Loudon Wainwright III & Chris Smither

February 1, 2026
Zellerbach Theatre
PLA Presents
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Co-presented with World Cafe Live

They first met in the late 1960s amidst the folk revival, and since then, Loudon Wainwright III and Chris Smither have each made an indelible mark on the contemporary singer-songwriter scene. With influences from folk, country, jazz and rock, Wainwright’s music is rich, candid and witty, as he “wrings more human truth out of his contradiction than any other songwriter of his generation.” Smither’s folk and blues sound is layered over the ever-present backbeat of his tapping feet, taking “the blues in a direction entirely his own: stoic existential ruminations sung in a pained, weathered moan and set to quietly virtuosic guitar.” Don’t miss this Penn Live Arts debut of two music icons. (The New York Times)

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Photo credits:
1, 3: Courtesy Loudon Wainwright III
2, 4-5: Joanna Chattman