Johnnys list turns into Rosanne Cashs disc Oct 9, 2009
Twelve of those songs make up The List, Cashs new CD. Her first covers album includes duets with Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy and Rufus Wainwright. Cash had put the list away after learning many of the songs. (MSNBC -- Music)
Justin Townes Earle Oct 8, 2009
You can see it in his slicked-down short hair and dapper clothes, hear it in his way with a wry-but-barbed story between songs and feel it in his original material which can touch on, say, Elvis Costello, but always draws freely from Hank Williams or Woody Guthrie. "I'm just a firm believer in starting up the basics," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Roseanne Cash Records Some Of Her Late Fathers Essentials Oct 7, 2009
It's her first album of covers and it features a few duets including "Sea of Heartbreak" with Bruce Springsteen, "Heartaches By the Number" with Elvis Costello, "Long Black 00002C4E Veil" with JeffTweedy and "Silver Wings" with Rufus Wainwright. "The List" went on sale Tuesday. (KWTX.com, TX)
Sculpting with the air Oct 5, 2009
She is named after an Elvis Costello song and not related to or named after famous British writer Alison Uttley although she owns and has read all her books. I interviewed Uttley at town restaurant in Kaimuki, where her exhibit, "Romanesque to Retro" with glass artist Daniel Wooddell, closes today. (Honolulu Advertiser)
ACL Kicks Off New Season This Weekend Oct 2, 2009
Others appearing this season are Kenny Chesney, Elvis Costello, Pearl Jam, Steve Earle, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel. ACL will host its first hip-hop episode this season with rapper Mos Def and the Somali-Canadian rapper and poet K'Naan on Jan. 16. (KWTX.com, TX)
Boz Scaggs assembles band for benefit Oct 1, 2009
His father, a journeyman utility keyboard player (and Harvard dropout), has made a living for years as a sideman recording and touring with musicians like Scaggs or Elvis Costello, who played the first deLone benefit three years ago. DeLone and his wife, Lesley, have been able to persuade some of his talented friends like Scaggs to back his plans for a home he wants to build for kids with Prader-Willi who need round-the-clock supervision. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Angry punk to country gent Sep 25, 2009
That's because Elvis Costello has sold millions of records during a 34-year career and is considered one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, exploring and advancing musical styles including rock, pop, soul, blues, country, showtune and classical. Fresh from the surprisingly successful release of Secret, Profane and Sugarcane, a chunky bluegrass 'n' country platter, and a tour of North America with his bands the Sugarcanes and the Imposters that generated drooling praise, Costello is... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
U2 Trumps Mariah, Kanye At Grammy Awards Sep 24, 2009
A tribute to victims of Hurricane Katrina closed the telecast and featured performances by Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and Dr. John. Up for Discussion. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
New moon rising Sep 18, 2009
To mark the tour's finale, Killers singer Brandon Flowers suggested they take a shot at Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, the Nina Simone track popularised by the Animals and subsequently Elvis Costello. They definitely put me on the spot with that one,'' Stockdale recalls. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sondre Lerche tries to capitalize on attention from 'Dan in Real Life' Sep 18, 2009
He remembers seeking out the music of Elvis Costello, with whom he once toured as an opening act, by buying "This Year's Model" and "Painted From Memory" on the same day. They were two discs that couldn't be more different stylistically, and he loved them both. (FOX61, CT)
Who has the worst manners? Sep 15, 2009
Other guests at the benefit included Bill Clinton and Elvis Costello, who performed. High Holiday fare Blue Ginger chef Ming Tsai and a number of Boston s renowned cooks gathered at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter in Southie over the weekend to prove that Rosh Hashana dinner doesn t have to be basic brisket. (Boston Globe)
5Top: Class is in session! Back-to-school songs Sep 8, 2009
Parker was the punk eras original Angry Young Man (before Elvis Costello), and with this song its hard to tell what hes getting at, but he sure sounds peeved: They tell me that it was like a film out here/ But its a real horror show boys. A year later, Dave Edmunds cut a somewhat lighter version for his Get It album, where he gave it the more grammatically correct title of Back to School Days. (MSNBC -- News)
Hey, Jude: Names from the Beatles and other bands Sep 8, 2009
ALISON Elvis Costello ... VERONICA Elvis Costello. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Freezepop and PAX Three Packs Ava... Sep 5, 2009
