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Elvis Costello

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    January 17, 2012

    St. Vincent Pays Homage to Elvis Costello on Conan

    It's no secret St. Vincent has a certain affection for pop-punk heroes a few generations back. Note her impressive collaborations with the Talking Heads' David Byrne, which include live performances, a record and an interpretation by a 12-piece marching band. Now St. Vincent (er, Annie Clark) seems ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Q&A: Nick Lowe Talks Songwriting, Being Covered by Costello and Finding Inspiration

    At 62, singer/songwriter Nick Lowe can justifiably claim to have just about seen it all. From his days fronting the pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz in the '70s to his heralded production work for Elvis Costello to his fascinating, recent solo efforts, Lowe has always maintained a remarkable commitmen ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2010

    Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby

    Wednesday, June 16, at Bryan Street Tavern

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Over The Weekend: Elvis Costello With The Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

    Elvis Costello with the DSOMorton H. Meyerson Symphony CenterMay 28, 2009Better than: tuning in the shine on the light night dial doing anything yours radio advised.Elvis Costello​ There wasn't a lot of room for the 55-year-old Elvis Costello to gallivant about on stage at the Morton H. Meyerson ... More >>

  • Music

    May 27, 2010

    Growing Up With Elvis Costello.

    Elvis Costello with the DSOMorton H. Meyerson Symphony CenterMay 28, 2009Better than: tuning in the shine on the light night dial doing anything yours radio advised.Elvis Costello​ There wasn't a lot of room for the 55-year-old Elvis Costello to gallivant about on stage at the Morton H. Meyerson ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Elvis Costello Breaks Like the Wind

    Elvis Costello at the House of Blues last night​Three things, among many, overheard at last night's private Elvis Costello show at the House of Blues: 1) "I'm not familiar with Elvis Costello, but it beats staying in my hotel room." 2) "There's a lot of money in power transmission couplings." And, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Last Night: Elvis Costello at Nokia Theatre

    Elvis CostelloNokia Theatre, Grand PrairieSeptember 2, 2009 Better than: just about anything else on my plate on a Wednesday evening ​Pretty close to 8:15, the lights inside the Nokia Theatre went down and onto the stage strode legendary singer/songwriter Elvis Costello, along with his curre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Listomania: Declan Patrick MacManus' Five Best Records

    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.1. King of AmericaThis countrified effort from 1986 still doesn't get the kudos it so richly deserves. Songs like "American With ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes

    Wednesday, September 2, at Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie

  • Music

    June 11, 2009

    Elvis Costello

    Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (Hear)

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    What the What Was Rhett Miller Doing on 30 Rock Last Night?

    No doubt your Today in Music News item's forthcoming. But till then, this bonus video from last night's so-so 30 Rock season ender, where, as Pete has pointed out a few times, a certain Old 97 made a cameo alongside the likes of Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald, Moby, Mary J. Blige, Cla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Almost Blue? Hardly, As Elvis Costello Brings His Secret to Grand Prairie on September 2.

    I spent way much of the wee small hours of this very morning listening to Elvis Costello's Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane, his country record due June 2 and one produced by Fort Worth's own T Bone Burnett. It's more or less Almost Blue 2, though a wee bit more hushed and rushed--a jingle-jangle ramb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Radio, Radio: Ayo Says Adios, While We Look at Just What Passes for "Quality Rock"

    Two follow-ups in this particular radio round-up. First, I exchanged a few messages with Alan Ayo via Facebook, and the long and short of it is, he's not at all upset that Clear Channel gave him his walking papers yesterday. Writes the former midday host and music director at KDGE-FM:I'm feeling rat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    DSO Announces 2009-2010 Schedule, Which Includes At Least One Surprise...

    Coming to the DSO in May 2010 Since we already mentioned the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this morning (albeit tangentially), I'd say that this is as appropriate a time as any to spread word of the DSO's 2009-2010 pops lineup, which was announced earlier this week.Launching in August, the schedule kick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Professor Proves That You Hate Dallas Radio. Why? Why Not. Look, OK, It's Science.

