Elvis Costello & The Imposters, The Revolver Tour, York Barbican
Has Costello ever been in better voice, especially on Shipbuilding? And what dignity he brought to Tramp The Dirt Down, not glorying in the dementia death of bete noir Margaret Thatcher but vehement in saying the song’s political sentiments still stood.
Elvis Costello and The Imposters, Edinburgh
There were pockets of haunting intimacy threaded through the general mischief and two – count ’em – whistling solos. Now, that’s entertainment.
Jimmie, standing in the rain: Manchester Apollo June 14th
Here he is again, our beloved entertainer imagining his future from Accrington station back in 1937 though tonight he's years from being a forgotten man in an indifferent nation.
"I'm The Original Hottie"
The all-star recording of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a southern
gothic supernatural musical from co-conspirators Stephen King, John
Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, is now available to buy at Amazon & iTunes
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
"there is also something tangible hanging in the air capable of turning good nights into great ones. Perhaps it's just a solid bond between performer and punter... whatever it is, it existed in the Philharmonic Hall on Hope Street last night."
Mumford & Sons, Elvis Costello Cover 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' for Agit8
For their intimate cover, Costello and Mumford & Sons added a bit of Woody Guthrie's "Do Re Mi" to Springsteen's original.
It's always a good year when Elvis comes to town
"not to mention the frenetic I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea and Watching the Detectives, with its sinister, accusatory guitar riff."
Elvis Costello & The Imposters at The Royal Albert Hall
Elvis Costello returns to the Royal Albert Hall with his Spectacular Spinning Songbook revue, a concept he first toured with in the late 80s, and which shows no signs of dating with three sold-out nights at the venue offering proof of his enduring popularity.
In the Studio: Elvis Costello and the Roots Throw a Punk-Funk Party
"21st-century version of Watergate-era funk – Armed Forces by way of There's a Riot Goin' On"
Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Royal Albert Hall, Review - The Telegraph
The celebrated singer-songwriter delivered an angry, emotional, wild and wayward 28-song set that was more than any fan could reasonably ask for, says Neil McCormick.
Elvis Costello Royal Albert Hall, Review - The Guardian
Watching the Detectives becomes a dub labyrinth; Radio, Radio is as nervy as the day it was written. "The clock says we have to go," he says, then carries on anyway, still happily thumbing his nose at authority.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters, St David's Hall, Cardiff
In a day where the word legend is so freely used in the music industry to describe some quite mediocre talents, only in a handful of cases does the description fit and Costello is certainly one of them.
Elvis Costello at the Colston Hall ... 9/10
Costello's two-and-a-half-hour, 25-song-plus performance in front of a packed and lively house did not disappoint.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters, St David's Hall
His latest tour sees him mining the rich vein of his varied writing and recording career in a show that brings him closer to his audience than ever before.
Elvis Costello And The Imposters@Symphony Hall, Birmingham 31/5/13
Only an artist with a fine and extensive back catalogue could pull a show like this off. And only one with supreme confidence in their songs would try it.
The Spectacular Return of 'The Spectacular Spinning Songbook'
Third Royal Albert Hall date added June 6th
Also Plays Milton Keynes Theatre June 9th
Elvis Costello and The Imposters play 18 UK shows
Elvis Costello & The Roots 'Wise Up Ghost' September 17th Release on Blue Note Records
Elvis Costello and The Roots have announced today that a collaborative album entitled Wise Up Ghost will be exclusively released by Blue Note Records on Tuesday September 17th...
Elton John, Ray Davies, Elvis Costello & More Announced For British Summer Time Concert At Hyde Park
The multi-million selling, incomparable Elton John is to lead star-studded line-up celebrating the best of British songwriting at the final Friday of Barclaycard's British Summer Time concerts at London's Hyde Park.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Perform at Glastonbury Festival 2013
Elvis Costello & The Imposters will perform at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival on Saturday 29th June on The Pyramid Stage.
Jazz Rocks Harlem's Apollo
The 1958 Art Kane photo "A Great Day in Harlem" featured 57 jazz musicians posed on the steps and sidewalk in front of a Harlem brownstone. It is arguably the most famous jazz photo ever taken.
