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Elvis Costello
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
(formerly PromoWest Pavilion),
Columbus, OH
Fri, Jun 30, 2006 06:00 PM
Onsale to General Public:
Sat, 04/29/06 10:00 AM EDT
Elvis/Allen play Columbus, OH, June 30 '06
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martinfoyle
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http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=196326
JAMES D. DeCAMP | DISPATCH
Elvis Costello, with special guest Alan Toussaint on piano, plays at the Lifestyles Communities Pavillion last night.
WEB-ONLY REVIEW
Costello, Toussaint keep energy high
By Curtis Schieber
The Columbus Dispatch
Saturday, July 1, 2006 7:02 AM
JAMES D. DeCAMP | DISPATCH
Elvis Costello, with special guest Alan Toussaint on piano, plays at the Lifestyles Communities Pavillion last night.
Call the Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint tour—which arrived in the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion last night—the campaign trail. With the tour and his duet album with Toussaint, Costello is not angling for office but rather is on a mission to re-acquaint this country with itself.
Specifically, the shows pay tribute to New Orleans and the popular culture that owes a great debt to composer, producer and pianist Toussaint. At its broadest, the program views the destruction of the Crescent City as a symbol of a nation in trouble, largely because it is losing respect for its people and their rich cultural heritage, much of which originated in New Orleans.
The “River In Reverseâ€
JAMES D. DeCAMP | DISPATCH
Elvis Costello, with special guest Alan Toussaint on piano, plays at the Lifestyles Communities Pavillion last night.
WEB-ONLY REVIEW
Costello, Toussaint keep energy high
By Curtis Schieber
The Columbus Dispatch
Saturday, July 1, 2006 7:02 AM
JAMES D. DeCAMP | DISPATCH
Elvis Costello, with special guest Alan Toussaint on piano, plays at the Lifestyles Communities Pavillion last night.
Call the Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint tour—which arrived in the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion last night—the campaign trail. With the tour and his duet album with Toussaint, Costello is not angling for office but rather is on a mission to re-acquaint this country with itself.
Specifically, the shows pay tribute to New Orleans and the popular culture that owes a great debt to composer, producer and pianist Toussaint. At its broadest, the program views the destruction of the Crescent City as a symbol of a nation in trouble, largely because it is losing respect for its people and their rich cultural heritage, much of which originated in New Orleans.
The “River In Reverseâ€
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martinfoyle
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Setlist, thanks to Rozy, eclistserv
1. PLU
2. Monkey to Man
3. On Your Way Down
4. A Certain Girl
5. Clown Strike
6. Tears, Tears, and More Tears
7. Tears Before Bedtime
8. Chelsea
9. Broken Promise Land
10. Freedom for the Stallion
11. RIR
12. Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further
13. Nearer to You
14. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
15. Brickyard Blues
16. Bedlam
17. Dust
18. Watching the Detectives
19. Pump it Up
20. Yes We Can
21. Shoorah, Shoorah
22. Fortune Teller
23. Greatest Love
24. AT piano medley
25. Ascension Day
26. Wonder Woman
27. Int'l Echo
28. Alison/Tracks of my Tears
29. Clubland
30. That Day is Done
31. Slippin' and Slidin' (terrific surprise!)
32. High Fidelity
33. Six-Fingered Man
34. That's How You Got Killed Before
35. Sharpest Thorn
1. PLU
2. Monkey to Man
3. On Your Way Down
4. A Certain Girl
5. Clown Strike
6. Tears, Tears, and More Tears
7. Tears Before Bedtime
8. Chelsea
9. Broken Promise Land
10. Freedom for the Stallion
11. RIR
12. Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further
13. Nearer to You
14. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
15. Brickyard Blues
16. Bedlam
17. Dust
18. Watching the Detectives
19. Pump it Up
20. Yes We Can
21. Shoorah, Shoorah
22. Fortune Teller
23. Greatest Love
24. AT piano medley
25. Ascension Day
26. Wonder Woman
27. Int'l Echo
28. Alison/Tracks of my Tears
29. Clubland
30. That Day is Done
31. Slippin' and Slidin' (terrific surprise!)
32. High Fidelity
33. Six-Fingered Man
34. That's How You Got Killed Before
35. Sharpest Thorn
The print edition of this seems to indicate that Curtis has had second thoughts about 'Dust'...........
