03.03.2025
Elvis Costello was King of America at Beverly’s Cabot on Saturday
Boston.com: Peter Chianca: March 2nd 2025
Costello and keyboardist Steve Nieve commanded the stage with a trenchant selection and thrilling new arrangements.
It was clear from the get-go that this show, featuring just Costello and Nieve with the occasional pre-recorded beat, would be a different animal from Costello’s full-band appearance at the avenue in 2023. Seated behind an old-fashioned radio mic, looking natty in royal blue suit and porkpie hat, he began the show quietly, with the story of “a lonely man at a lonely bar.”