About three weeks ago, I watched Elvis Costello and his bluegrass band, the Sugarcanes, perform on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. To my surprise, Elvis sounded like he had a frog in his throat. This was not what I expected from someone I still consider one of the greatest vocalists in music, particularly...
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Elvis Costello Secret, Profane & Sugarcane—This release comes out on Tuesday. I haven’t heard it yet but I haven’t any doubt that it’s going to be brilliant. In case you’ve been living under a rock over the last thirty years, Elvis Costello is the most brilliant and prolific songwriter ever. Everything the man touches...
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NEW YORK—In support of his upcoming acoustic release, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, Elvis Costello has enlisted the help of hard rock band, Tesla, to back him on his tour throughout the United States this summer. According to Costello, the band’s 1990 acoustic release, Five Man Acoustical Jam, has been a staple on his turntable...
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NEW YORK–Last night, in front of a sold-out audience at Lincoln Center, singers, Diahnne Abbott and Elvis Costello, performed a twenty-first century version of the Abbott and Costello routine, “Who’s on First?.” Reception from the audience was lukewarm, surprising the English-born Costello. “I thought I had the whole thing down pretty good,” said Costello...
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