Elvis Costello and The Imposters leave the Wheel behind for summer shows and play a host of European dates
Elvis Costello and The Imposters will drop the wheel off in Canterbury
and head back out on the road in June, July and August for a run of European shows.
Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello and Chuck Lorre adapting album for musical
One of television’s most successful sitcom writers is joining with Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello to create a musical based on the artists’ 1998 album “Painted From Memory.”
Elvis Costello, Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville, Deacon John sang Allen Toussaint's praises and songs
Early in Tuesday night's (April 30) star-studded 75th birthday tribute to Allen Toussaint at the Harrah's Theater in New Orleans, the honoree was called on stage to accept a pair of long-overdue Grammy nominee medallions.
Stars turn out to pay tribute to Allen Toussaint and raise money for NOAAHH
Allen Toussaint celebrated his 75th birthday surrounded by an audience of fans and a stage full of singing stars on Tuesday night at Harrah’s New Orleans Theatre.
La Santa Cecilia Teams With Elvis Costello on 'Losing Game'
Los Angeles quartet La Santa Cecilia this week release their major label debut Treinta Días, a record that finds the former buskers teaming up with none other than Elvis Costello.
BBC Radio 4 Soul Music - Shipbuilding
The song from 1982 was written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer for Robert Wyatt and has been recorded in several versions by Elvis Costello himself, Suede, June Tabor, Hue and Cry, Tamsin Archer and The Unthanks.
"Soon On Cinco"
You might not suspect from its lovely, breathy lead vocal and deceptively languid, vaguely bossa nova lilt that La Santa Cecilia's latest single, "El Hielo" is actually a fiery protest anthem.
Elvis Costello and The Who
"To put a punctuation mark on their set, Costello and the Imposters concluded by playing a version of the Who’s classic song “Substitute.”"
The Spectacular Return of 'The Spectacular Spinning Songbook'
Elvis Costello and The Imposters do it all again in 2013
Following the success of his 2012 ‘Revolver’ UK tour, Elvis Costello
has decided to revolve again this year, wheeling his gigantic
vaudevillian contraption up and down the country for 16 highly
anticipated shows.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Palais Theatre
Over two hours, the dazzling vaudeville approach,the random set-list device and Kelly the shagadelic go-go dancer had comprised an ingenuously fresh and often hilarious inroad to Costello's vast catalogue.
The Roots & Elvis Costello Team Up for Album in 2013
The Roots & Elvis Costello Team Up for Album in 2013
"It was really love at first sight," Questlove says of the project, to be followed by another Roots record "& Then You Shoot Your Cousin"
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - 2013 Australasian Tour
Australasia continues its lengthy love affair with Elvis Costello when the acclaimed singer-songwriter returns in January 2013.
Universal Music Enterprises Presents Elvis Costello's Music 'In Motion Pictures'
'In Motion Pictures' features the songs of Elvis Costello used in movies, originally brokered and now hand-picked, with the sometimes reluctant and defiant blessing of Mr. Costello, by the mysterious Tinsel Town insider known as Moon Conway.
Jetty: Unite & Rebuild: In Support Of The Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort
In an effort to aid those suffering from Hurricane Sandy, Jetty have designed a relief t-shirt which will allow them to "Unite & Rebuild!" Profits from the sales of this custom, Jetty T-shirt will go to victims of the storm who are in direct need of assistance as well as the emergency response units who risked their lives to save others.
Stephen Colbert's Most Meaningful Musical Moments
Stephen Colbert loves music and loves to sing. That's why Fresh Air's Terry Gross asked him to bring a few songs that mean a lot to him and tell her why.
When you least expect it, fate stumbles in...
IN 2012, major rock 'n' roll tours are big business with every element organised in fine detail. That's not just behind the scenes.
With some bands it also includes the set lists, which might only vary slightly as the tour makes it way around the globe. And Elvis Costello is having none of that.
Elvis Costello Was The Most Exciting Show At Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
The main Friday evening kick-off concert at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park belonged to Elvis Costello this year.
