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 ...

Singer-songwriter Afton Wolfe is arguably the most conceptually artful troubadour that we have heard since Tom Waits. The ...

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

For such an enigmatic artist, the song that changed Tom Waits' life is predictably unpredictable, connecting to a musical ...

Tom Waits might be an acquired taste for many, but even he knew the greatest tunes of all time have that same starting point.

Reissued version is split into sections with his blessing. The only flaw is a triggering Margaret Thatcher impersonation ...

A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.

Victor Stranges will debut Blue Valentines, The Tom Waits Songbook at George Lane St Kilda on 16 November 2025, celebrating the timeless work of Tom Waits.

Decades on from the moment in Surrender when they were startled to discover their mom and dad getting high to Kiss records, ...

The only album by Top Jimmy, the blues singer immortalized in the Van Halen song on the 1984 album, and his longtime band the ...

Highlights include holiday celebrations Light the Way and Winter Carnival, Mavis Staples, Christian Nodal and comedian ...

Silvana Estrada propels her ballads with her diaphanous vocals and often scaffolds them with her beloved four-string cuatro, ...