The Circus Life of Michael Slattery

Shoulders frontman readies HAAM Day set and new LP

"...to lead Austin’s Shoulders, long a local powerhouse combining Tom Waits and the Pogues?..."

Sept. 18, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

I Begin Where I Grieve

Choreographer Ellen Bartel opened her home and heart to friends for a dance about her late husband, Dave Woods

"...of those had hosted monthly happy hours with their Tom Waits tribute band, the Boxspring Hogs (Ellen on drums,..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Bob Schneider

"...the preeminent Austin Music Awards winner decided to poach Tom Waits territory without trying to imitate him. "The songs..."

July 26, 2013 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Break On Through

Doors drummer John Densmore riffs on commercial licensing

"...know that, then maybe you should revisit that decision. Tom Waits said: “Do you want to turn your lyrics..."

May 7, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

There’s a Blue Note in Each Song That I Sing Since You’ve Been Gone

George Jones, 1931-2013

"...even by rock & roll royalty including Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Keith Richards, and Elvis Costello. It seems more..."

April 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

I Call B.S.

Playback hates on Grizzly Bear

"...riffing and a lead singer that reminds me of Tom Waits reading poetry on Ritalin, is an absolute must-see..."

April 15, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Home Entertainment for the Holidays

Best bets for DVD and Blu-ray

"...is breathtaking and the music is by the great Tom Waits. Yet, after all the stories about the troubled..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boxing Day

Box sets dwindle but not in scope

Dec. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Complete catalogs trump career overviews

"...version of "Eh la Bas" to a raucous 2009 stomp through "Shake It and Break It" with Andrew Bird...."

Dec. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Scott Jordan

Jesse Dayton

"...instrumentally busy take on "Highway Cafe" tops the earlier Tom Waits cover and stands out as the highlight. Given..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Astronautalis

Auditorium Shores, Nov. 2

"...as anything, but honestly, this is it: he's rap's Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, and Lou Reed, one size fits..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Diamond Rugs

"...but closer "Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant" turns in Tom Waits' sadness and charm. (Sat., Yellow stage, 9:05pm)..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Willie Nelson

"...from songwriters as varied as the late Jerry Livingston, Tom Waits, and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Snoop's inclusion on..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Review by Dan Oko

Michele Solberg

"...Musically eclectic and lyrically adventurous, Solberg emerges somewhere between Tom Waits and Suzanna Choffel. Her partner Oliver Steck, perhaps..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Jon Dee Graham

"...the MGs-like organ, Graham intones in his gloriously weathered Tom Waits-ian rasp, "I've pulled a thorn from the paw..."

June 29, 2012 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

ACL Music Fest Photo Ops

Who I want to photograph at the 2012 ACL Music Festival

"...before they stop playing." Included in this list is Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Bob Dylan...."

May 22, 2012 Music Post by Shelley Hiam

From the Vaults: One From the Heart

This underrated Coppola flop is my favorite film from the Summer of 1982

"...Las Vegas of the mind, and the soundtrack by Tom Waits (which he performs with Crystal Gayle) makes the..."

May 18, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Old Settler's Music Festival Day 2

Live Shots

"...DIY pickers and thumpers Greensky Bluegrass later added Simon stomp "Gumboots" and Springsteen's "Atlantic City," while Sarah Jarosz countered..."

April 27, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

'Documentary Shorts 1'

'Documentary Shorts 1'

"...the charismatic conceptual-art pioneer is zippy and unpretentious; narrator Tom Waits gives equal attention to Baldessari's major retrospective at..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

Beetsolonely’s Top 40 of 2011

Forty songs to remember 2011 by

"...Satellite,” Doldrums 15. “Bizness,” Tune-Yards 16. “Bad As Me,” Tom Waits 17. “Bells and Trains,” the Cynics 18. “I..."

Jan. 26, 2012 Music Post by Greg Beets

Top 10s

"...2) Tom Waits, Bad as Me (Anti-)..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Punch Back

Punch Brother Chris Thile's been busy

"...engineer who's worked Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, and Tom Waits, the new material flourished under the collaboration...."

Nov. 2, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

The Hamburg Sound: OTR retreats to Germany's Reeperbahn Festival as Frank Hendrix sells Emo's

"...A gypsy rose in the Tom Waits mold, Sweden's Dresden doll Linda Carlsson, aka Miss..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

St. Vincent

"...by recent live revisions of Big Black's "Kerosene" and Tom Waits' "Tango Till They're Sore." In the domestic strife..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5

"...local troupe strengthening its choke hold on "macabaret": Imagine Tom Waits as a carnival barker fronting a punk klezmer..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...on drums, DB II on guitar, Double Trouble bassist Tommy Shannon, and Clifford Antone's favorite guitarist, Derek O'Brien, plus..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

T Bird & the Breaks

"...schoolyard lyrics of Shirley Ellis' "The Clapping Song" to Tom Waits' "Clap Hands." With pumped-up horns, set closer "Monkey..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Farewell Fest

A single tear for the closing of the North Loop Parlor

"...confines, Nick Cave staring at me from one wall, Tom Waits from another, and thought, "Yes. I'm home."..."

June 8, 2011 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 2-8

"...O'BRIEN The photographer shares insights from his collaboration with Tom Waits on the book Hard Ground, a collection of..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature

Follow Her Anywhere

More than a homecoming for Sarah Jarosz

"...prowess. However, her choice of cover material – Dylan, Tom Waits, Radiohead, Tim O’Brien – seals it. Firmly rooted..."

May 24, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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