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Tom Waits

  • Music

    December 7, 2011

    Neighborhood Sales Report

    From Ballard to West Seattle, from Atlanta to Missoula.

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Tom Waits Speaks Through Cookie Monster: God's Away On Business

    Welcome to the Tom Waits truth, told through the holiest of vessels: Cookie Monster! A friend who passed this along reports he's shared it with his Cookie Monster-loving 20-month old. It's never too early!

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    And the 30 Most-Played Songs in Tim Robbins' iTunes Library Are Fleet Foxes' "Helplessness Blues," Pearl Jam's "Just Breathe," And . . .

    ​As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, we've decided to ask a few folks to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and sh ... More >>

  • Food

    March 2, 2011

    Tom Waits, Herb Farmers, & $10 T-Bones

    Where "seven deadly sins" are specialty cocktails.

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    The Little Red Bistro Is Seattle's Most Adult Restaurant

    G-LoveIt's always 4:20 at the Little Red Bistro.​The Little Red Bistro is, simply put, Seattle's most adult restaurant. It's located in the stridently childless techno-borough of South Lake Union, and sits across the street from KING-5, whose building hearkens back to a day and age when most n ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2011

    Mystery Train

    G-LoveIt's always 4:20 at the Little Red Bistro.​The Little Red Bistro is, simply put, Seattle's most adult restaurant. It's located in the stridently childless techno-borough of South Lake Union, and sits across the street from KING-5, whose building hearkens back to a day and age when most n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Four Really Depressing Christmas Songs: Remember, It Could Be Worse

    Tom Waits - "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" For those of you who don't always anticipate the holiday season with a whole lot of enthusiasm, remember: it could be worse. You could be pregnant. In prison. With lawyers to pay. Tom Waits' original version of this song is chilling, but I' ... More >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2010

    Salmon Bay Eagles (Upstairs)

    5216 Ballard Ave. N.W. / all ages

  • Music

    October 6, 2010

    Disappointments and Dreams in the Karaoke Bar

    When you perform as much as I do, you start to miss your friends.

  • Music

    April 7, 2010

    Rocket Queen: Meet the Producer

    Believe it or not, some knob-twisters lack a Y chromosome.

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Revisiting Crooked Fingers' "New Drink For the Old Drunk"

    As I've mentioned before, I only listen to cassette tapes in my car, and I tend to get fixated on certain ones for weeks at a time. Right now it's a battered Maxell tape with Tom Waits' Bone Machine on one side and Crooked Fingers' self-titled debut on the other. They're excellent companion pieces, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2010

    Fred Eaglesmith

    As I've mentioned before, I only listen to cassette tapes in my car, and I tend to get fixated on certain ones for weeks at a time. Right now it's a battered Maxell tape with Tom Waits' Bone Machine on one side and Crooked Fingers' self-titled debut on the other. They're excellent companion pieces, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Tonight: Blood Red Dancers, The Curious Mystery, See Me River at Neumos

    Justin Dylan Renney​Blood Red Dancers, With The Curious Mystery, See Me River. Neumos, 925 Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $7. It took a little while, but the Seattle music community is finally starting to give props to Tom Waits-channeling savants Blood Red Dancers. At their mosr recent show, fo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2010

    Blood Red Dancers

    Justin Dylan Renney​Blood Red Dancers, With The Curious Mystery, See Me River. Neumos, 925 Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $7. It took a little while, but the Seattle music community is finally starting to give props to Tom Waits-channeling savants Blood Red Dancers. At their mosr recent show, fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Tom Waits Photos on Display at Kiss Cafe in Ballard

    Photo by Skip Kerr​ His grizzled, effortlessly expressive face and generally enigmatic persona make Tom Waits an easily photogenic subject, but the pictures currently on display down at Kiss Cafe in Ballard (2817 NW Market Street, near the Locks) are exceptionally compelling. Former Rocket con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Seattle's Buying Tom Waits, Blakroc, and Pink Martini. Susan Boyle Still Rules the Rest of the Country

    Tom Waits​No real surprises this week. Seattle's still listening to Tom Waits and The xx (that in-store surely helped), and Susan Boyle is still dominated the Billboard charts (after jump) with over 1.2 million copies of I Dreamed a Dream out the door. Here are the top sellers at Sonic Boom's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    I've Been Listening To The Physics and Tom Waits

    ​ I hadn't caught the Physics (pictured at left, photo by Cahn Solo) live until last weekend, when they played my Audioasis showcase at the Sunset. Elegant performers with silky flow that mysteriously manages to avoid the synthetic ambience that mars much R&B-influenced hip-hop for me, the Phy ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    John Vanderslice

    Thursday, September 17

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2009

    N.A.S.A.

