Chimes of Freedom - The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International
Amnesty is streaming all 76 tracks, including Elvis Costello's version of "License To Kill", on their Facebook page.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Announce West Coast Dates on Spinning Songbook Tour
Elvis Costello & the Imposters today announce new West Coast dates for the unpredictable, uninhibited Spectacular Spinning Songbook tour in 2012
Elvis Costello Reinvents The Wheel! 2012 'Revolver' Spring UK Tour
Elvis Costello will bring the ‘Spectacular Spinning Songbook’ to the UK and Ireland in May 2012. Opening on the 9th in Dublin, the tour concludes in Basingstoke on the 27th of May.An overture of five uninterrupted rock and roll tunes announces Elvis Costello & the Imposters to the...
25 things to look forward to in 2012 - The Irish Times
The Irish Times - December 31, 2011
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O2, Dublin
Our correspondent's list of best St. Louis concerts of the year
1. Elvis Costello & the Imposters at the Pageant, July 1 2011.
Red Cotton
It’s only money
It’s only numbers
National Ransom
Woe betide all this hocus pocus
They’re running us ragged at the first attempt
The Scarlet Tide
“Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
A Voice In The Dark
“King’s reign beneath umbrellas
Hide pennies down in cellars
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Bring the Spinning Songbook Back to LA
Elvis Costello is proud to announce the return of the “Spectacular
Spinning Songbook” to Los Angeles on the heels of 2 triumphant sold out
shows at LA's famed Wiltern Theatre last spring.
"Let's make things sparkling clear"
We at www.elviscostello.com find ourselves unable to recommend “The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook” as the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire.All our attempts to have this number revised have been fruitless so we are taking the following unusual step.If you want...
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A Pastoral Address From The Right Reverend Jimmy Quickly
Elvis Costello & the Imposters Reveal Plans for More Spinning Songbook in 2012
Elvis Costello and the Imposters today announce the first SpectacularSpinning Songbook dates of 2012 with shows in the SoutheastUS this April. Stay tuned for more Spinning Songbook dates coming soon.The tour hit more than 30 cities in 2011, garnering acclaim at everyturn –...
"Like A Broken Bassoon" - Touched For The Very First Time
Berliner Morgenpost: 8th November 2011.It's the ultimate test for a musician, when he introduces himself without a band to his fans. Elvis Costello mastered the challenge of Germany in his only concert bravura. With changing guitars he entertained the more than 3000 listeners in the Tempodrom in Berlin...
Six Guitars And A Hat: Elvis Costello Shines At The Vienna Konzerthaus
"For our German-speaking readers: Rave Notices For Vienna Concert Hall Show"
"The All These Strangers Tour"
"In his generous set – I counted 25 songs and it runs 25 minutes over – the highlights include an exquisite, stripped-down "Good Year for the Roses", sung like it belongs in a David Lynch/Wim Wenders film, a suitably vicious ("though it nearly took a miracle to get...
Al Kooper on "When Green Eyes Turn Blue"
Who knew when I was enjoying “Tiny Steps,” “Alison,” and “So Like Candy” that THAT guy could sing like THIS?
"Monster Went And Ate My Red 2"
Elvis Costello sings "Monster Went And Ate My Red 2" with Sesame Street's Elmo and Cookie Monster. Episode "Baby Bear's Doll" which Airs on PBS Kids on Friday 21st October.
'Sesame Street's' latest victim: Elvis Costello
Los Angeles Times: Todd Martens: 18th October, 2011It's never too early to get the young'uns comfortable with the idea that at some point between the ages of 15 and 20 a significant other will most likely instill in them a lesson in absolutely brutal heartbreak.So when some folks in The Times' office...
Exclusive performance of Elvis Costello's "Jimmie Standing in the Rain"
Exclusive performance of Elvis Costello's “Jimmie Standing in the Rain” now available on the T Bone Presents The Speaking Clock Revue album, which is the Amazon MP3 “Daily Deal” – Get it today for only $3.99! In October 2010, T Bone Burnett organized an impressive...
"Get Well Hubert"
Best wishes for a speedy recovery go to Hubert Sumlin who recently joined us at the Wellmont Theatre, Montclair for a run of songs that he first performed with Howlin’ Wolf. Hubert’s spirit and humour are undimmed by less robust health and it was a gas for us to share the stage...
The Last Revolution 2011
We cannot close here without tipping our hat to Hubert Sumlin who joined us at the Wellmont Theatre, Montclair for a run of songs that he first performed with Howlin’ Wolf.