- May 8th, 2009 Disturbed, Elvis Costello headline lineup. - May 1st, 2009 Decades of rock ready for download on PS3 and 360. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Secrets Behind Woodstock: The Truth About Joni Mitchell Aug 31, 2009
Her music s influenced legions of singers: Prince, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Bjork, Elvis Costello, George Michael, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, Counting Crows, Seal, Fiona Apple, and others. Reading Sheila Weller s Girls Like Us about Joni, Carole King and Carly Simon, we discovered that Joni lived for five weeks with a lover in an ancient Minoan cave in the Mediterranean. (Fox News)
Sasha Frere-Jones: Sondre Lerche’s complex chords. Aug 31, 2009
I first encountered the Fancy Chords when I was a young boy, studying Elvis Costello s music. Costello is not the only songwriter who errs on the side of complexity there is a tradition in rock of demonstrating that ambitious, deft, and detailed can be as powerful as blunt, heavy, and basic. (New Yorker)
Autographed guitar Aug 28, 2009
NANCY GRANGER with Elvis Costello and the guitar he is donating to Little Kids Rock ... "Little Kids Rock" is a program that provides public school students with music instruction and free instruments to students by auctioning signed guitars from some of the country's most popular musicians such as Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello and Chrissie Hynde (original member of The Pretenders) ... Meanwhile, the Elvis Costello guitar up for auction will be displayed at Sonoma Valley Music, 521 Broadway,... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Write This Band's Name On The Wall Aug 28, 2009
They're all still in high school and have heaps to learn about life, yet they've written a dozen terrific pop/rock songs, developed an appealing sound that recalls early Elvis Costello and they have charisma. Lead singer Edouard Chia, who tried to look older by wearing wraparound shades, was born in the UK. He's lived in Paris since he was a toddler, but the band's very Brit-pop sound must be aided by his heritage. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Hogan's Blog: Friday Morning and Weekend Traffic Aug 22, 2009
Sunday Chris Elliott Fund Summer Ride 2009 beginning at 9 a.m. This could affect traffic on or near I-90, SR 202 and 203 Elvis Costello at Chateau Ste. Michelle. (KIRO TV, WA)
Cur-Ville Dog Days Fest to benefit Kenwood School (31) Aug 21, 2009
Entertainment Thu 8/20 7 PM. Cur-Ville Dog Days Fest to benefit Kenwood School. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 23-29 Aug 20, 2009
Musician Elvis Costello is 55. Director Tim Burton is 51. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
1978 Recording Live at the El Mocambo Kicks Off The Costello Show Series of Live Albums From Elvis Costello Aug 19, 2009
Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The first edition in The Costello Show live performance series of complete concerts featuring Elvis Costello finds one of the most eclectic and acclaimed artists at the fiery start of his career. Live At The El Mocambo (Hip-O/UMe), to be released September 29, 2009, marks Volume 1 of his Elvis Costello -The Costello Show series of albums ... Recorded March 6, 1978, at the sold-out El Mocambo in Toronto, Canada, and broadcast live by CHUM-FM, this Elvis Costello and The... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tuesday Trivia: Songs About Mastu... Aug 18, 2009
"My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry "Darling Nikki" by Prince "Icicle" by "Orgasm Addict" by The Buzzcocks "Pictures of Lily" by The Who "I'm a Wanker" by Ivor Biggun and the Winkers "St. Swithin's Day" by Billy Bragg "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol "The Keys to Her Ferrari" by Thomas Dolby "Blister in the Sun" by The Violent Femmes "Praying Hands" by Devo "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors "She Bop" by "I Touch Myself by DiVinyls "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello "The Stroke" by Billy Squire "I'm... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Aimee Mann goes through the emotions Aug 17, 2009
" Melodically it's certainly McCartney and Elton John and you could add that lyrically there's a fair bit of Elvis Costello. The resulting material is often intimate and finely detailed, emotionally exposed and sharply perceptive. But while emotions are the centrepiece, after the personal lashings of her early albums, Mann these days tells her stories from a slight distance, observing these lives whether it's the drug addict boxer and his girlfriend in the concept album The Forgotten Arm or the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Les was more -- a lot more Aug 15, 2009
Writing about music, rock star Elvis Costello once said, is like dancing about architecture. So you can see our predicament in penning an editorial to memorialize phenomenal musician and inventor Les Paul. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Detective story Aug 14, 2009