    ELVIS COSTELLO / RADIO, RADIOby Sunnychopper82A Friend of Unfair Park points our attention to Rochester Institute of Technology new-media professor Michael Saffran's newly published study in which he reveals that Dallas residents are "largely dissatisfied" with the local radio. The study's got a Fio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    On Sunday in Dallas, Laura Bush Has a Date With the Jonas Brothers

    ELVIS COSTELLO / RADIO, RADIOby Sunnychopper82A Friend of Unfair Park points our attention to Rochester Institute of Technology new-media professor Michael Saffran's newly published study in which he reveals that Dallas residents are "largely dissatisfied" with the local radio. The study's got a Fio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Tonight: Lucinda Williams Listening Party At The Double Wide

    ELVIS COSTELLO / RADIO, RADIOby Sunnychopper82A Friend of Unfair Park points our attention to Rochester Institute of Technology new-media professor Michael Saffran's newly published study in which he reveals that Dallas residents are "largely dissatisfied" with the local radio. The study's got a Fio ... More >>

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    My Trip

    ELVIS COSTELLO / RADIO, RADIOby Sunnychopper82A Friend of Unfair Park points our attention to Rochester Institute of Technology new-media professor Michael Saffran's newly published study in which he reveals that Dallas residents are "largely dissatisfied" with the local radio. The study's got a Fio ... More >>

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    Gabi

    Loneliness Keeps Company (self-released)

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2006

    Jig Jams

    The Chieftains visit Bass Hall

  • Home Entertainment

    September 29, 2005

    Big Fun, Even Small

    The Chieftains visit Bass Hall

  • Music

    October 14, 2004

    Elvis Costello & the Imposters

    The Delivery Man (Lost Highway)

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    Hot Hot Heat

    The Texas sun outshone the stars at the Austin City Limits Music Festival

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    To the Limits

    Elvis tanks, the Pixies rock and other tales from the 2004 ACL Festival

  • Music

    September 2, 2004

    Elvis Costello

    Almost Blue|Goodbye Cruel World|Kojak Variety (Rhino)

  • Music

    October 16, 2003

    Elvis Costello

    North (Deutsche Grammophon)

  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003
  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003
  • Music

    June 26, 2003

    Trash Pickup

    Double Wide, Dallas' newest live-music venue, ready for grand opening

  • Music

    October 3, 2002
  • Music

    August 1, 2002
  • Music

    April 18, 2002

    Elvis Costello

    When I Was Cruel (Island Def Jam)

  • Best of Dallas

    September 20, 2001
  • Music

    April 5, 2001

    Indoor Fireworks

    In ABBA's old studio, Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie von Otter reinterpret pop music history

  • Music

    December 30, 1999

    The weak in rock

    In ABBA's old studio, Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie von Otter reinterpret pop music history

  • Music

    October 7, 1999

    Elvis Costello

    In ABBA's old studio, Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie von Otter reinterpret pop music history

  • Music

    September 30, 1999

    Girl trouble

    Rock and roll is still a man's, man's, man's, man's world

  • Calendar

    March 25, 1999

    Ax to grind

    Rock and roll is still a man's, man's, man's, man's world

  • Music

    September 24, 1998

    Baby, it's them

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach are not such unlikely partners

  • Music

    June 25, 1998

    Sucking on the '70s

    A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Sucking on the '70s

    A new boxed set is the cardboard tombstone for a dead decade

  • Music

    June 11, 1998

    Labour of love

    Nick Lowe, still the Jesus of Cool, ages gracefully-- and gratefully

  • Music

    January 1, 1998

    Robert Wilonsky's best albums of 1997

    Nick Lowe, still the Jesus of Cool, ages gracefully-- and gratefully

  • Music

    December 18, 1997

    Out There

    Nick Lowe, still the Jesus of Cool, ages gracefully-- and gratefully

  • Music

    May 9, 1996

    When the well runs dry

    The vitality stops, but the music just keeps on comin'

  • Music

    May 9, 1996

    Out There

    The vitality stops, but the music just keeps on comin'

  • Music

    February 1, 1996

    Bootlicking

    Some of the best records are the ones never released

  • Music

    July 27, 1995

    Reviews

    Some of the best records are the ones never released

  • Music

    May 4, 1995

    Reviews

    Some of the best records are the ones never released

  • Music

    January 19, 1995

    A new Lowe

    The once and future Jesus of Cool reveals the beast in him

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