10.30.2019
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS AT STATE THEATRE OF ITHACA
With Radio: Jim Catalano: 29th October 2019
Almost six years after selling out the State Theatre with a solo show, Elvis Costello returned to Ithaca on Oct. 26 for another sold-out show – this time with his band, the Imposters.
Comprising two former Attractions – drummer Pete Thomas and keyboardist Steve Nieve – bassist Davey Faragher (formerly with Cracker and John Hiatt, and with Costello since 2001), and singers Aisha “Kitten” Kuroi and Briana Lee, the Imposters have the uncanny ability to follow Costello on his many musical journeys without missing a beat. And that means covering everything from country, jazz and folk to dub, new wave and rock.
Costello is dubbing his current jaunt the “Just Trust” tour, on which he asks his fans to “just trust” his judgment in putting together the setlist. (He joked it was not the “Just ‘Trust’” tour, at which he would only play his 1981 album of that name, and then leave.)