    Tuesday, March 3

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Tonight's Show Suggestions

    Jesca Hoop, courtesy photographer Frank Ockenfel Mose Allison performs again at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley tonight in addition to these two fine shows: Jesca Hoop, Greg Laswell, Secret Stairs at Tractor Tavern, 8 p.m., $10 Opening for the Polyphonic Spree at the Showbox in 2007, Jesca Hoop seemed at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Blind Boys of Alabama

    Jesca Hoop, courtesy photographer Frank Ockenfel Mose Allison performs again at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley tonight in addition to these two fine shows: Jesca Hoop, Greg Laswell, Secret Stairs at Tractor Tavern, 8 p.m., $10 Opening for the Polyphonic Spree at the Showbox in 2007, Jesca Hoop seemed at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Jesca Hoop

    Wednesday, February 11

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    Rocket Queen: Innocent When You Dream

    Promising punks, Fleet Foxes, and fond farewells.

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2008

    Michael Vermillion

    Wednesday, December 3

  • Music

    December 3, 2008

    Zach Harjo Makes a Record He Actually Likes

    But that doesn’t mean he’s eager to let you hear it.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2008

    What is a sweeter sight than a preggers M.I.A.?

    But that doesn’t mean he’s eager to let you hear it.

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2008

    The Spinto Band

    Tuesday, October 28

  • Music

    June 18, 2008

    Sunday Morning Coming Down

    A guarded speakeasy meets the press.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2008

    Cruel Summer...Not Quite

    A guarded speakeasy meets the press.

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2008

    When Starlets Sing

    A guarded speakeasy meets the press.

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2008

    Comments of the Week

    A guarded speakeasy meets the press.

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Halcion Halo

    Thursday, December 27

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    Geist & Samuel Joseph

    Monday, December 10

  • Music

    October 3, 2007
  • Calendar

    August 29, 2007

    Disco Inferno

    Gothic waltzes and drunken mambos

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2007

    I Want to Ride My Bicycle

    Gothic waltzes and drunken mambos

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2007

    The, the Weekend

    Gothic waltzes and drunken mambos

  • Food

    March 14, 2007

    Twilight Exit

    Gothic waltzes and drunken mambos

  • Music

    January 24, 2007

    Rocket Queen

    Knighthawks at the diner.

  • Music

    March 30, 2005

    Covered Up

    Knighthawks at the diner.

  • Music

    January 19, 2005

    Departure and Arrival

    Mexican-Canadian singer Lhasa leaves the circus and gets on The Living Road.

  • Music

    October 13, 2004

    Resident Evil Two

    Tom Waits and David Thomas tackle the American soil before the American soil tackles them.

  • Film

    May 19, 2004

    This Week's Attractions

    Tom Waits and David Thomas tackle the American soil before the American soil tackles them.

  • Music

    May 12, 2004

    Stars, Bars, and Guitars

    The Hold Steady report from the front lines of nightlife gone awry.

  • Music

    January 15, 2003

    So Many Roads

    John Hammond's career has had its share of twists and turns, but after 40 years, the bluesman is finally Ready for Love.

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Critical Mass 2002, Part 2

    John Hammond's career has had its share of twists and turns, but after 40 years, the bluesman is finally Ready for Love.

  • Film

    November 27, 2002

    Down By Law

    John Hammond's career has had its share of twists and turns, but after 40 years, the bluesman is finally Ready for Love.

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    Overruled

    Musicians sing out on behalf of three boys convicted on shady evidence—including what bands they liked.

  • Music

    June 9, 1999

    The Metro Gnome

    Musicians sing out on behalf of three boys convicted on shady evidence—including what bands they liked.

  • Music

    May 19, 1999

    The Tom Tom Club

    Tom Waits and Tom Petty: Still stubborn after all these years.

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