Tom Waits 76th Birthday Eve feat. Get Behind The Mule

Get Behind The Mule

"There is probably no one within 100 miles with a better command of the ragged vocal sincerity of Waits’ original delivery than Roger Carroll." - STYLE WEEKLY

Doors 7pm
Music at 8pm
$15 adv / $20 day of

Get Behind The Mule, hailed as "the tribute band that should play more often" in Style Weekly's Best of 2025, was formed in 2024 by vocalist and saxophonist Roger Carroll and bassist Adam Hopkins to celebrate the 75th birthday of America's greatest living singer/songwriter, Tom Waits. The band includes members of amminal, Miramar, Out Of Your Head Records, Curlew, Bio Ritmo, and The Orthotonics.Hopkins presented concerts of Waits' music for years in Baltimore with the band White Lodge, and recently adapted the arrangements for Roger Carroll and a cast of Richmond's finest improvisers, including drummers Pippin Barnett and Scott Clark, guitarist Gary Kalar, Anthony Dowd playing both piano and accordion, and Stevie Williams on guitar/vocals.

The repertoire spans Waits' entire career to date, and this show will be the third public performance of Get Behind The Mule.

Presale tickets cut off at 5pm on December 6th. Remaining tickets will be available at the door: cash, card, apple pay, etc.

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