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Elvis Costello

Rock Concert Review: Elvis Costello — Proudly Flaunting his Dependability and Unpredictability

Elvis Costello loves to visit various regions of the past but wouldn’t dare move to any of them permanently.

By: Blake Maddux Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Elvis Costello, Steve Thomas, The Cabot

Rock Concert Review: Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe — The Rewards and Hazards of Reinterpretation

Age certainly wasn’t an issue in terms of energy. Elvis Costello played for a solid two hours with barely a break, running through four decades of music with a heavy emphasis on the old favorites.

By: Clea Simon Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Clea Simon, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets

Rock Album Review: Elvis Costello’s “The Boy Named If” — Sly and Mischievous As Ever

For all his verbal ingenuity, rousing chord progressions, and cynical smartass wit, Elvis Costello’s always tucked a raw, beating heart beneath his jaunty shades and devil-may-care grin.

By: Matt Hanson Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Elvis Costello, Matt Hanson, The Boy Named If

Rock Concert Review: Elvis Costello and Blondie — Fun, with Some Surprising Edge

What could have simply passed for a nostalgic classic-rock spin turned out to be an expansive smorgasbord, frustratingly uneven at times, yet given to flashes of fervor and surprise.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Blondie, Chris Stein, Deborah Harry, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and the Imposters

Rock Preview: A Salute to the New Wave That Followed on the Heels of the First Wave

Dino Cattaneo saw an opportunity to mark another ruby anniversary with the help of “killer” – his word of choice – local artists.

By: Blake Maddux Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Preview Tagged: Dee Zaster, Dee Zaster & The Designated Drivers, Dino Cattaneo, Elvis Costello, John Powhida

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