The Last Revolution 2011
So, as we say farewell to the Spectacular Spinning Songbook for the year of 2011, we’d like to thank all of those who attended, span, swung the hammer and tripped the light fantastic…I would especially like to thank the Imposters both for their remarkable playing and for being sterling fellows,...
The Romance of Travel
It says much about how far we’ve traveled from those heady days of flying on Pan-Am, Braniff and Allegeny Airlines, that a curling iron or Alexander Graham Bell’s less attached cousin could be mistaken for a “suspicious object” and cause such a fright. The Imposters were on their...
Elvis Costello Rocks the Keith
Huntington News: 10th October, 2011Huntington, WV (HNN) - Arriving in Huntington 20 minutes before show time, British music icon Elvis Costello once again proved the value of the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center and the Marshall Artists Series. Costello and his band almost did not make their...
Elvis At The Wellmont
Baristanet: Erika Bleiberg: 6th October, 2011"One of my favorite moments — and I was in good company in my appreciation, based on the cheering — was when he was alone on the stage and stepped away from the microphone. Costello’s vocals carried unassisted through the venue, and...
What goes around comes around better for Elvis Costello
Cliffview Pilot.com: Jerry Demarco: 6th October, 2011:The diabolical “I Want You” smoldered, as it should, building in vicious intensity, with Costello jack-hammering the guitar and Pete Thomas – as muscular and lightning-fast as ever -- snapping the skins. It was almost as if John...
"The Imposters are on point to deliver a killer show, and they're doing it on a nightly basis"
Hippiesaredead.com: 4th October, 2011The highlight of the evening came when Costello invited the crowd to leave the venues seating chary behind and rush the stage. Only at that point did it truly come together and feel like a rock show. Surrounded by an adoring fanbase, the band delivered...
Elvis Costello & The Imposters at United Palace Theater
Examiner: Jim Bessman: 3rd October, 2011"One other wheel-spinner merits special mention: the lovely Mary Louise Parker. She may not have survived last week's Weeds' season-ending cliffhanger, but she was certainly alive here, responding to Costello's "feel free to shake a tail feather"...
Elvis Costello & The Imposters @ Paramount Theatre
Newsday: Glenn Gamboa: 30th September, 2011"When people started screaming for “Alison” in the middle of the song, he simply walked to the mic and finished it up and then walked off the stage. He did not return, ending what was still a wonderful opening night for The Paramount.Costello...
"Elvis Costello Warner Theatre Concert Curiosities"
The Imposters returned to the stage to join him on “Sleep of the Just,”
Elvis Costello and the Imposters at The Ryman
Nashville Scene: The Spin: 25th September, 2011How ‘bout getting show highlights like a smooth “Watching the Detectives,” which saw Costello singing walking around the theater floor? Or a captivating, slow-drawn take on Bob Dylan & The Band’s “This Wheel's on Fire”...
Fun, irreverence rule Elvis Costello show
As the 57-year-old applied smooth vocals to cinematically narrate 1981's "Watch Your Step," it became clear rock 'n' roll got lucky when Costello made the genre his main vocation.
Elvis Costello and the Imposters sold a few vowels at Chastain
Creative Loafing: James Kelly: September 26th, 2011In spite of his well-documented disdain for the somewhat stuffy Chastain Park vibe, Costello was a gentleman throughout the set, opening with a four-song roar, then donning his top hat and becoming the slightly demented hostRead More……
Elvis Costello At The Ryman Auditorium
American Songwriter: Blake Boldt: September 26th, 2011This wasn’t a night to be predicting anything. Elvis Costello’s stop at the Ryman Sunday night was most notable for its wacky format: A part of his Spectacular Spinning Songbook Tour, the performance established him as suave ringmaster...
"The Revolver Tour"
"The Revolver Tour" will resume this Saturday at Chastain Park, Atlanta before proceeding to the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville and the Murat Theatre, Indianapolis and beyond. Thanks go to our friends in Alabama and Florida for their understanding over the urgent need for the postponement of shows...
'Elmo's Super Heroes' comes to Times-Union Center'
Jacksonville.com: Tom Szarloeta: September 16th, 2011.Today’s issue of Jack was supposed to be all about Elvis Costello, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who was scheduled to appear at the Florida Theatre next week. But Costello had to postpone his show, leaving us scrambling for something to put...
Postponement Announcement
It is with regret and sorrow that Elvis Costello announces that he must delay the start of the next leg of "The Spectacular Spinning Songbook Tour" until the 24th of September in Atlanta. This is due to matters pertaining to the very serious illness of a close family member. All shows prior...
