Tom Waits has dazzled audiences with his musical talents, tall tales, and eclectic eccentricities for decades. With his 60th birthday quickly approaching, the singer/songwriter/composer/actor has decided to release an almost unexpected live album. Out today, Glitter and Doom Live will showcase songs and yarns selected from various shows throughout the wildly successful (and just plain wild) tour. For those of us who missed it (Tom's general reluctance to tour made Glitter one of 2008's most of highly coveted tickets and sometimes selling a kidney just isn't an option), the live album reconstructs a night with the bourbon-soaked-woodhouse-smoked-off-beat-blues vocalist. You can download a free preview to the album here.
For starving students and Tom Waits tenderfoots, NPR's live concert series has a fantastic recording of the Glitter and Doom show in Atlanta.
One last thing: If you haven't seen Tom's gem of a press conference, watch it now. From beginning to end. You will thank me later.
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