Her manager informed her recently that Elvis Costello had picked her to support him on his Australian tour in October. "For some reason it's all just felt really natural," she says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Austin City Limits' studio a historic site Aug 13, 2009
(08-12) 04:00 PDT Austin, Texas -- Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello - they're among the music legends who have graced the stage of the famed "Austin City Limits" television music show ... Austin City Limits' studio a historic site Articles Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello - they're among the music legends who have graced the stage of the famed "Austin City Limits" television music show. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
THE PLAYLIST: Phoenix rising, Maxwell soaring Aug 12, 2009
Sulphur to Sugarcane Elvis Costello. Costello's at his waggish best on a snazzy travelogue that ponders lingerie worn by women in a variety of towns. (USA Today -- Life)
Daily TV listings Aug 11, 2009
Paula Abdul; Elvis Costello. Neil Patrick Harris presents the Top 10 list. (Boston Globe)
Rock Hall of Fame honors Austin City Limits Aug 11, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas - Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello they're among the legions of music legends who have graced the stage of the famed Austin City Limits television music show. That storied history and the show's lengthy run of 35 years propelled the program to a new honor Monday as an official historic site designated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. (MSNBC -- Music)
Five must-reads in Sunday's AJC Aug 8, 2009
-- Meet the Lovell Sisters, a rootsy music trio whose path to country music success doesn t include the constraints of a Nashville label - but does include a boost from mentors like Elvis Costello. Inside AJC.COM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Exclusive: John Hughes Opens Up In Unpublished 1997 Interview Aug 8, 2009
"I couldn't stand hippie music ... all those people running around in their overalls, disco was horrendous, so I was listening to classical music, Jimmy Rogers and Hank Williams," he said, describing how he discovered legendary Chicago indie record store Wax Trax, where he first picked up albums by Elvis Costello. On a trip to England, he discovered punk bands like the Stranglers, the Buzzcocks and the Clash. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Live music thrives as promoters trim ticket prices Aug 7, 2009
She is just one of a stream of big-name entertainers to announce tours, including Rob Thomas, Tori Amos, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Elvis Costello, Seal and Pearl Jam. Of the acts that have gone on sale, most have subsequently announced extra concerts to meet the demand. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Seahawks DT Craig Terrill rocks on Aug 6, 2009
"Playing what he calls "American rock" that is heavy on guitar riffs with a relentless pace, Terrill's played at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in suburban Woodinville, where Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Diana Krall, Chris Isaak, John Legend and India.Arie are playing this summer.He's played the House of Blues in Chicago. He's headlined shows at Seattle's trendy Triple Door as recently as June, singing original titles such as "Tippecanoe County" and "Indiana Boy. "The latter... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Review: New Walkman misses multimedia mark Aug 6, 2009
With an included application for video-sharing site YouTube, you can watch videos on the small screen I watched a very crisp clip of Elvis Costello performing in a music store. You'll have to make sure your Web connection is good, or the video stream will cut out. (MSNBC -- Technology)
SEAHAWKS CAMP: It's a rock 'n' roll lifestyle for Terrill Aug 6, 2009
Michelle Winery in suburban Woodinville, where Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Diana Krall, Chris Isaak, John Legend and India. Arie are playing this summer. (Missoulian, MT)
Sonic Spotlight: Danny Rankin Aug 6, 2009
FAVORITE ALBUMS: My Aim is True, Elvis Costello; Revolver, The Beatles; OK Computer, Radiohead; I'm the Man, Joe Jackson; Led Zeppelin's debut album. WHAT HE'S READING: Surprised By Joy, by C.S. Lewis; Don't Waste Your Life, by John Piper; and On the Road, by Jack Kerouac. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Best of Diana Krall Aug 3, 2009
"Almost Blue" (2004) - Elvis Costello has said he wrote this instant standard hoping that one day Frank Sinatra might be interested in singing it. That never came to pass, but his wife does a really nice job of it, taking the intro in more of a jazz direction but playing it faithful on the vocals. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Critic’s corner Aug 2, 2009
