Cactus Festival, Belgium- Rock'n'Roll in 1921
Rock’n’roll in 1921
Saturday, 9.45 pm
Despite the persistent rain falling by the bucketful, no one could wipe the blissful grins from our faces. And the reason for our joy? Elvis Costello. He chose to wear a silly, white boater, assembled a band of superb guns-for-hire (with guitarist Jim Lauderdale deserving special mention) and entertained himself with bluegrass, gypsy jazz and Americana for an hour...
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Scotsman.com: Fiona Shepherd: 06.07.10
Judging by the modest attendance at this show, Elvis Costello's current country-fuelled incarnation appears to have flown under the radar. To date, his cover of George Jones's Good Year For The Roses remains his best known foray into maudlin country, but his long association with Texan producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett has kept him in touch with the musical wellspring of the southern United States...
A strange combination of Willie Nelson, George Formby and, of course, most of all himself!
Diesel Therapy: 01.07.10
… saw Elvis Costello at the Sage last night. The band were fabulous: Jerry Douglas (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), etc. As a non Elvis fan I was amazed at his talent. Great songs, witty delivery and what a voice. When he hits the high notes … You can’t ignore his wonderful soulful delivery...
Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Herald Scotland: Keith Bruce: 05.07.10
Confounding our expectations and surprising us at every turn, Elvis was back in the building with a whole new company of musicians and yet another radical revision of his back catalogue.
Actually, it was more than that. Not only does Costello bring a fresh approach to his own music with each visit, he also leads his followers to rethink the whole history and breadth of the musical world he operates within...
Elvis Costello at Vicar Street, Dublin
Vanessa Monaghan: GoldenPlec.Com
There always seems to be one or two artists that you say ‘I wouldn’t mind seeing them’ but never get round to, Elvis Costello was one but I was still unsure what to expect.
Upon entering the venue the first thing I notice is that the audience seems to be more 40 and 50 somethings...