Record Store Day—known worldwide as the annual celebration of independent record stores—returns on April 12, 2025, and this year’s lineup features an incredible array of special releases that are sure to excite fans of classic rock, jazz, and, of course, The Grateful Dead.

In the shadowy realms where stories are sung in smoky whispers and dreams are tangled in the strands of a poet's hair, we gather today to honor a troubadour of the absurd and the profound—Tom Waits, 75 years young and still casting long shadows across the cobblestones of Americana. From the gutters to the heavens, his voice, a feral growl soaked in whiskey and wildfires, has charted the cartography of the human soul.

Today, December 7th, 2023, we at Grateful Web celebrate the legend, the enigma, the inimitable Tom Waits. Your music is a labyrinth of the soul, a place where the raw and the beautiful coexist in harmonious disarray. From the haunting melodies of "Martha" to the gritty narrative of "Tom Traubert's Blues," your songs have not just been heard; they've been felt, deeply and profoundly.

Tom Morello has released his inaugural Spotify Singles recordings.  Listen HERE.

You may have heard already, or maybe you sensed it someplace inside your bones. Tom Waits is touring. This rare treat began down south on August 1st and gallops toward the Midwest while I write this. The tour, with only eight performances, is promoting Waits' yet-to-be-released three-disc set called, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards.