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A year shy of the mid-century mark, The Newport Folk Festival kicks off today in Rhode Island. This year's line-up features a refreshingly eclectic mix of artists, ranging from indie darlings She & Him to tried and true veterans of the Americana scene Levon Helm and Steve Earle.

Tom Waits, arch-deacon that he is of drinkers and New York City buskers, is a hard man to catch. He almost never tours, and when he does, tickets tend to disappear pretty quickly. So if you're sad that you couldn't catch Waits on his latest cross-country theater-wrecking tour, it's a little understandable. Well, here's something that should cheer you up: NPR is offering an excerpt of the last show of his Glitter and Doom tour on their All Songs Considered podcast.