201d
\\u2022 Catherine Feeny + band \\u2014 \\u201cBetween the Bars\\u201d
\\u2022 The Secret Sea (Amit Erez) \\u2014 \\u201cAngeles\\u201d and \\u201cSouthern Belle\\u201d
\\u2022 Matt Drenik \\u2014 \\u201c2:45AM\\u201d
\\u2022 Sean Croghan \\u2014 \\u201cAlameda\\u201d'