I was eight years old when I experienced my first Tom Waits song. It was like nothing I’d ever heard before. Granted, at the age of eight, that wasn’t saying a lot, but the statement continues to ...

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 ...

"On the album 'Rain Dogs,' Waits incorporates a wide range of sounds including marimba, accordion and various other percussions that are not usually heard in popular music. This album is very much a ...