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/feature ... C3-00.html
JAMES D . DDISPATCH
Elvis Costello opens the concert by performing (What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace, Love & Understanding.
MUSIC REVIEW ELVIS COSTELLO, ALLEN TOUSSAINT
Duo gives Big Easy a big hug
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Curtis Schieber
FOR THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The Elvis Costello-Allen Toussaint tour is more like a campaign trail.
But Costello isn’t angling for office. The tour — which arrived in the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion on Friday night — and his duet album with Toussaint are part of a mission to reacquaint this country with itself.
Specifically, the shows pay tribute to New Orleans and the popular culture that owes a great debt to composer, producer and pianist Toussaint.
At its broadest, the program views the destruction of the Crescent City as a symbol of a nation in trouble, largely because it’s losing respect for its people and their rich cultural heritage, much of which originated in New Orleans.
Costello and Toussaint’s River in Reverse album and subsequent tour aren’t without pointed political statement. Among the most potent Friday night were the co-written songs Broken Promise Land; Toussaint’s Freedom for the Stallion, recorded by Three Dog Night more than 30 years ago; and Costello’s harrowing album title track.
That brilliant song, in particular, displayed Costello’s maturation as an artist and the compassionate vision of the album and tour as it joined the desperation felt by flood victims with the larger erosion in the quality of the lives of the poorest among them.
The jacket of Costello’s 1980 album, Trust, from which Friday’s smoking Clubland was drawn, features an impish Elvis peering suspiciously over sunglasses and symbolically aiming a pointed finger. With the material and design of the current tour, Costello no longer is the sometimes-shrill and easy-todismiss bull-in-a-China-shop of old. He has found that a fading musical snapshot coupled with an unforgiving mirror are considerably more potent tools.
Some of Toussaint’s classic tunes resonated deepest. The cautionary tale On Your Way Down, the uplifting Yes We Can Can and the soulful Tears, Tears and More Tears witnessed to a musical style and supporting culture that was dealt a daunting blow by Hurricane Katrina.
Costello played plenty of selections from his own catalog. From hits to obscurities, the band adapted them terrifically.
The core band of keyboardist Steve Nieve — who partnered nicely on organ with Toussaint on piano, Davey Faragher on bass and Pete Thomas on drums — rocked hard and always found the groove augmented by guitarist Anthony Brown and the Crescent City Horns. Costello’s voice strained to reach the limits of his range but still inspired.
Toussaint created almost every arrangement for the 10-piece band, including Costello’s chestnuts. All were on the money.
The 2 1 /2-hour program kept the energy high, Costello fans happy and the cause at hand.
Like New Orleans, Costello seemed to say, "What you hear tonight is rapidly going, going . . . "
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Yesterday's 'web only review -'
Call the Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint tour—which arrived in the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion last night—the campaign trail. With the tour and his duet album with Toussaint, Costello is not angling for office but rather is on a mission to re-acquaint this country with itself.
Specifically, the shows pay tribute to New Orleans and the popular culture that owes a great debt to composer, producer and pianist Toussaint. At its broadest, the program views the destruction of the Crescent City as a symbol of a nation in trouble, largely because it is losing respect for its people and their rich cultural heritage, much of which originated in New Orleans.
The “River In Reverseâ€
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/feature ... C3-00.html
JAMES D . DDISPATCH
Elvis Costello opens the concert by performing (What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace, Love & Understanding.
MUSIC REVIEW ELVIS COSTELLO, ALLEN TOUSSAINT
Duo gives Big Easy a big hug
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Curtis Schieber
FOR THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The Elvis Costello-Allen Toussaint tour is more like a campaign trail.
But Costello isn’t angling for office. The tour — which arrived in the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion on Friday night — and his duet album with Toussaint are part of a mission to reacquaint this country with itself.
Specifically, the shows pay tribute to New Orleans and the popular culture that owes a great debt to composer, producer and pianist Toussaint.
