Elvis Costello had screwed up. It was 1984 when he headed out on a short solo tour after finishing his album “Goodbye Cruel World.” Performing alone, Costello realized where he had erred as he ...

They say to be careful what you wish for. Elvis Costello could probably relate. Frustrated by the mainstream audience’s indifference to material that many critics and discerning listeners found ...

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at The Cabot in Beverly, March 1, 2025. “I got this guitar from Timothée Chalamet,” Elvis ...

For his 2009 album Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, Elvis Costello wanted to connect with Loretta Lynn to co-write the roots and bluegrass-bent “I Felt the Chill Before the Winter Came.” ...

Marcus was thinking specifically Elvis Costello’s “Tramp The Dirt Down”, from his 1989 album, Spike. The song, of course, is Costello’s furious indictment of Margaret Thatcher and the many ...

Being an Elvis Costello fan has been like being a Bob Dylan fan, or a Neil Young fan. There is too much to keep up with. Too many alternate takes. Too many collaborations. Too many lyrics.

The avant-garde guitar wizard Marc Ribot has been a staple of the downtown New York scene for decades. Ribot has been one of Tom Waits’ main collaborators since 1985’s Rain Dogs, and one of Waits’ ...

Elvis Costello will kick off the summer season with his band, the Imposters. He will be joined by blues and rock artist Charlie Sexton. The artists will be coming together for Radio Soul: The Early ...