Live Exclusives: Tom Waits, Hold Steady
07/07/2008

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 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