6th Annual Richard de Lone Special Housing Project Benefit
A Bagatelle & Jambouree - Saturday October 6th, 2012
"In The Kingdom Of Orange"
"He picked up the uke and dropped his delivery to a near whisper on a straight-from-the-heart, old-school love song that seemed targeted to her: “I Know Why (And So Do You)"
Elvis Costello's solo acoustic show breathtaking at the Barclay
"Who else of his caliber but maybe Springsteen would dare such an astonishing move? Like the rest of his performance, only magnified hundredfold, it was spellbinding – and ended much too soon"
"Exceptional Whistling Skills"
Elvis Costello didn’t bask in his thunderous greeting from the audience. He just picked up his guitar and played.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Play Milwaukee (9/15) and Chicago's Riot Fest (9/16)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters have announced two September concerts, one at Milwaukee’s BMO Harris Pavilion on Saturday, September 15th and the second at Chicago’s “Riot Fest” on Sunday, September 16th.
"Quiet About It"
"Quiet About It", a newly recorded collection of the songs of Jesse Winchester is available now on iTunes.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters Play For The First Time In Korea And Return To Fuji Rock In Japan
Elvis Costello and the Imposters are to perform at South Korea’s Jisan Valley Rock Festival on Friday 27th July and Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival on Sunday 29th July and are scheduled to perform before Radiohead on each date:
Is It Worth It?
It takes a big song to fill an hour's programming dedicated to it but Shipbuilding – written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer, and sung by Robert Wyatt– easily justified Is It Worth It? (Radio 2)
"Equal Parts carnival barker and Ronnie Barker"
Equal parts carnival barker and Ronnie Barker, he brings members of the
crowd up to spin the wheel with the help of glamorous assistant, and
Tess Daly lookalike, Katya from the Ukraine
"Shut Up And Don't Sing"
Quick Costello Doesn't Have The Sense To Finish On Time
"Concert of the year" by Elvis Costello in the CCH
He inherited this soft spot for this form of entertainment from his grandfather and his father, who were both musicians in entertainment orchestras.
From Circus Costello To Lonesome Elvis
That Elvis Costello has many variations is known, but the two sold-out performances that the glass wearing singer/songwriter has done in the past few days in the Ancienne Belgique and the Royal Circus couldn't be more different.
"Le Deux Rois de Belgique"
"He thought he was the King,
Le Roi de Belgique
But it was just another very foolish way to speak
A trick they do with mirror and with chemicals
The words of love once whispered were replaced by cries and shrieks"
"Basingstoke Postponement Announcement"
Regretfully, we have to announce that tonight's Spectacular Spinning Songbook concert by Elvis Costello and the Imposters at the Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke has been postponed due to short term vocal fatigue and doctors advice.
"Man Of A Thousand Faces, Band Of A Thousand Voices"
"Looking and sounding like Eric Morecambe’s impish rock-star nephew, Elvis Costello revealed his hitherto untapped talents as a music-hall comedian at the first British date of his Revolver tour."
Elvis Costello, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow and Apollo, Manchester
All the echoes of an earlier era of music hall not only suits Costello's recent material – particularly in a later solo section that ends with a spot of ukulele strumming – but allows him to dip into any era of his career
"Looking and sounding like Eric Morecambe's impish rock-star nephew"
"Looking and sounding like Eric Morecambe’s impish rock-star nephew, Elvis Costello revealed his hitherto untapped talents as a music-hall comedian at the first British date of his Revolver tour."
"Costello channelling the sultry ways of Rihanna"
With a flapper girl, go-go dancer, and as much chance as a game of Russian roulette, nauseating circus colours and a real live version of his Spectacular Spinning Songbook both decorated the stage, and decided the fate of Elvis Costello's quick fire set.
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. Limited ticket availability at all venues.
Smashing all boundaries: The music of Elvis Costello
To some, Elvis Costello’s 35-year career may come off like a game of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. When the tail lands on the gut, he unleashes an angry anthem. Near the heart? Time for a ballad. On a hoof? Must be the cue for a ballet. Right on the rear? How boring.
Can you beat the 'Price is Right' wheel?
“If I spun the wheel 100 times, I would expect a normal distribution of speeds with a standard deviation of 0.1 radians per second."
The Revolver Tour - Where Spinning Equals Winning Every Time!
