05.20.2017
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS TURN GREEK THEATRE INTO AN IMPERIAL BEDROOM
The show takes songs from the 1982 album, “Imperial Bedroom” as a starting point but as Costello told our roving reporter…
“We never intended to recite this book from cover to cover. Listen to our new arrangement of “Tears Before Bedtime”, it gets straight to the real meaning of that song, the way we hear and feel it today. Back in 1982, I might have been a step or two ahead of our crowd in the tragic, romantic stakes but I sense that they’ve all caught up with me now”
Standout songs from “Imperial Bedroom” like “Beyond Belief”, “Almost Blue” and “Man Out Of Time” have remained in Costello’s repertoire throughout the years but a blazing electric version of the rarely performed “Pidgin English” was among the many highlights of an initial run of dates that concluded at the Beacon Theatre, New York City on the eve of the recent election.
Speaking of the second part of the show’s title, Costello added, “You never know who or what you are going to encounter down the corridor to those “Other Chambers””.
The Imposters – Pete Thomas on drums, Davey Faragher on bass and vocals and Steve Nieve on piano and keyboards – will once again be augmented by accompanying vocalists, Kitten Kuroi and YahZarah.
At recent shows, these singers joined Costello at the microphone for a sparse but beautiful version of “Alison”, while “Everyday I Write The Book” was returned to its original recorded arrangement in a set that goes from hushed ballads to a rock and rhythm finale.
A sensational version of the “Get Happy” song, “King Horse”, Allen Toussaint’s “On Your Way Down”, the Burt Bacharach/Elvis Costello ballad, “This House Is Empty Now” and “American Mirror” from the forthcoming stage musical “A Face In The Crowd” have been among the “Other Chambers” visited so far…
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Tour Dates:
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06/01/ Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
06/03/ Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre (Berkeley)
06/04/ Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
06/05/ San Diego, CA – Copley Symphony Hall
06/07/ Albuquerque, NM – Popejoy Hall
06/09/ Kansas City, MO – Crossroads
06/10/ Indianapolis, IN – The Murat Theatre
06/12/ Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
06/13/ Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Hall
06/15/ New York, NY – Central Park Summer Stage
06/16/ Upper Darby , PA – Tower Theatre
06/17/ Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC)
06/20/ Richmond, VA – Richmond Raceway Complex
06/21/ Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
06/22/ Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
07/16/ Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
07/17/ Grand Rapids, MI – Meijer Gardens – SOLD OUT
07/18/ Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion
07/20/ Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
07/21/ Cooperstown, NY – Brewery Ommegang
07/23/ Shelburne, VT – The Green at Shelburne Museum
07/24/ Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point
07/25/ Providence, RI – Providence PAC