08.08.2019
BLONDIE AND ELVIS COSTELLO DELIVER A NIGHT OF MUSICAL MASTERY IN L.A.
Forbes: Steve Baltin: August 6th 2019.
Playing absolutely inspired against a superb visual backdrop of lights and Vegas-like images that looked like a slot machine, Costello and the band wove their way through all terrains of his long and storied career, with a lot of the famous biting Costello humor thrown in.
For instance, as he told of the current brief “coast and coast” tour with Blondie, rather than the traditional “coast to coast” trek, he mentioned visiting a civil war landmark in Gettysburg. “We thought we should see one of the sights of the civil war before the next one breaks out,” he quipped.
Then talking about the Bethlehem gig he joked, “We started at Bethel and our show with Blondie was so good they canceled Woodstock.”
As biting as the humor was though, and clearly all done in good spirits as Costello was very jovial, changing hats often and singing “Happy Birthday” to drummer Pete Thomas, his greatest fervor was saved for the performances.