Elvis Costello News Archives

You would think with four decades under their belts the Chieftains wouldn't play mere weddings anymore, but that did happen in 2003.

Does anyone know the real story behind Elvis Costello's performance of "Radio Radio" on Saturday Night Live, specifically the real reason he wasn't invited back for so long? OK, so I've always heard that the reason Lorne Michaels was so upset with him was one of two reasons, or a bit of both.

A deluxe edition of Diana Krall 's latest CD, Quiet Nights , was released this week by Verve Records.

Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis have partnered in a pubescent version of the Traveling Wilburys and have so far been met with underwhelming response.

3 performance at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, then opens a pair of shows for Aimee Mann, Oct.

Well, when this album was released in 2004, it was easy to find plenty of reviews where hip and aging rock critics turned an easy phrase and simply declared that Elvis Costello delivered again.

SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO WITH..., the internationally acclaimed music television series conceived and developed in Canada, begins production today on season 2 with a special taping in Toronto.

There's just no slowing down Elvis Costello . After launching his "Spectacle" TV series last December and releasing his latest studio effort, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane," this past June, the punk icon is set to debut "The Costello Show Series," a selection of rare live recordings from throughout his career.

Caption: Elvis Costello outside Ed Sullivan Theatre for the 'Late Show With David Letterman' New York City, USA .... COSTELLO, ROURKE & SHEEN NAMED GQ'S MEN OF THE YEAR ELVIS COSTELLO, MICKEY ROURKE and MICHAEL SHEEN have confirmed their places on the cool list - the trio walked away with the main prizes at this year's GQ Men of The Year Awards in ...

In honor of his appearance Wednesday night at Nokia, here are my oddball choices for the best five efforts from Declan Patrick MacManus, better known as Elvis Costello.

By ROBERT PHILPOT GRAND PRAIRIE - Whenever pop artists mess with their signature sound in concert, they're taking a risk of chasing people to the beer stand or, worse, chasing them out well before the show ends, disappointed and upset that they'd just blown some major bucks.But Elvis Costello fans should expect risk by now: He has spent a good ...

There are many others that could be on this list from the Dylan catalogue, but this one always makes me sit up and listen.

Hip-hop band Black Eyed Peas makes its Jazz Aspen debut, performing Saturday, Sept.

Wide-ranging set list for 'aging punk rocker' Aug 30, 2009 09:01 AM Be the first to comment on this article... Ashante Infantry Pop & Jazz Critic Elvis Costello brought downhome charm and country-rock flavour to Massey Hall Friday night in support of his current T-Bone Burnett-produced disc Secret, Profane & Sugarcane .

Elvis Costello is one of those singer-songwriters who doesn't need to constantly reinvent himself.