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Tom Waits

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete list

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsFirst Avenue's 20 best concerts: Readers' picks50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #10-1

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #20-11Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory about Minnesota without ever becoming full-time residen ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2011

    James Leg & Molly Gene One Whoaman Band

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #20-11Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory about Minnesota without ever becoming full-time residen ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 16, 2011

    C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #20-11Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory about Minnesota without ever becoming full-time residen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    A Tom Waits visual tribute in honor of the release of Bad As Me

    ​Tom Waits' twentieth album, Bad As Me, was released today on Anti- records to almost epidemically feverish anticipation from fans. (Gimme Noise's collective thermometer reads 106!) So what better way to pay tribute to everyone's favorite growling crooner than with some choice YouTube clips t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Mark Mallman tour diary, Vol. 7

    ​A millionaire friend once told me, "Mallman, you have two options in this world: crazy busy or dead poor." I corrected him: "Try the music business, you'll be both." 

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    50 cool facts about the Minnesota music scene

    Here's a not-so-secret fact about Minnesota music: People love to talk about how much they love the scene here. Musicians from both out-of-state and the Twin Cities have gone out of their way to pen odes to our town and its vibrant community, from Atmosphere to Lucinda Williams Tom Waits to Mark Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Weekend Checklist: Haley Bonar, Duran Duran, My Lady Four, Black Lips

    ​"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." - Steve Martin

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    From Kanye to the Kinks: A very hipster Christmas mix

    ​For lack of a better word, sure--this mix is pretty hipsterish. But if you're sick of all that traditional crap that's been jammed down your throat since you were five, check out this mix of seasonal cheer--equal parts tongue-in-cheek and sentimental. Pair these songs with some homemade fudge an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2010

    Eels

    ​For lack of a better word, sure--this mix is pretty hipsterish. But if you're sick of all that traditional crap that's been jammed down your throat since you were five, check out this mix of seasonal cheer--equal parts tongue-in-cheek and sentimental. Pair these songs with some homemade fudge an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    The Current's Steve Seel on dining at 5 a.m.

    Get this man some Fritos​If you wake up to The Current during weekday mornings, then you probably have breakfast with Steve Seel, who hosts the 6-10 a.m. show with Jill Riley. But what does Seel, a guy who gets up before the sun, nosh on?

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Best of Hot Dish: August 30-September 3, 2010

    It is the time for the season of loving. And picking stuff.​ Hi, happy harvesters. Is this weather making you dream of Sunday afternoons watching football, crockpots full of soup, leaves falling from the sky, and apples in little grapevine baskets (or your own variation on that theme?) Yeah, us to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Bye Bye Liver gets walleyed in St. Paul

    Good clean fun: "Bye Bye Liver" uncorks at Camp Cabaret​Bye Bye Liver is making its way across the river to St. Paul starting this weekend (presumably weaving along and, as Tom Waits once sang, using parking meters for walking sticks). It's beginning a seven-week run at Camp Bar's cabaret space, w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Carolina Chocolate Drops

    Good clean fun: "Bye Bye Liver" uncorks at Camp Cabaret​Bye Bye Liver is making its way across the river to St. Paul starting this weekend (presumably weaving along and, as Tom Waits once sang, using parking meters for walking sticks). It's beginning a seven-week run at Camp Bar's cabaret space, w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Preservation Hall Jazz Band

    Good clean fun: "Bye Bye Liver" uncorks at Camp Cabaret​Bye Bye Liver is making its way across the river to St. Paul starting this weekend (presumably weaving along and, as Tom Waits once sang, using parking meters for walking sticks). It's beginning a seven-week run at Camp Bar's cabaret space, w ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2010

    Bouncer Fighter: Satirical Spirituals

    Good clean fun: "Bye Bye Liver" uncorks at Camp Cabaret​Bye Bye Liver is making its way across the river to St. Paul starting this weekend (presumably weaving along and, as Tom Waits once sang, using parking meters for walking sticks). It's beginning a seven-week run at Camp Bar's cabaret space, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Mashups of the Week: Daft Punk & classic rock

    New mashups including Daft Punk vs. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Deep Purple vs. Usher, the Doobies vs. Air France and more!