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Keep Songbook Spinning With Fall Tour Dates
Elvis Costello and the Imposters today answer the call of unanimouslycheering audiences and critics from coast to coast, announcing a furtherextension of the massively successful Spinning Songbook tour with astring of fall dates in the Eastern U.S., on sale now.Having begun as a brief two-week stint...
Spectacle: elvis costello with..... Season Two now showing on Sky Arts UK
Elvis Costello kicks off his new series of intimate interviews and performances with some of the biggest names in music by welcoming Bono and The Edge.In front of Costello’s live studio audience, the U2 vocalist and guitarist discuss the forming of their band. “We had no history of musicianship,”...
"Song of the Day"
Song of the Day: 'Sparkling Day,' Elvis CostelloThe Star-ledger: Jay Lustig: 22nd August, 2011You would have never predicted it during his angry-young-man days, but Elvis Costello should now be considered one of the greatest crooners of his generation. He doesn't often work in a lushly romantic style,...
Elvis Costello's original song 'Sparkling Day' will lead the soundtrack of Focus Features August 2011 release 'One Day'
Twenty years. Two people…To be released by Focus Features in theaters nationwide on Friday, August 19th, 2011, One Day stars Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe). Directed by Lone Scherfig (director of An Education, Academy Award-nominated for Best Picture),...
"Elvis Bridlington?"
Confusion surrounds who now owns the grade II-listed historic pier in Colwyn Bay.It has been closed since its owner was made bankrupt in July 2008, and it came under the control of a trustee in bankruptcy.The trustee has now formally given up any interest in the pier because its condition is getting...
Soundtrack For "One Day", Features New Song From Elvis Costello
On August 16th, 2011, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) releases digitally the motion picture soundtrack for the new movie One Day, starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. The soundtrack "One Day" features a brand new track written and composed exclusively for the movie by Elvis Costello;...
Elvis Has Left The Building
Like The Dew.com: Jeff Cochran; 15th August, 2011Tuesday, August 16, 1977. It was a scheduled day off, but there I was anyway, at Peaches Records and Tapes in Atlanta, perusing a shipment of Oldie 45s delivered the evening before. I was the store’s singles buyer, a prominent slot....
The Smartest Music Show On T.V
Current: Enrique Lopetegui: 3rd August, 2011.After a few seconds of a Hammond-driven version of U2’s “Mysterious Ways,” Elvis Costello puts his guitar down, grabs the microphone, and, while the band keeps playing the song, transforms himself into Spectacle’s master of ceremonies....
George Harrison Fund For UNICEF's Month Of Giving
George Harrison was an inspiration to many musicians across the world. In 1971, his friend Ravi Shankar asked him to help the children of Bangladesh. George took action by hosting the Concert for Bangladesh in support of UNICEF. Elvis Costello is proud to join the anniversary celebration...
A message to our friends in Richmond, VA.
"We share your regret and disappointment at the recent cancelations in your most excellent town but they were due to circumstances beyond the control of all concerned. When the original show was postponed due to illness on 20th of July, it was rescheduled with surprising...
40th Anniversary Of The Concert For Bangladesh
Today Elvis Costello is proud to honor the legacy of George Harrison and the very first major music concert for a cause “The Concert for Bangladesh”. Join me in supporting the great work of the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF and their work with the children affected by the famine in Africa.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, NJ. Announcement
Elvis Costello sincerely regrets that due to illness he must postpone his July 22nd Elvis Costello and the Imposters concert date at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
Innsbrook Pavillion, Richmond, VA. Announcement
Elvis Costello sincerely regrets that due to illness he is postponing his July 20th Elvis Costello and the Imposters concert date at Innsbrook Pavilion in Richmond, VA.
Elvis Costello's Spectacular Spinning Songbook Rolls On Into July
Following boffo business at the box office, popular demand and press acclaim, Elvis Costello and the Imposters will be bringing the Spectacular Spinning Songbook to most of their dates during July. 7/16 Belk Theater-Charlotte, NC7/18 N. Charleston PAC-N. Charleston, SC7/19 Wolfe Auditorium-Asheville,...
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Keep Songbook Spinning With New Fall Tour Dates
Elvis Costello and the Imposters today answer the call of unanimously cheering audiences and critics from coast to coast, announcing a further extension of the massively successful Spinning Songbook tour with a string of fall dates in the Eastern U.S., on sale July 15.
