OK...I know that I have not been as attentive to events and news online as I usually am. My internet access is pretty limited right now. But how the fuck did I miss this? From Pitchfork dated July 5:

"Tom Waits will leave his lair for a rare tour this August, hitting Southern and Midwestern cities he hasn't played in decades (if at all).

"We need to go to Tennessee to pick up some fireworks, and someone owes me money in Kentucky," Waits said in a press release.

Yeah, Tom Waits is pretty much the coolest man alive.

Come on up to the house:

08-01 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
08-02 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
08-04 Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre
08-05 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
08-07 Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
08-09 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
08-11 Detroit, MI - Opera House
08-13 Akron, OH - Akron Civic

How did this go by completely without notice? Everything sold out in a matter of minutes. I really feel like crying right now.

dammit.

I knew about it, but I didn't have 65 bucks layin around.