The master showman does it again. A spectacular music event where “on demand” takes on new meaning!
"Muchas Gracias, Marisol, Merci Beaucoup, Vanessa"
E.C. and the Imposters would like to thank Marisol of L.A. band, La Santa Cecilia for lending her wonderful voice to "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" during our return to The Wiltern Theatre with the "Spectacular Spinning Songbook".The show was also lit up by the appearance of our...
Elvis Costello: The Hall-Of-Famer
"There are whole other decades of great Elvis music to discover.
The Spectacular Spinning Songbook - The Results
West Coast Dates - 2012
"The Spectacular Spinning Songbook - The Results"
Elvis Costello & The ImpostersAmsterdam, The Netherlands June 5th, 2012Overture - featuring the former Mother Superior of Our Lady of Perpetual Torment, Dixie De La FontaineI Hope You're Happy NowHeart Of The CityMystery DanceUncomplicatedRadio RadioThe Spectacular Spinning SongbookShipbuilding -...
Critic's pick: Elvis Costello and the Imposters, 'The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook!!!'
"Get a hold of it, Brian, and spin it and don't let the fact that these people's happiness in the next five minutes is completely in your hands. Spin that wheel!"
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 & The Imposters: The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook!!! Live CD and DVD Available April 3rd
On April 3rd, 2012, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will release thedeluxe edition of Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Return Of TheSpectacular Spinning Songbook!!! The digipak includes a CD, DVD and 28page booklet filled with musings from Napoleon Dynamite (aka ElvisCostello), the emcee of The...
"I always dreamed of stepping into the boots of Albert Stubbins"
British pop artist Sir Peter Blake has taken inspiration from his most famous artwork – the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures he most admires as he marks his 80th birthday.
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" Honors Bruce Springsteen With A Week Of Musical Tributes
Thursday, March 1st , 2012 – “ Elvis Costello backed by Fallon’s house band the Roots performed “Brilliant Disguise” from Springsteen’s album “Tunnel of Love” . Elvis Costello also perfomed Bruce Springsteens "Fire".
Chuck Berry, Leonard Cohen Get First PEN Songwriting Awards
Keith Richards, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon pay tribute at JFK Library
World Cafe Looks Back: Elvis Costello - Rebroadcast today for one day only.
Monday's session of World Cafe is dedicated to Elvis Costello a London native who's been reinventing what it means to be a rock musician since 1970. Spanning punk, new wave, underground rock and even bluegrass, Costello has more than 30 studio albums to his name, and has collaborated with many of the...
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.
25 things to look forward to in 2012 - The Irish Times
The Irish Times - December 31, 2011
6 Elvis Costello and the Imposters -
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
American Gangster Time
“Next week there’ll be some fashionable new sin
For each harlot and each puritan
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...
Steal This Record
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 –...
"Elvis Costello In Antwerp: "Sonic Youth reminding noise-version of 'Watching The Detectives""
DeMorgan.be: Bart Steenhaut: 10th November 2011.Halverwege zijn al maanden uitverkochte concert in de Elisabethzaal doetElvis Costello een bekentenis. "Het nummer dat ik nu ga spelen haat ikécht", zegt hij. Wat volgt is een bloedstollende versie van 'Everyday IWrite The Book', een van...
"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"...
"The Spectacular Spinning Songbook - The Results"
Elvis Costello & The ImpostersHuntington, WVOctober 8th, 2011Overture - featuring the former Mother Superior of Our Lady of Perpetual Torment, Dixie De La FontaineI Hope You're Happy NowHeart Of The CityMystery DanceUncomplicatedRadio RadioThe Spectacular Spinning SongbookClubland - Spin 1This Wheel's...
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……
"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....
Elvis Costello's original song 'Sparkling Day' will lead the soundtrack of Focus Features August 2011 release 'One Day'
Based on the #1 international bestselling novel and starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, which is scored by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman. Twenty years. Two people…Directed by Lone Scherfig (director of An Education, Academy Award-nominated for Best Picture), the motion picture...
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.
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 & 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,...
