This is the Week of Tom Waits

In anticipation of next week’s show at the orpheum, I’m declaring 6/9-6/13 the Week of Tom Waits. Basically, this involves listening to the entire Tom Waits disography, in order, broken up into about five albums a day. For anyone who wants to partake, here’s Monday’s line up:

Closing Time
The Heart of Saturday Night
Nighthawks at the Diner
Small [...]

By Lauren Duffy

In anticipation of next week’s show at the orpheum, I’m declaring 6/9-6/13 the Week of Tom Waits. Basically, this involves listening to the entire Tom Waits disography, in order, broken up into about five albums a day. For anyone who wants to partake, here’s Monday’s line up:

  • Closing Time
  • The Heart of Saturday Night
  • Nighthawks at the Diner
  • Small Change
  • Foreign Affairs

Now if only my ears would stop ringing from what proved to be a very solid 1-2-3 punch of MGMT/the Muslims/the Hold Steady…

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  1. christopher carter added these pithy words on June 9, 2008 | Permalink

    yeah i have been doing that (listening to the records) since his concert was announced for houston about a month ago.. 24 years since he has been here live onstage. long time coming. yet patiently waited for.. scoffers scoff and be damned.. he is genius..

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