Seattle Mariners Baseball is Like an Elvis Costello Album
Bleacher Report: Alex Carson: July 8th, 2011Sometimes I like to cruise through Wikipedia by using the random article link.Today, while clicking said link, an Elvis Costello album randomly appeared on my screen. It contained a track listing that made me think quite a bit about the Mariners.I suppose...
"Steve Nieve Is Completely Well"
"We are pleased to announce that Steve Nieve is completely well, having experienced a severe muscle spasm during the Spectacular Spinning Songbook show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The episode forced Mr. Nieve from the stage after two stellar piano performances of the songs "Black Sails In The...
Back by Popular Demand, Elvis Costello and the Imposters Return to NYC/NJ
Three New Spectacular Spinning Songbook Shows Added, More Anticipated.Elvis Costello and the Imposters announced additional dates featuring the Spectacular Spinning Songbook, with three new tri-state area shows this fall, on sale Friday, June 24. The shows include Costello's re-scheduled May 18 performance,...
Elvis Costello's Spectacular Spinning Songbook Rolls On Into June And July Dates
Following boffo business at the box office, popular demand and press acclaim, Elvis Costello and the Imposters announced today that they will be bringing the Spectacular Spinning Songbook to most of their dates during June and July. 6/15 Wolf Trap-Vienna, VA6/16 Trib Total Media Amphitheatre-Pittsburgh,...
Elvis Costello's Tribute to Neil Young
On January 29, 2010, Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, superstar artists paid tribute to the legendary singer, songwriter and performer with inspired versions of some of his most memorable songs.Elvis Costello's performance of Neil Young’s...
Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello Perform 'Seeds' On 'Spectacle'
Rolling Stone: Barry Walters: 7th June, 2011In the fall of 2009 – during downtime on his Working On A Dream Tour – Bruce Springsteen taped an amazing appearance on Elvis Costello's talk show Spectacle. Recorded at Harlem's Apollo Theater, the two artists talked for hours and performed an...
"MISTER NAPOLEON SAYS "SEE YOU AT THE TOWER"
The Revolver Tour Resumes At The Tower Theatre at 8pm, Tonight, Thursday the 19th of May.
Mexico and South America Tour Announcement
To all our fans and friends in Mexico and South America we regret to announce that due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to cancel our tour scheduled for early April. We hope to be able to reschedule and return in the near future!
Elvis Costello concludes a six-date Asian tour in Singapore.
Time Out Singapore: 05.03.11Armed with an encyclopaedic musical knowledge, a true wordsmith’s love of language and 35 years’ performing experience, Elvis Costello waxes lyrical on a life in music prior to his MBS show on 7 MarchIf you’re not busy at the same time, do you and the lady...
And Now For Something Completely Different
"Puck 1" an excerpt from Carolina Crowns 2009 production entitled "The Grass is Always Greener." The music is 'Puck 1" from Elvis Costello's Il Sogno.
"Groucho Costello: Fashion Leader and Oracle."
"Groucho Costello: Fashion Leader and Oracle.""And when you were 15 your life was changed completely by 'Tamla Motown', which song?""Bernadette""If you had just one sentence to describe 'Spike', what would it be?""Totally Brilliant"To see more of this...
"The Future Lies Ahead"
"The Future Lies Ahead" Elvis Costello has just released his 33rd studio album… and it might be his last. Feeling that the era of the album was ending, the rock veteran says he threw everything he had into National Ransom, a double-LP, single CD as wildly varied and absolutely...
The Right Rev. Jimmy Quickly says
"Happy Christmas To All And To All A Good Night"... Wishing You An Improbably Peaceful 2011"
Elvis Costello's National Ransom Set For Release October 25th International & November 2nd U.S.A
Elvis Costello's National Ransom Set For Release October 25th International & November 2nd U.S.A From Hear Music/Concord Music Group; Produced By T Bone Burnett All members of The Imposters and The Sugarcanes feature in a wide variety of groovy new combos with guests Vince Gill, Marc Ribot, Buddy...
Garrison Keillor Welcomes Elvis Costello To A Prairie Home Companion's Town Hall Shows
Keillor Welcomes Costello To A Prairie Home Companion's Town Hall Shows, December 3rd and 4th (NEW YORK) Garrison Keillor and crew are heading into a six-show run in New York at The Town Hall (West 43rd Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway). While tickets for...
Win Elvis’s Guitar and help raise funds for the Picket Music Venue in Liverpool.
Ahead of his sold out performance at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 28th June Elvis Costello has announced that he is gifting one of his Gibson acoustic guitars to the Picket music venue in Liverpool. The venue will raffle the instrument to raise funds for the work it does with young bands. The Gibson...