Spectacle: Elvis Costello With. 9 p.m. Sundance. (Boston Globe)
Tween sensations Jonas Brothers back in Fresno Jul 31, 2009
You know artists like the Beatles, Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash, Prince and just continue to learn and have fun. "Kevin on staying relevant in an ever-changing music industry:"You think about that every day as an artist in this generation. (Fresno Bee)
The Concerts at Wente Vineyards Announces "Staycation 4-Pack" for Select Shows Jul 29, 2009
Offer Includes Steve Miller Band, Gretchen Wilson, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello and Chris Isaak Concerts ... Steve Miller Band, Wednesday, July 29Gretchen Wilson, Monday, August 3Diana Krall, Thursday, August 13Elvis Costello, Wednesday, August 19Chris Isaak, Thursday, August 27. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Brothers stretch musical skills Jul 29, 2009
The band listens to Elvis Costello and tries "to imitate that gift. of being able to tell a story by using metaphors.". Interviews with Nick Jonas repeatedly come around to Costello. (Erie Times-News, PA)
The outside world Jul 24, 2009
Aug. 23, Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes, Chateau Ste ... Aug. 23, Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes, Chateau Ste. (Juneau Empire)
Jonas Brothers ride a wave of success Jul 23, 2009
I think that, personally, Elvis Costello is excellent at doing that ... " Interviews with Nick Jonas repeatedly come around to Elvis Costello, a name that Justin Timberlake, Nick Carter and Taylor Hanson never would have dropped. Nick and Costello even did an interview together for Rolling Stone. That's not to say that Elvis fans should run out and buy "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" or even expect any morsel of it to sound like him. (He might be saving that for later.) As the recent Rolling... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
All-Star donations total $7M Jul 21, 2009
The All-Star Charity Concert with Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello, brought in $1 million for Stand Up To Cancer. The event was sponsored by , , Sharp and. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
CBS pulls plug on WBCN Jul 15, 2009
And WBCN, whose slogan, The Rock of Boston, had become as seminal as some of the performers the station championed early on - including Aerosmith, The Cars, J. Geils Band, U2, and Elvis Costello - will morph into an online-only station available at. New sports talk station will take on WEEI. B5. (Boston Globe)
Critic’s Corner -- Matthew Gilbert on tonight's TV Jul 12, 2009
Spectacle: Elvis Costello With. 9 p.m., Sundance Channel. (Boston Globe)
St. Louis' All-Star Break Pay Day Jul 10, 2009
On Saturday, Elvis Costello will join Missouri native and nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow at the 2009 MLB All-Star Charity Concert. Page. (BusinessWeek)
Crow to sing anthem at All-Star game Jul 10, 2009
The nine-time Grammy winner is to perform at an All-Star charity concert this weekend with Elvis Costello, with Major League Baseball donating $1 million to Stand Up To Cancer. Country star Sara Evans, like Crow a Missouri native, is to sing "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch, the commissioner's office said Thursday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sound off: On our minds and on our playlists Jul 10, 2009
Elvis Costello just wrapped up the first season of Spectacle, his weekly TV show featuring musical guests and interviews. Folks as disparate as Bob Dylan, Jamie Foxx, and Tom Petty have hosted their own satellite radio shows in which they play and comment on tunes that have inspired them. (Boston Globe)
Vic Chestnutt and Victoria Williams Jul 9, 2009
"I listened to a lot of music on a Walkman while I was lying there - the Beatles, Elvis Costello, the Specials, the Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen. That forced stillness and contemplation realigned my intellectual understanding of the structure of music. It was like I'd taken a huge leap forward even though I was in this devastating situation.". Chesnutt, now 46, played shows around Athens from his wheelchair, attracting the attention of R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who not only became a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
St. Louis spruces up for All-Star Game Jul 8, 2009
There's also a benefit concert with Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello on Saturday night under the Gateway Arch with Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello. The city's special events executive, Ann Chance, says St. Louis is sprucing up to be in the spotlight. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Book details alleged affair between RFK, Jackie Jul 7, 2009
Festive start for Tanglewood Tanglewood folks got their hopes up last week when they read in the Globe that Elvis Costello had been spotted at a Boston Legal Sea Foods with his wife, Diana Krall. They hoped that meant he might stick around for a cameo with Krall in Lenox on July 4. (Boston Globe)
