Elvis Costello & The Imposters - with their special guest Charlie Sexton
Elvis Costello has aged gracefully over the course of the nearly four decades of his music career. With his "Angry Young Man" personality, punk-rock leanings and Buddy Holly aesthetic, he was a definitive act in British New Wave of the late 1970s. Instead of resting on his laurels, Costello eventually began experimenting with his approach to music, releasing records that highlighted his eclectic tastes. After forays into soul, country and R&B, he continued to release a steady supply of post-punk hits. In the last half-decade, however, Costello has turned towards Americana and roots rock to make albums reflective of an Angry Young Man who grew old.
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This is a guy who can now do whatever he wants. "A one-day tour of NorCal and SoCal Amoeba record stores? Sorry, that sounds ridiculous! Oh, you mean for the guy who did Armed Forces, Imperial Bedroom and King of America? No problem!" See, like that. Luckily, Elvis Costello chooses to use his powers for good rather than evil. Like his amazing post-Katrina record, The River in Reverse. And his latest, Secret, Profane and Sugarcane, is a return to King of America's Americana sound, after two decades.
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Elvis Costello has followed his musical curiosity in a career spanning decades. He is perhaps best known for his performances with The Attractions, The Imposters and for recent concert appearances with pianist, Steve Nieve. His recordings include "This Year's Model","Imperial Bedroom","King of America", "Blood and Chocolate", "Spike", "All This Useless Beauty" and "When I Was Cruel". However, he has also entered into acclaimed collaborations with Burt Bacharach, The Brodsky Quartet, Paul McCartney, Swedish mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie Von Otter, guitarist, Bill Frisell, composer Roy Nathanson, The Charles Mingus Orchestra and record producer and songwriter, T Bone Burnett.
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Elvis Costello has aged gracefully over the course of the nearly four decades of his music career. With his "Angry Young Man" personality, punk-rock leanings and Buddy Holly aesthetic, he was a definitive act in British New Wave of the late 1970s. Instead of resting on his laurels, Costello eventually began experimenting with his approach to music, releasing records that highlighted his eclectic tastes. After forays into soul, country and R&B, he continued to release a steady supply of post-punk hits. In the last half-decade, however, Costello has turned towards Americana and roots rock to make albums reflective of an Angry Young Man who grew old.
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This is a guy who can now do whatever he wants. "A one-day tour of NorCal and SoCal Amoeba record stores? Sorry, that sounds ridiculous! Oh, you mean for the guy who did Armed Forces, Imperial Bedroom and King of America? No problem!" See, like that. Luckily, Elvis Costello chooses to use his powers for good rather than evil. Like his amazing post-Katrina record, The River in Reverse. And his latest, Secret, Profane and Sugarcane, is a return to King of America's Americana sound, after two decades.
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Elvis Costello has followed his musical curiosity in a career spanning decades. He is perhaps best known for his performances with The Attractions, The Imposters and for recent concert appearances with pianist, Steve Nieve. His recordings include "This Year's Model","Imperial Bedroom","King of America", "Blood and Chocolate", "Spike", "All This Useless Beauty" and "When I Was Cruel". However, he has also entered into acclaimed collaborations with Burt Bacharach, The Brodsky Quartet, Paul McCartney, Swedish mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie Von Otter, guitarist, Bill Frisell, composer Roy Nathanson, The Charles Mingus Orchestra and record producer and songwriter, T Bone Burnett.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - with their special guest Charlie Sexton
Elvis Costello has aged gracefully over the course of the nearly four decades of his music career. With his "Angry Young Man" personality, punk-rock leanings and Buddy Holly aesthetic, he was a definitive act in British New Wave of the late 1970s. Instead of resting on his laurels, Costello eventually began experimenting with his approach to music, releasing records that highlighted his eclectic tastes. After forays into soul, country and R&B, he continued to release a steady supply of post-punk hits. In the last half-decade, however, Costello has turned towards Americana and roots rock to make albums reflective of an Angry Young Man who grew old.
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This is a guy who can now do whatever he wants. "A one-day tour of NorCal and SoCal Amoeba record stores? Sorry, that sounds ridiculous! Oh, you mean for the guy who did Armed Forces, Imperial Bedroom and King of America? No problem!" See, like that. Luckily, Elvis Costello chooses to use his powers for good rather than evil. Like his amazing post-Katrina record, The River in Reverse. And his latest, Secret, Profane and Sugarcane, is a return to King of America's Americana sound, after two decades.
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Elvis Costello has followed his musical curiosity in a career spanning decades. He is perhaps best known for his performances with The Attractions, The Imposters and for recent concert appearances with pianist, Steve Nieve. His recordings include "This Year's Model","Imperial Bedroom","King of America", "Blood and Chocolate", "Spike", "All This Useless Beauty" and "When I Was Cruel". However, he has also entered into acclaimed collaborations with Burt Bacharach, The Brodsky Quartet, Paul McCartney, Swedish mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie Von Otter, guitarist, Bill Frisell, composer Roy Nathanson, The Charles Mingus Orchestra and record producer and songwriter, T Bone Burnett.
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Elvis Costello has aged gracefully over the course of the nearly four decades of his music career. With his "Angry Young Man" personality, punk-rock leanings and Buddy Holly aesthetic, he was a definitive act in British New Wave of the late 1970s. Instead of resting on his laurels, Costello eventually began experimenting with his approach to music, releasing records that highlighted his eclectic tastes. After forays into soul, country and R&B, he continued to release a steady supply of post-punk hits. In the last half-decade, however, Costello has turned towards Americana and roots rock to make albums reflective of an Angry Young Man who grew old.
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This is a guy who can now do whatever he wants. "A one-day tour of NorCal and SoCal Amoeba record stores? Sorry, that sounds ridiculous! Oh, you mean for the guy who did Armed Forces, Imperial Bedroom and King of America? No problem!" See, like that. Luckily, Elvis Costello chooses to use his powers for good rather than evil. Like his amazing post-Katrina record, The River in Reverse. And his latest, Secret, Profane and Sugarcane, is a return to King of America's Americana sound, after two decades.
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Elvis Costello has followed his musical curiosity in a career spanning decades. He is perhaps best known for his performances with The Attractions, The Imposters and for recent concert appearances with pianist, Steve Nieve. His recordings include "This Year's Model","Imperial Bedroom","King of America", "Blood and Chocolate", "Spike", "All This Useless Beauty" and "When I Was Cruel". However, he has also entered into acclaimed collaborations with Burt Bacharach, The Brodsky Quartet, Paul McCartney, Swedish mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie Von Otter, guitarist, Bill Frisell, composer Roy Nathanson, The Charles Mingus Orchestra and record producer and songwriter, T Bone Burnett.
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