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Top 10: Songs with sexually suggestive food metaphors

    "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard," "My heart is like an artichoke," and "I want a little sugar/in my bowl..."

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2009

    Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses

    "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard," "My heart is like an artichoke," and "I want a little sugar/in my bowl..."

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2009

    Gogol Bordello; Man Man

    "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard," "My heart is like an artichoke," and "I want a little sugar/in my bowl..."

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2009

    Rickie Lee Jones

    "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard," "My heart is like an artichoke," and "I want a little sugar/in my bowl..."

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    The Popstream's Soundet '09 A/V Supplement Super-Spectacular

    A brief selection of just a few of the underground rap superstars who'll rock Canterbury Park this Sunday.

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2009

    Backyard Tire Fire

    A brief selection of just a few of the underground rap superstars who'll rock Canterbury Park this Sunday.

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2009

    Sara Watkins

    A brief selection of just a few of the underground rap superstars who'll rock Canterbury Park this Sunday.

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    Kill the Vultures

    A brief selection of just a few of the underground rap superstars who'll rock Canterbury Park this Sunday.

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Tom Waits to star in Hughes brothers' bizarro western

    The Book of Eli might play out like deleted scenes from The Road, but at least you've got Waits to sit and snicker at.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Shrek the Musical cast recording to be unleashed March 24

    Nevermind the fart gags-- Shrek the Musical is a tragedy that would make the Great Bard himself gnash his teeth.

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2008

    House of Mercy

    Nevermind the fart gags-- Shrek the Musical is a tragedy that would make the Great Bard himself gnash his teeth.

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    Breakfast of Champions 5/29: Radio waves

    Nevermind the fart gags-- Shrek the Musical is a tragedy that would make the Great Bard himself gnash his teeth.

  • Music

    April 30, 2008

    How Atmosphere Went Electro

    Why Lemons is like Tom Waits for Prince Fans

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2008

    Back to the Terrordome: Peter S. Scholtes reviews Chuck D and Slug

    Why Lemons is like Tom Waits for Prince Fans

  • Music

    March 26, 2008

    Big Trouble featuring Crescent Moon

    Crescent Moon Is in Big Trouble

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    Pack up all your crime and porn...

    Crescent Moon Is in Big Trouble

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2008

    Nanci Griffith & Blue Moon Orchestra

    Crescent Moon Is in Big Trouble

  • Calendar

    January 30, 2008

    Warm Beer, Cold Women

    Crescent Moon Is in Big Trouble

  • Arts

    January 30, 2008

    Culture Jamming

    A super Star Wars parody tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Arts

    January 23, 2008

    Culture Jamming

    Dirty pictures top this week's pop culture picks

  • Music

    November 28, 2007

    Jessica Hoop

    Kismet

  • Music

    November 22, 2006

    Bard of the Boneyard

    Seekers of the sublime find the familiar in new Tom Waits multi-disc release

  • Music

    November 15, 2006

    The Big Chill

    Kill the Vultures prepare for winter in a Midwestern river town

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    Tom Waits: Real Gone

    Kill the Vultures prepare for winter in a Midwestern river town

  • Movies

    June 2, 2004

    A Movie Under The Influence

    'Coffee and Cigarettes' catches a momentary buzz

  • Music

    August 14, 2002

    Solomon Burke: Don't Give Up on Me

    'Coffee and Cigarettes' catches a momentary buzz

  • Music

    February 20, 2002

    Melancholy Baby

    The Good Life and Azure Ray give love a wistful refrain

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    Gomez: Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline

    The Good Life and Azure Ray give love a wistful refrain

  • Music

    September 8, 1999

    9th & Hennepin

    The Good Life and Azure Ray give love a wistful refrain

  • Music

    February 24, 1999

    various artists: Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones: Experimental Musical Instruments

    The Good Life and Azure Ray give love a wistful refrain

  • Music

    June 10, 1998

    When the Tingle Becomes a Chill

    "Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • Music

    January 14, 1998

    Frank Pahl: In Cahoots

    "Okay Tricky baby. Gimme postapocalyptic. C'mon, pout for me baby. Pout! Beautiful.": U.K. hip hop's prophet of gloom returns with Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • Music

    December 10, 1997

    Dial Tones

    Bang a Gong: Harry Partch on one of his musical contraptions.

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