It's 'Party' Time Jul 7, 2009
It's as if Stellastarr has embraced the '80s, playing the upbeat pop that made artists like the Cars and Elvis Costello famous. Yet just when you feel them getting locked into retro stylings with songs like "People," "Numbers" and "Tokyo Sky," they flip to arena power with the U2-ish "Warchild" that has a helping of telegraph guitar and Bono bombast. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Judge blocks welfare cuts Jul 5, 2009
But there was a sense that the tide had turned when Elvis Costello and his band, the Imposters, were booked for Independence Day night. LATEST BLOG POSTS. (Yahoo News -- Welfare Reform)
Lineup for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival Jul 4, 2009
Elvis Costello might be sitting this one out - for now - but the Oct. 2-4 concerts in Golden Gate Park will also bring out many familiar faces, such as Hardly Strictly regulars Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs and Hellman's band, the Wronglers. This year's concert - now expanded to six stages across Speedway, Lindley and Marx meadows - promises lots of must-see acts: Actor Steve Martin, who recently released a bluegrass album, "The Crow," featuring his banjo playing,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Shooting straight about his G-Man dad Jul 3, 2009
Around townBefore traveling to Tanglewood, where she'll perform tomorrow, Diana Krall and her husband, Elvis Costello, had lunch yesterday at Legal Sea Foods in Park Square. Brendan Fraser, in town shooting a film called "Furry Vengeance," dined with a few friends at LTK Bar and Kitchen in the Seaport District. (Boston Globe)
Highly-Anticipated 'Firsts' in Singapore Sun Festival 2009 Jul 3, 2009
Other 'first' celebrity appearances at the Festival include prolific author and spiritual advisor, Deepak Chopra, who will enlighten Festival-goers on their physical and mental wellbeing; whilst Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, will expand the horizons of literary aficionados and playwrights as he shares his insights on writing for the stage; singer-songwriter, Elvis Costello, will be rocking Singapore at the Esplanade Concert Hall with his greatest hits at his one-night-only Singapore premiere... (PR Newswire)
Elvis Costello to perform at The Show Jul 3, 2009
Elvis Costello and The Imposters will appear in concert at 9 p.m. Friday, July 10, at The Show at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage. Costello has followed his musical curiosity in a career spanning more than 30 years. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
NEIGHBORS: The numbers always add up for musical accountant Jul 2, 2009
He worked as a session musician with artists such as Big George Webley, Roxy Music and Elvis Costello and came close to landing a deal with EMI Records in the early 1980s, Corbet said. He took various jobs, including some accounting, to supplement his music income until he met a girl on a 1990 trip to the United States that he ended up marrying. (North County Times)
Costello to join Crow for All-Star concert Jul 2, 2009
Elvis Costello will join Missouri native and nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow as her special guest at the 2009. The July 11 concert under the Gateway Arch will be free to fans and presented by Pepsi. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Jenny Lewis at 40 Watt tonight Jul 1, 2009
"Acid Tongue," Lewis' follow-up that came out last fall, has been equally well received with its haunting melodies and vivid narrative lyrics, not to mention guest appearances by Elvis Costello, M Ward and Zooey Deschanel. Lewis generally tries to downplay the years she spent as a child actress, but since she didn't grant us an interview, we feel OK about charting the highlights. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Jazz Beat: Diana Krall, struggling no more Jun 28, 2009
They were paired again for a song on Elvis Costello s TV series. Apparently Diana and Elvis hit it off pretty well, as they were married Dec. 6, 2003, at Elton John s estate outside London. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Rock Band Presents Three More War... Jun 27, 2009
- May 8th, 2009 Disturbed, Elvis Costello headline lineup. - May 1st, 2009 Decades of rock ready for download on PS3 and 360. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
An appreciation: Memories of Michael Jun 27, 2009
I liked "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" well enough, but was into The Clash, Elvis Costello and Gang of Four at that point, and was not among the 28 million people buying a copy of "Thriller" (it's now up to 109 million worldwide). The Jacksons' Victory Tour skipped Pittsburgh because of a union dispute, but Jackson came back for three sold-out Arena shows in 1988. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
