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Tom Waits, Kronos Quartet, More Rock For Peace
Recorded at a September 21, 2003 benefit concert held at the Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, the Dalai Lama, Tom Waits, Kronos Quartet, Philip Glass, Anoushka Shankar and more will be featured on Healing the Divide: A Concert for Peace and Reconciliation. Out July 10 on Anti-, the album will highlight the Dalai Lama's 20-day tour of the U.S., which culminated in the concert. Proceeds from the sales of the CD will benefit Healing the Divide (a non-profit organization Richard Gere formed in 2001 in order to aid humanitarian crisis) and its Tibetan Health Initiative, which... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTom Waits settles in lawsuit against GM
Tom Waits has finally settled his lawsuit against General Motors after their German ad agency McCann Erickson allegedly hired a soundalike to imitate his gravelly voice for a series of car commercials aired throughout Scandinavia in 2005. The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter is reportedly donating the proceeds from his settlement to charity. Said Waits, “I’m glad to be out of the car sales business once and for all.” Related links: Tom Waits on Anti- Tom Waits' homepage... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTom Waits - Orphans
The man with the cement-mixer growl brilliantly summarizes his career output. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsTom Waits To Appear on Talk Shows
The legendary Tom Waits will take the stage – and the hot seat – as both a performer and a guest of The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, November 27 and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Tuesday, November 28. Waits just released the 56-track Orphans , which includes 30 new recordings as well as two dozen collaborative songs with artists in film, literature and music. To view the video for "Lie to Me," the first track on Orphans, click here.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMadeleine Peyroux
For better or worse, jazz vocalist Madeleine Peyroux won’t ever outgrow the Billie Holiday comparisons, despite her crooning claim, “I’m not looking backward for something that’s gone” (“Once in a While”). But looking backward is precisely where Peyroux camps, from her lounge-jazz sound to her choice of covers: Joni Mitchell (“River,” a duet with k.d. lang), Leonard Cohen (“Blue Alert” and the title track) and Serge Gainsbourg (“La Javanaise”). Only a tender take on Tom Waits’ “(Looking For) The Heart of a Saturday Night” gives Peyroux the glimmer of modernity Perfect World so desperately craves.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsTom Waits Tickets Bought on eBay Won't Be Accepted
Many of the the Tom Waits tickets that have been purchased via resale sites such as eBay and StubHub.com will not be accepted at Waits’ upcoming shows. Because all eight dates of his tour immediately sold out, tickets have been available for sale through resale sites and ticket brokers. Many tickets sold from these entities are assumed to be fraudulent, and some tickets may also be counterfeit. All premium tickets for Waits’ shows, as well as all tickets for the Atlanta, Detroit and Louisville shows must be obtained at the venue on the evening of the show. Only the original... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTom Waits Hits the Road
Tom Waits is set to perform a string of live dates during the month of August. The legendary, secluded artist will tour eight cities throughout the South and Midwest, kicking off the tour in Atlanta on the first of the month. Waits, whose last live performance was in 2004, has chosen to travel to the cities he hasn’t performed in since the '70s. "We need to go to Tennessee to pick up some fireworks, and someone owes me money in Kentucky," says Waits about why he’s chosen this particular time and route to tour. Judging by sales from his past... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSigns of Life 2004
Quirky. Experimental. Hip. Poetic. Cinematic. Thoughtful. Thought-provoking. It’s one thing to deliver one or more of these qualities... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesTom Waits
Tom Waits should be giddy at the moment. Last night—in his first performance in five years, at Vancouver’s intimate 2,400-seat Orpheum Theatre... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesTom Waits - Real Gone
In 1988 Tom Waits recorded a version of “Heigh Ho! (The Dwarfs’ Marching Song)” for the Disney tribute Stay Awake—a cover almost too good to be true... read more
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