At its broadest, the program views the destruction of the Crescent City as a symbol of a nation in trouble, largely because it’s losing respect for its people and their rich cultural heritage, much of which originated in New Orleans.
Costello and Toussaint’s River in Reverse album and subsequent tour aren’t without pointed political statement. Among the most potent Friday night were the co-written songs Broken Promise Land; Toussaint’s Freedom for the Stallion, recorded by Three Dog Night more than 30 years ago; and Costello’s harrowing album title track.
That brilliant song, in particular, displayed Costello’s maturation as an artist and the compassionate vision of the album and tour as it joined the desperation felt by flood victims with the larger erosion in the quality of the lives of the poorest among them.
The jacket of Costello’s 1980 album, Trust, from which Friday’s smoking Clubland was drawn, features an impish Elvis peering suspiciously over sunglasses and symbolically aiming a pointed finger. With the material and design of the current tour, Costello no longer is the sometimes-shrill and easy-todismiss bull-in-a-China-shop of old. He has found that a fading musical snapshot coupled with an unforgiving mirror are considerably more potent tools.
Some of Toussaint’s classic tunes resonated deepest. The cautionary tale On Your Way Down, the uplifting Yes We Can Can and the soulful Tears, Tears and More Tears witnessed to a musical style and supporting culture that was dealt a daunting blow by Hurricane Katrina.
Costello played plenty of selections from his own catalog. From hits to obscurities, the band adapted them terrifically.
The core band of keyboardist Steve Nieve — who partnered nicely on organ with Toussaint on piano, Davey Faragher on bass and Pete Thomas on drums — rocked hard and always found the groove augmented by guitarist Anthony Brown and the Crescent City Horns. Costello’s voice strained to reach the limits of his range but still inspired.
Toussaint created almost every arrangement for the 10-piece band, including Costello’s chestnuts. All were on the money.
The 2 1 /2-hour program kept the energy high, Costello fans happy and the cause at hand.
Like New Orleans, Costello seemed to say, "What you hear tonight is rapidly going, going . . . "
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Yesterday's 'web only review -'
Call the Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint tour—which arrived in the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion last night—the campaign trail. With the tour and his duet album with Toussaint, Costello is not angling for office but rather is on a mission to re-acquaint this country with itself.
Specifically, the shows pay tribute to New Orleans and the popular culture that owes a great debt to composer, producer and pianist Toussaint. At its broadest, the program views the destruction of the Crescent City as a symbol of a nation in trouble, largely because it is losing respect for its people and their rich cultural heritage, much of which originated in New Orleans.
The “River In Reverseâ€
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nobodygirl
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Can I just say that this concert rocked, because it did.
Elvo's voice seemed a little tired, but he still delievered.
During Peace Love and Understanding he told some guy in the front row to F off and gave him the finger twice, but he was in a good mood, everyong ran into the pit while he played Pump it Up and after the show some jerks jumped onto the stage to grab setlists and a pick.
Met Allen and Elvis after the show, they were both very nice, Elvis had the gates opened and he talked and took pictures and such.
Just though I'd comment on it, as this is a forum and everything.
Elvo's voice seemed a little tired, but he still delievered.
During Peace Love and Understanding he told some guy in the front row to F off and gave him the finger twice, but he was in a good mood, everyong ran into the pit while he played Pump it Up and after the show some jerks jumped onto the stage to grab setlists and a pick.
Met Allen and Elvis after the show, they were both very nice, Elvis had the gates opened and he talked and took pictures and such.
Just though I'd comment on it, as this is a forum and everything.
Your friends said you were better off dead
You were dead anyway from the start
--RA
You were dead anyway from the start
--RA
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verbal gymnastics
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nobodygirl
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ha, that's what I was thinking when I saw it.verbal gymnastics wrote:The ironynobodygirl wrote:During Peace Love and Understanding he told some guy in the front row to F off and gave him the finger twice
I honestly think it was the guy from the Dispatch.
Your friends said you were better off dead
You were dead anyway from the start
--RA
You were dead anyway from the start
--RA