Tom Waits

A very insightful interview Tom Waits conducted with, well, Tom Waits was recently published online. In it we discover some of the deeper personal meanings behind some of his songs, a list of some of the most influential artists upon his life and why, as well as just the general tomfoolery we've grown to expect from Waits.

I must admit, before meeting Tom, I had heard so many rumors and so much gossip that I was afraid. Frankly, his gambling debts, his animal magnetism, co

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I've mogged a few times about the Live Concert Series on NPR and it just gets better every time!  The series features streaming audio and a podcast of an entire concert by different musicians.  TONIGHT you can hear Spiritualized and next time Tom Waits!   Friday, July 25th: Spiritualized are performing (as I write this even) at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC.  NPR will begin streaming audio of the full concert, starting at approximately 11:15 p.m. ET.  Visit NPR for mor... MORE

This is a last ditch effort to preserve my dignity. I hope this track changes some minds. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombone  

No lie. Tom Waits just released this important press conference in what appears to be designed as a video for youtube release, spread virally through the tentacles of the interweb....

Tom Waits was awarded the key to the city of El Paso, Texas. Although the key was bestowed to the legendary bluesman man in a unceremonious way Waits was visibly moved, reports NME. He was not expecting the honor when a uniformed officer walked on-stage at El Paso's Plaza Theatre, where he was performing. "I paid all those tickets," Waits quipped when he saw the officer, adding "She was dead when I got there." El Paso councilwoman Susie Boyd then came onto the stage an... MORE

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Tom Waits is going on tour and has a must-see video press conference all about it. Tour Dates06/17 - Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum06/18 - Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum06/20 - El Paso, TX - Plaza Theatre06/22 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall06/23 - Dallas, TX - Palladium06/26 - St. Louis, IL - Fox Theatre06/28 - Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre06/29 - Knoxville, TN - Civic Theatre07/01 - Jacksonville, FL - Moran Theatre07/02 - Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre07/03 - Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre07/0... MORE

Somewhere…there’s a couple who started the growing tradition of assembling, burning and distributing mix CDs as keepsakes at weddings. So much for matchbooks as marriage mementos. The first wedding CD that I encountered was handed out about five years ago when my longtime fellow nightclub habitué Shannon married her beau Michael. They gave out discs that featured music played during the ceremony and at the reception. Selections included gruff vocalist Tom Waits’ movi... MORE

Tom Waits has annouced a summer tour! Hooray! Here is his rather humorous press conference and dates: Upcoming Shows & Events - Tom WaitsTour - OrpheumTuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 9:00 PMPhoenix, USTour - OrpheumWednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 9:00 PMPhoenix, USTour - Plaza TheatreFriday, June 20, 2008 @ 9:00 PMEl Paso, USTour - Jones HallSunday, June 22, 2008 @ 9:00 PMHouston, USTour - PalladiumMonday, June 23, 2008 @ 9:00 PMDallas, USTour - Brady TheatreWednesday, June... MORE

You can never tell if Tom waits is drunk or not. During his latest press conference announcing a summer tour behind his new album Glitter And Doom, we're pretty sure he wasn't. Waits and his raspy voice kick off June 17th in Phoenix, AZ and the rest of the southern stops follow the constellation Hydra) (sorta). The guiding word of the tour, an anagram of each city that the tour stops in is PEHDTSCKJMBA. Say it with him...PEHDTSCKJMBA. Tom Waits tour dates: Tu... MORE

Jean-Michel Basquiat grieves for Andy Warhol.   As a desheveled, strung out Basquiat watches old home movies of Warhol, the music of Tom Waits in this scene says more than any dialouge ever could.

but I won't. I mean it's TOM WAITS! And it's his first ever show in Columbus, and most definitely his last. But look at some of these Craigslist postings...I am so poor and I could use the money...but I could use 2 hours of live Tom Waits more!

WANTED: 2 Tom Waits Tix! Will trade for skiing in CO! - $400

I will trade 3 days of skiing for 2 people at Arapahoe Basin, CO for these tix.
Please email ASAP.

Looking for: 2 Tom Waits Tickets - $400 (Tickets)

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Tom Waits...who could say it better?????( This video is only the introduction Tom gives before the actual song...I posted it anyway, The rhapsody track is the actual song.)

Thank you, NPR All Songs Considered. I spent Saturday night thoroughly enjoying their latest concert offering: Tom Waits. It's downright awesome. Calling the tour "Glitter and Doom", Waits puts on a  fantastic show from Atlanta's Fox Theater (on July 5) for nearly two-and-a-half hours. The band is right up to Waits' usual standards. It's a must hear for Waits fans. This guy loses nothing with age. Download it through iTunes or listen at the page. It's a keeper. Linky go... MORE