L.A. Times - Entertainment — Imagine a homeless street musician with a soulful singing voice that earns him comparisons to R&B great Sam Cooke and, as it turns out, he also writes songs that are lauded alongside those of Kris Kristofferson, Curtis Mayfield and Tom Waits. It woul... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — With a career that stretches back to her 1979 self-titled debut, Rickie Lee Jones has been creating music that transcends the every day while wholly embracing every ounce of its being. Her emergence from the same scene that birthed Tom Waits, Chuck E... more info

Stereogum — David Letterman is doing his last-ever Late Show on Wednesday, and during this final run of shows, he’s had some truly wonderful musical guests, including Tom Waits and Ryan Adams. Last night, for Letterman’s second-to-last show, Pearl Jam frontm... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Late Show with David Letterman comes to an end May 20, and he's been bringing some exciting guests on these final shows, including last night's guest, Tom Waits (his 10th time on the show). As it was announced... more info

Stereogum — David Letterman has long been a champion of deeply strange American voices, as you know if you’ve ever seen footage of him interviewing Captain Beefheart. Tom Waits first appeared on Letterman’s NBC show in 1983, and he’s been on a number of ti... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tom's publicist points out that, "On May 14th, Tom Waits will make his 10th and final appearance on Late Show with David Letterman with an unreleased song. Tom first appeared with Letterman on December 21, 1983, when Dave had... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tom Hanks on Dave's final 'Late Night' show in 1993 David Letterman's final night as host of The Late Show is May 20 and EW points out the show has announced many of its big final guests, which include a... more info

Stereogum — Considering he’s been a late night host for over three decades, surely David Letterman wants to go out with a bang. Though he announced the retirement news last year, Letterman only recently officially set the date for his last appearance for Wedne... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A west Los Angeles diner that is celebrated as a classic example of mid-20th century Space Age-style Googie architecture has been mentioned on a record by singer Tom Waits and depicted with fiery streaks of orange by painter E... more info

Stereogum — Canadian hardcore band HSY smacked us with the A-Side to their 7″ “Sally” last month, teasing a Tom Waits cover as the B-Side. Today, the band reveal a reworking of Waits’ “Goin’ Out West” in conjunction with the single’s release. It�... more info