Elvis Costello starts his UK & European Tour.
Elvis Costello kicks off his European tour tonight at the Royal Festival Hall in London playing at Richard Thompson’s “Meltdown”. Over the month of June Elvis Costello will be playing other dates in the UK including Birmingham, Oxford, Cardiff, Liverpool, Gateshead & Glasgow. Elvis can also be...
Allen Toussaint Joins The Sugarcanes On The Stage...
Allen Toussaint joins The Sugarcanes on the stage at JazzFest in New Orleans
The Sugarcanes Plus At Sonoma Jazz
The Sugarcanes played a short run of theatre dates from Boston through Washington, D.C., the United Palace, New York, Richmond, Virginia, Atlanta and Jacksoville, Florida and two headlining festival appearances, concluding at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
E.C. sang, "She Came In Through...
"True Blood Volume 2" is released on May 25th
"True Blood Volume 2"
The album contains a newly recorded Lucinda Williams song, "Kiss Like Your Kiss" which features a harmony vocal from Elvis Costello.
Speaking to minister of information, The Right Reverend Jimmy Quickly, Costello said:
"This is one of the best vocal performances of Lucinda's...
Elvis Costello and Imposters Play Reno
Elvis Costello and Imposters play Reno, close with "Folsom Prison Blues" and "I Trust" by Roger McGuinn.
The Reno Gazette-Journal:
"British rocker Elvis Costello played to what was probably his biggest crowd ever in Reno on Saturday...90-minute show that had fans dancing in the aisles...Its the...
It Is After Considerable Contemplation....
It is after considerable contemplation that I have lately arrived at the decision that I must withdraw from the two performances scheduled in Israel on the 30th of June and the 1st of July.
One lives in hope that music is more than mere noise, filling up idle time, whether intending to elate or lament....
Elvis Costello among surprise guests at Bobby Charles tribute
By Keith Spera, The Times-Picayune
April 30, 2010, 9:00AM
The indefatigable Elvis Costello apparently still had energy to burn after leaving the Fair Grounds on Thursday. Five hours after wrapping up his set on the New Orleans Jazz Fest's Gentilly Stage with his band the Sugarcanes, he appeared...
John Ciambotti
John Ciambotti
There is no easy way to receive bad or shocking news but there seems to be something especially cruel and abrupt about electronic mail. It is the modern equivalent of the curt bereavement notices of the telegraphic era.
So it was that I read of the sudden passing of my friend,...
UK Tour Dates
"Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes show at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on June 28th is presently their only appearance in the U.K."
Concerts at the Birmingham Symphony Hall on June 21st, Oxford New Theatre on June 23rd and St. David's Hall, Cardiff on June 24th are all Elvis Costello solo concerts,...
Charlie Gillett
While reading the sad news of Charlie Gillett's passing, I had a vivid memory of being in a darkened kitchen in1975 and tuning in his "Honky Tonk" radio show to hear Tommy McClain's "Sweet Dreams" or Bobby Charles' "Small Town Talk", records that I could neither obtain or afford.
Anyone in his...
T-Bone Wolk
T-Bone Wolk:
When word arrived of the passing of T-Bone Wolk., I just happened to be in a recording studio with a number of colleagues with whom we had both worked during the mid-80s and early 90s.
After the initial shock, we spent some timesimply talking about T-Bone’s beautiful playing and...
Elvis Costello shines in Neil Young Project
Elvis Costello shines in Neil Young Project
By Alexander Varty
At the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Thursday, February 18.
Whoever coined the all-too-appropriate phrase “let the games begin” probably wasn’t thinking about the epic battle that played out between Canada and the United...
Elvis Costello Performs at Hal Wilner's Neil Young Project
Elvis Costello will be part of the amazing lineup for Hal Willner's Neil Young Project, a two-night live tribute to the Canadian rock icon at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre. He will join Lou Reed, Ron Sexsmith, Emily Haines and James Shaw of Metric and dozens of other artists and it all goes down...
Live Cinecast of
Elvis Costello will appear on A Prairie Home Companion, Thursday, February 4th, in a special, first time live Cinecast of the show from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, MN. Thursday’s show will be beamed into hundreds of movie theaters around the the United States and Canada, and will also air...
Marian McPartland on Piano Jazz, Part One With Elvis Costello
January 8, 2010 - This week's installment of Piano Jazz marks a true milestone, as host Marian McPartland appears as a guest on the program with guest host Elvis Costello. In part one of this all-new interview, McPartland and Costello recount some memorable moments from the program's 30-year (and counting!)...