Texas Platters

"...the contemporary Americana singer-songwriter, including non-locals like Robbie Fulks, Tom Russell with Iris DeMent, Gwil Owen, and Amy Rigby...."

June 5, 1998 Music Review

SXSW Record Reviews

"...boot to the metal, flooring it to the devil stomp of "Angry Cockroaches" or easing around the wicked sway..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Out of the Shadows

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

"...The True Believers (l-r): Hecor Muñoz, J.D. Foster, Alejandro..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Scanlines

James and the Giant Peach

"...children; Richard Dreyfuss' voiceover for the lovable gruff Centipede (Tom Waits would have made a good choice too), and..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Screens Feature

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

"...Directed by: Hector Babenco. Starring: Tom Berenger, Aidan Quinn, John Lithgow, Kathy Bates, Daryl Hannah..."

Jan. 24, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Licks, a Leo Kottke instrumental, Lightnin' Hopkins, Maybelle Carter, Tom Waits, Steve Fromholz, and the Rolling Stones...."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

Checking In: Los Coast Frontman Trey Privott Maintains Balance

“I’m doing my best to take care of myself and create things”

"...Phoebe Bridgers, Earthgang, Kendrick [Lamar], Kevin Morby, Lauryn Hill, Tom Waits, Pharrell [Williams], Anderson Paak, James Blake, Kanye [West],..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Caroline Rose Dreams of England

“I’ve had this really awful travel bug”

"...living from making records alone, I’d probably pull a Tom Waits: play four shows in Japan and call it..."

Sept. 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Eric Tessmer Espouses A Policy of Truth

Strat master teamed with Heart’s Nancy Wilson on Depeche Mode cover

"...that yet. The whole scenario reminds me of the Tom Waits song “You Can’t Hold Back Spring.” It’ll find..."

July 29, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...Co-founder of Jazz Kween and organizer of Austin's annual Tom Waits hoot night, she exudes heartbreak in a video..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Monáe. B.B. King (1982) counts as free classic, while Tom Waits turning the stage into an ashtray (1978) is..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

L’Oca d’Oro Co-Owner on the Future of the Restaurant

Right now, they can’t do what they do – so what’s next?

"...first few bars of "Happy Birthday" in my best Tom Waits to try and break the ice for tables..."

April 27, 2020 Food Post by Adam Orman

Checking In: Trumpet Clarion Ephraim Owens Sits at the Piano

Tedeschi Trucks Band brass man always broadens our scope

"...EO: Jazz, soul, gospel, funk, some classical, blues, Tom Waits. Über hard to be specific within these genres...."

April 17, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Local Music to Livestream, Download, and Otherwise Enjoy Digitally

What we’re watching and listening to

"...episodes from blues royalty B.B. King and American iconoclast Tom Waits. – Michael Toland..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Replacements

"...bonus demos and outtakes. A legendary liquor-soaked session with Tom Waits, two discs containing a ragged-but-right contemporary concert, and..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Review by Michael Toland

Penfold Theatre's Ghost Quartet

Among the threads of this darkling tapestry are spirits of malice and mayhem and longing and love

"...and European folktales and, ah, maybe Rod Serling and Tom Waits and even Hubert Selby Jr. in there somewhere,..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Songwriting Genius Daniel Johnston Dead at 58

Eccentric singer-songwriter reportedly died of heart attack

"...Johnston’s songs have been covered by Tom Waits and Yo La Tengo and championed by Kurt..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Crime Month: A Chron "… and Punishment" Playlist

Songs answering the musical question, "Does crime pay?" No.

"...“Small Change (Got Rained on With His Own .38),” Tom Waits Music's Hubert Selby, Jr. with a voice like..."

July 17, 2019 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

SXSW Film Review: Tread

The ugliest, wildest zoning fight ever becomes a trip into madness

"...plans and no one be any the wiser. (As Tom Waits so astutely asked, “What’s he building in there?”)..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unloads Fourth Artist List

Quin NFN, Cayucas, Gabriella Cohen, and 128 more

"...Melancon, who last week released a swaggering reimagining of Tom Waits’ “Goin’ Out West,” also stakes his claim to..."

Jan. 17, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Old Man & the Gun

Robert Redford has rarely shone more than in this true-crime tale

"...Starring: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Tika Sumpter, Ari Elizabeth Johnson, Teagan Johnson and..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Encore Records Closing

Metal music retailer shutting in September

"...of brand new vinyl. I picked up represses of Tom Waits’ live bow Glitter & Doom and Nick Cave..."

Aug. 27, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Giulia Millanta

"...with a stellar cast including six-string great Marc Ribot (Tom Waits), accordionist Joel Guzman (Paul Simon), and ATX brassman..."

June 22, 2018 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Bill Murray Plays It Straight – Mostly

Still, you can’t keep Peter Venkman down

"...classical musicians. The set varied wildly, from the aforementioned Tom Waits cover to several readings of Ernest Hemingway and..."

March 19, 2018 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Playback: A Nomad in Austin

Abhi the Nomad drops anchor, Whip In’s new soul, and Wilson Marks makes his mark

"...the release of new album Marbled on genre staple Tommy Boy Entertainment. It's an emotionally heavy album centered around..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen

by Bill Bentley

"...obvious but never obviously: The Beatles split the musical atom, Bob Dylan authored the Sixties' belief system, Kiss would've..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

"...A visionary songwriter individual enough to rate alongside Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell, Cave started out..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Music Review by Michael Toland

Jon Dee Graham

"...custody. As he intones on "Kings" in his manicured Tom Waits rasp: "Well, having a child takes the paint..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Review by Tim Stegall

In Memoriam: Sam Shepard

The late writer-actor left lots of himself in Central Texas

"...the likes of Woody Allen, Marlon Brando, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, and Wim Wenders...."

Aug. 3, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback – JMBLYA 2017: Trapper’s Delight

JMBLYA garners the third largest concert audience in Austin's 2017

"...littered with garbage, from Scarlett Johansson's album of fifth-rate Tom Waits covers and Bruce "Bruno" Willis' blues posturing, to..."

May 12, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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