Live Exclusives: Tom Waits, Hold Steady

Reviews of Waits in Columbus June 28, Hold Steady in Baltimore June 27

By Blurt Staff

We’ve got you-are-there live reviews from the front lines of two of the hottest concert tours going on right now. Tom Waits may have wrapped up the American leg of his “Glitter and Doom” jaunt — he’s off to Europe later this week — but we can give you a flavor of what you missed via Mike Shanley’s report on the June 28 show in Columbus, OH. “Waits barreled into Columbus’ Ohio Theater and held court for just over two hours,” writes Shanley, “putting all his various personalities on display and in the process coming off like a family guy who lets his kids sit in with the big guns.”

Meanwhile, Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen was on hand for the Hold Steady’s triumphant performance in Baltimore on June 27. Observes the writer, “Although the band’s gotta be tired of the Springsteen comparisons, all I could keep thinking during their show at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore was ‘This is like “Rosalita” for 90 minutes.’” The Hold Steady are in the UK this week but never fear: they’ll be back next week to resume the party.

Check ‘em out in our Concert Reviews section:

Tom Waits 6-28-08

Hold Steady 6-27-08

Tom Waits Tour Dates:

Jul 12 2008      8:00P

            Auditorium Kursaal    San Sebastian

Jul 14 2008      8:00P

            Auditorium Forum      Barcelona

Jul 15 2008      8:00P

            Auditorium Forum      Barcelona

Jul 17 2008      8:00P

            Teatro Degli Arcimboldi         Milan

Jul 18 2008      8:00P

            Teatro Degli Arcimboldi         Milan

Jul 19 2008      8:00P

            Teatro Degli Arcimboldi         Milan

Jul 21 2008      8:00P

            KCP    Prague

Jul 22 2008      8:00P

            KCP    Prague

Jul 24 2008      8:00P

            Grand Rex      Paris

Jul 25 2008      8:00P

            Grand Rex      Paris

Jul 27 2008      8:00P

            Playhouse        Edinburgh, Scotland

Jul 28 2008      8:00P

            Playhouse        Edinburgh, Scotland

Jul 30 2008      8:00P

            The Ratcellar, Phoenix Park    Dublin

Jul 31 2008      8:00P

            The Ratcellar, Phoenix Park    Dublin

Aug 1 2008     8:00P

            The Ratcellar, Phoenix Park    Dublin

Hold Steady Tour Dates:

Jul 8 2008        8:00P

            Liverpool Summer Pops - Echo Area             Liverpool, UK

Jul 10 2008      7:00P

            The Irish Centre          Leeds

Jul 11 2008      7:00P

            Carling Academy 2     Newcastle

Jul 12 2008      8:00P

            T In The Park Kinross, Scotland

Jul 13 2008      5:00P

            Oxegen Festival          Kidare CO

Jul 16 2008      8:00P

            Late Show with David Letterman      New York, NY

Jul 17 2008      8:00P

            Beachland Ballroom   Cleveland, Ohio

Jul 18 2008      8:00P

            Crofoot Ballroom        Pontiac, Michigan

Jul 19 2008      5:00P

            Pitchfork Music Festival @ Union Park         Chicago, Illinois

Jul 21 2008      8:00P

            Majestic Theatre          Madison, Wisconsin

Jul 22 2008      8:00P

            First Avenue (SOLD OUT)    Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jul 23 2008      8:00P

            Fargo Theatre Fargo, North Dakota

Jul 26 2008      8:00P

            Capitol Hill Block Party         Seattle, Washington

Jul 27 2008      8:00P

            Crystal Ballroom         Portland, Oregon

Jul 29 2008      8:00P

            Mezzanine       San Francisco, California

Jul 30 2008      8:00P

            Avalon            Los Angeles, California

Aug 1 2008     8:00P

            Casbah (SOLD OUT)             San Diego, CA

Aug 2 2008     8:00P

            Rialto Theatre             Tucson, AZ

Aug 5 2008     8:00P

            The Loft          Dallas, Texas

Aug 6 2008     8:00P

            The Parish       Austin, Texas

Aug 7 2008     8:00P

            Chelsea’s         Baton Rouge, LA

Aug 8 2008     8:00P

            Proud Larry’s Oxford, Mississippi

Aug 9 2008     8:00P

            40 Watt           Athens, Georgia

Aug 10 2008   8:00P

            The Pour House          Charleston, South Carolina

Aug 12 2008   8:00P

            Cat’s Cradle    Carrborro, North Carolina

Aug 13 2008   8:00P

            The Norva       Norfolk, Virginia

Aug 14 2008   8:00P

            930 Club         Washington, DC

Aug 16 2008   8:00P

            V Festival - Hylands Park       Chelmsford, UK

Aug 17 2008   8:00P

            V Festival - Weston Park        Staffordshire , UK