originally published: 03/22/2026
(HOBOKEN, NJ) — Jersey City based singer Eddie Skuller will perform a personal tribute to the songwriting of Tom Waits on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the 503 Social Club. Eddie returns for a night of classic Waits songs, interpreted by this skilled, masterful singer. A moving experience guaranteed!
Viewing Waits as the ultimate folk storyteller—with an unmatched understanding of character and melody—Skuller approaches the material with reverence, restraint, and emotional intelligence. Rather than attempting vocal mimicry, Skuller’s sensitive interpretations allow audiences to hear these classic songs anew, guided by a voice that is both expressive and uniquely his own.
This show features many songs from Tom Waits’ extensive catalog including the classics “I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You,” “San Diego Serenade,” “Ol’ 55,” “Downtown Train,” and “Jersey Girl.”
Eddie Skuller is accompanied by Joe McGinty (Psychedelic Furs, Ryan Adams, Rhett Miller) on keyboards and Jeremy Chatzky (Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, Laura Cantrell) on upright bass. Both musicians are masters of the New York music scene with whom Skuller has performed as a perennial guest singer with The Losers Lounge, an acclaimed tribute series that appears at Joe’s Pub and City Winery.
Tickets are available for purchase online. Doors are at 7:00pm; showtime is 8:00pm. 503 Social Club is located at 503 3rd Street in Hoboken, New Jersey
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Eddie Skuller explores the dark, poetic world of Tom Waits with diverse selections from his extensive catalog. Although Skuller’s amber-saturated vocals contrast with Wait’s raucous gravel-like voice, there is a connection channeled through the music’s emotional depth and lyrical intensity. Skuller can forge a deep, powerful bond with his audience, which enhances the tragic expression at the core of Waits’ music.
“I connect with the strange nature of life expressed in Waits’ songs through themes of sorrow, regret, desire and dreams,” says Skuller.
“Skuller embraces the dark and moody but injects the tender promise of hope. Not an easy thing for most singers to pull off” – Philadelphia Daily News
“Skuller’s vocal proves even more evocative than Waits’, richer and more fluid. It’s intimate and nostalgic and beautifully sad.” — Jim Testa, Constant Listener
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