Often referred to as that gravelly-voiced musician who sounds like he’s been gargling razor blades with a whiskey chaser, Tom Waits is without a doubt one of the defining musicians of the late 20th ...

From Tom Waits’s 35mm fever dream to a queer book fair, dance theater and open studios, this week’s MN Shortlist rounds up ...

Tom Waits has released his performance of his 1976 song “Tom Traubert’s Blues” for the Italian docuseries Il Fattore Umano (The Human Factor), which aired earlier this year. Waits participated in the ...

To celebrate 40 years of 'Rain Dogs', here are four must-know tracks from an Americana masterpiece by Tom Waits.

A collection of songs poking at the political on “Kissing The Ring Of POTUS,” love and its consummation with “I Want to Wake Up with You”, and mortality through “Life After Life” and “Where Do We Go ...

Tom Waits is rumoured to be involved in the forthcoming film adaptation of The Hobbit. According to Total Film, the singer-songwriter could play the voice of Smaug - the dragon Bilbo Baggins faces off ...

BEST KNOWN since the 1970s for his gravelly baritone and his down-and-out persona, Tom Waits is both a musical chameleon and a sly raconteur. From his 1973 debut recording, "Closing Time," to his 2006 ...

They didn’t have to come from behind. Sure, they trailed at points, but not by much. Matthew Knight Arena was on its feet, but not for any... Over the course of the past 30 years, singer/songwriter ...

Regarded by many as one of the finest songwriters in the American canon, and a distinctive urban storyteller beyond compare, Tom Waits has long been hailed for his chronicles of the dispossessed, and ...

“I’ve always admired Tom Waits’ music, but I wasn’t ready to take on a show like this until now,” Skuller said. “Maybe it’s just being older or living through more things in life, but the songs struck ...