Smith & Tegio

May 16 Thursday 8:00 Free

Smith & Tegio sounds like a buddy cop TV show, or perhaps a top-shelf brand of marinara sauce. In fact, Smith & Tegio is Austin Smith and Mark Tegio, two songwriters from California who met through skateboarding and eventually bonded over their shared appreciation for songcraft icons like Townes Van Zandt and Tom Waits. The music they make together sort of splits the difference between those two; it’s unmistakably country, but with ragged edges and a wild-eyed spirit that makes listening to Can’t Stay Here feel like you’re sitting on these dudes’ porch, listening to ‘em play just for you."