Spectacle: Elvis Costello With ...Season Two To Be Released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 7, 2011
Includes one-time-only performances and rare, in-depth interviews with Bono and the Edge of U2, Bruce Springsteen and many others....Video Services Corp. (VSC) and MVD Entertainment Group (MVD) will release the Sundance Channel hit, Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... Season Two on June 7th in standard...
Elvis Costello Sings With Grover And All The Gang
The Wall Street Journal: Marshall Heyman: 3rd June 2011One of the things that's frustrating about going to a fund-raiser at Cipriani 42nd Street is that, sitting through speeches and waiting for dinner to be served, you could eat a lot of breadsticks. The perfectly salty Cipriani carbohydrates are usually...
For Our Younger Readers
World Premiere of Rabbit Ears’ Newest Title TOM THUMB Set for March 20, 2011 at International Family Film FestivalNarrated by John Cleese with Music by Elvis CostelloA new version of the classic children’s story, “Tom Thumb,” told by John Cleese with original music by Elvis Costello,...
"Phew. That Was A Near Thing"
Movie City News: Trent Reznor on why Elvis Costello didn't suit Social Network
Please Mr. Postman
I never quite got over finding a note from Solomon Burke in my morning mail. It was electronic mail at that. But this was no hoax, here were good wishes on the occasion of birth of my twin boys from a man who had seemed, until quite recently, like an unattainable name on a record jacket.We first met...
EXPOSE!!!
“Moon just left a note saying he was going to the desert to shoot snakes but frankly I’m worried about his state of mind” These words were a rare public utterance by Miriam Cooney, the woman usually described by her Hollywood public relations boss, as “My...
Elvis Costello accelerates to 78 rpm for 'National Ransom' LA Times
Los Angeles Times: Randy Lewis :21.09.10Elvis Costello's forthcoming album, “National Ransom,” mines a century’s worth of pop music history in both the characters, scenarios and themes in his songs, and in the atmospheric sound that producer T Bone Burnett has given the record. So...
"She woke up and called him "Charlie" by mistake"
"Moon Conway says, "She woke up and called him "Charlie" by mistake". Go to www.lupe-o-tone.com to find out why"
Elvis Costello In Conversation With Odile W. Husband The Epilogue
OWH: “My Lovely Jezebel” sounds like it was fun to make. Had you seen Leon Russell perform before and what was it like to work with him? EC: I saw Leon Russell headlining at the Liverpool Empire. It must have been in 1971 or 1972. Freddie King opened the show. Then as now,...
Elvis Costello In Conversation With Odile W. Husband Episode Three
Episode Three OWH: “Five Small Words” and “The Spell That You Cast” are both terrific little beat combo records. One is mostly an Imposters track and the other the Sugarcanes. The two bands approach rock'n'roll differently. Could you have swapped the bands...
LUPE-O-TONE
PURVEYORS OF FINE FLAT PHONOGRAPH RECORDS & CYLINDERS SINCE 1913 OUR MOTTO IS “EGO SUM SATUS INFREMO” LUPE-O-TONE PRESENT 78 RPM DISCS IN FULL LYCANTHROPIC SOUND TWO VERY LIMITED EDITIONS JUST TWENTY-FIVE PRESSINGS OF EACH TITLE NUMBERED AND AUTOGRAPHED...
Elvis Costello In Conversation With Odile W. Husband Episode Two
OWH: How much of Walter Mitty is there in the man singing “All These Strangers”?
EC: He is as much “Billy Liar” as “Walter Mitty” but I take your point. He has a vivid imagination and a score to settle.
OWH: In another way, “All These Strangers”, feels like a 40s film, perhaps...
Elvis Costello In Conversation With Odile W. Husband
Episode One OWH: A wolf, perhaps the one from the cover, appears in the opening song and the closing song of “National Ransom”. Is this the same wolf? Is he somehow the master of ceremonies? Are these two songs more linked than we might imagine? EC: Well, the two songs are set in different...
Meet Moon Conway
A 72-year-old showbiz, public relations veteran might seem an unlikely choice for oversee the output of various artist websites but as Old Moon Conway remarks, in a clearly well-rehearsed quip, “They always said I had a face for the wireless”.
Conway pushes back in a swivel chair and swings...
"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...