{Charcoal Eyes, Monroe Hips}

"I miss your broken china voice/I wish you were still here with me."

If you, too, missed Tom Waits on his Glitter & Doom tour, visit NPR for the next best thing--an audio recording of his complete concert at the fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta. I saw him once, on possibly the best day of my live music life, when I'd spent the day in the sun with Guided By Voices, followed by a magical transcendence from Tom Waits in an old-world theater that evening during Austin's SXSW festival. Below is the set list from his Atlanta appearance on July. His ballads have always been my favorites. My favorite album of his is Rain Dogs. I wish he were my uncle.

Set List
"Lucinda / Ain't Going Down to the Well"
"Down in the Hole"
"Falling Down"
"Chocolate Jesus"
"All the World Is Green"
"Cemetery Polka"
"Cause of It All"
"Till the Money Runs Out"
"Such a Scream"
"November"
"Hold On"
"Black Market Baby"
"9th and Hennepin"
"Lie to Me"
"Lucky Day"
"On the Nickel"
"Lost in the Harbor"
"Innocent When You Dream"
"Hoist That Rag"
"Make It Rain"
"Dirt in the Ground"
"Get Behind the Mule"
"Hang Down Your Head"
"Jesus Gonna Be Here"
"Singapore"
ENCORE
"Eyeball Kid"
"Anywhere I Lay My Head"