Bars & Clubs - Feb. 10, 2008
Caroline's Jazz Club an intimate music hideaway
There is no mistaking Caroline's, 401 S. 2nd St., as anything less than a classic jazz club. Regular bands like Annie & the Jazz Orphans and the Paul Spencer Band and are the focus of this little club tucked away in Walker's Point.
Tags: caroline's jazz club, jazz, annie and the jazz orphans, paul spencer band, caroline rubitsky, tom waits

Movies - Nov. 1, 2007
Criterion treats Jarmusch works with loving care
Jim Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise" -- along with Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" -- was one of THE landmark independent movies of the 1980s, announcing that its director was, without a doubt, a filmmaker to watch.
Tags: Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Stranger than Paradise, Permanent Vacation, No Wave, Benigni, Tom Waits, John Lurie, Criterion Collection, Down by Law, Ghost Dog, Broken Flowers, Coffee and Cigarettes, MIFF, Jon Jackson, Cassavetes, Beatrice Dalle, Giancarlo Esposit

Music - Feb. 24, 2007
Where was Rickie Lee Jones last night?
On the one hand, Rickie's rawness is part of her charm, and as fans we are always willing to weather her storms -- but Friday night's performance at the Pabst Theatre took us out too far. The show was simply too dark.
Tags: Ricki Lee Jones, Tom Waits, Dar Williams, Joni Mitchell, Sermon on Exposition Blvd.

Marketplace - Dec. 5, 2006
OMC Recommends: Stuff we like right now
A sitcom about a sketch show, a cookbook, cookies, diet green tea and the underappreciated genius of Tom Waits are featured on the list of things we're talking about in the office this week.
Tags: omc recommends, 30 rock, stenys, lipton diet green tea, tom waits, dragonfly, C. Adams Bakery, Milwaukee Public Market, ESPN Insider

Music - Oct. 25, 2006
Waits creates home for "Orphans" on three-disc set
Not long ago – four years to be exact -- Tom Waits released two albums at once, which, while not a unique feat, was definitely a testament to his creative bursts. Now, America’s tin pan alley grumbler supreme and one of the best songwriters of his day, returns with a 30 new songs in a three-CD package.
Tags: Tom Waits, Orphans, Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Frank's Wild Years