Press release with full tour dates for April 2010

[blureu]

I guess the Imposters only play casinos/resorts these days.

http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pr ... ase&o=3612

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2010
Elvis Costello Touring U.S. This Spring In A Variety Of Line Ups: Solo, With The Imposters, And With The Sugarcanes


Elvis Costello, whose show "Spectacle: Elvis Costello With..." wraps up its second season on Sundance Channel at the end of January, will tour the U.S. this spring with a variety of line ups. Costello will be playing solo, with his band the Imposters, and with the Sugarcanes, the accomplished musicians who joined him on his Grammy-nominated 2009 album 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' (Hear Music).

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will kick off the tour in Davis, CA April 7, playing seven solo dates in the state, and will perform with the Imposters in Atlantic City and Biloxi, MS. He will then travel the East Coast, including Boston, Washington, New York and Atlanta, with the Sugarcanes, who are Jerry Douglas (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Mike Compton (mandolin), Jeff Taylor (accordion) and Dennis Crouch (double bass). The Sugarcanes dates will also include JazzFest in New Orleans (April 29) and MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC (May 1). Costello will also perform solo with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the end of May.

Produced by T Bone Burnett and recorded by Mike Piersante during a three-day session at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio, 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' debuted at #13 on the Billboard 200, Costello's highest album chart position since 1980's Get Happy. 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' is nominated for a Best Contemporary Folk Album Award at the 52nd Annual Grammy(r) Awards.

Tour Dates:
Apr 7 - Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts - Davis, CA (Solo)
Apr 8 - Napa Valley Opera House - Napa, CA (Solo)
Apr 9 - Cultural Center for the Arts - Scottsdale, AZ (Solo)
Apr 11 - Balboa Theater at UCSD - San Diego, CA (Solo)
Apr 12 - Christopher Cohan Center at CSU - San Luis Obispo, CA (Solo)
Apr 13 - Arlington Theatre at UCSB - Santa Barbara, CA (Solo)
Apr 16 - Caesars Circus Maximus - Atlantic City, NJ (with the Imposters)
Apr 17 - IP Casino Resort - Biloxi, MS (with the Imposters)
Apr 20 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 22 - Warner Theatre - Washington,DC (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 23 - United Palace - New York, NY (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 24 - The National Club - Richmond, VA (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 26 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 27 - Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 29 - Jazz Festival - New Orleans, LA (with the Sugarcanes)
May 1 - MerleFest - Wilkesboro, NC (with the Sugarcanes)
May 15 - Peppermill Casino - Reno, NV (with the Imposters)
May 28-29 - Meyerson Symphony Center - Dallas, TX (Solo with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra)

[Who Shot Sam?]

Wow, United Palace in NY - that's way up near the George Washington Bridge in Washington Heights. I think Cirque du Soleil has taken over The Beacon, EC's usual haunt, for a few months.

[FAVEHOUR]

ELVIS RETURNS TO THE WARNER!!!! Site of my first EC show ever in 1978! I have been wishing for this for 30+ years!!!

Yeeha!!!

[blureu]

http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/02/elvis ... 2010-tour/

Elvis Costello was one of many artists who paid tribute to Neil Young last Friday night, Jan. 29, at the 20th anniversary MusiCares dinner. Costello was very impressed with the night's music, singling out a few performances that stood out to him. "Wilco were amazing. That was impressive that they put so much work in. I don't imagine Buffalo Springfield ever played that song cause it's kind of a collage," he told Spinner of their rendition of 'Broken Arrow' at the Grammy Awards. "So impressive that they learned it, and Ben Harper was great as well. A lot of great performances."

Through all of the night's amazing renditions of Young classics, Costello thought they captured what made Young such an icon. "The humanity of the songs really came through and that's the main characteristic of Neil's work," he said.

We asked Costello about the first time he ever met the man and turns out it was a memorable first encounter. "It was in Ireland. I went to see him play with the MGs," he recalled. "Actually I ended up on the stage on Booker [T's] organ stools, singing background on 'Rockin' in the Free World' and Booker said, 'Take it.' And I went, 'You gotta be kidding. I'm not doing that.'"

Having already had the likes of Bruce Springsteen and U2's Bono and the Edge on his critically acclaimed talk show, 'Spectacle,' it would be pretty cool to see Young on there. "Either of them would be great," Costello said of Young and Booker, who played on Friday night as well. But Costello isn't sure what's in store for his show. "We're done with it now. We'll see what the future brings, but we've had some great guests and it's been tremendous," he said.

With his TV journalism career on hold for now, Costello is putting his full concentration back on music for the immediate future and heading out on the road. "I'm playing solo shows in California and Arizona, playing with the Sugarcanes on the East Coast, playing a few shows with the Impostors, then with the Dallas Symphony," he said. "And I'm playing in Europe with the Sugarcanes in the summer, so it's a good varied year."

For some artists, that variety might get tricky but Costello loves the diversity of playing with so many different bands. "With the Sugarcanes' repertoire, people know it, it's out there and people have heard the record. Little by little, they hear about that album," he said. "And then obviously with the Impostors, that's a more familiar thing but it's moving forward all the time. We have lots of new songs and there are always new songs for us to perform."

[Top balcony]

He said

"And I'm playing in Europe with the Sugarcanes in the summer."

I said

"fantastic"


Colin Top Balcony ( puts Brutal Youth t-shirt in laundry basket in anticipation)

[johnfoyle]

We asked Costello about the first time he ever met the man and turns out it was a memorable first encounter. "It was in Ireland. I went to see him play with the MGs," he recalled

That would have been this -


http://www.sugarmtn.org/sets/19930710.html



07-10-1993, Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland
w/ Booker T And The MG's

1. Mr. Soul
2. The Loner
3. Southern Man
4. Helpless
5. Like A Hurricane
6. Motorcycle Mama
7. Love To Burn
8. Separate Ways
9. Powderfinger
10. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
11. Harvest Moon
12. The Needle And The Damage Done
13. Live To Ride
14. Down By The River
15. Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
16. All Along The Watchtower
17. Rockin' In The Free World


Tour : 1993 European Tour with Booker T & The MG's
Band : Booker T & The MG's
Neil Young - vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
Booker T. Jones - organ, synthesizer, vocals
Steve Cropper - guitar
Donald Duck Dunn - bass
Jim Keltner - drums
Astrid Young - backup vocals
Annie Stocking - backup vocals

[Jack of All Parades]

Now that must have been some show with Van to boot!

[Jeremy Dylan]

Any reason why they left Jim Lauderdale out of the Sugarcanes lineup?

[johnfoyle]

Any reason why they left Jim Lauderdale out of the Sugarcanes lineup?

Interesting. Jim was the first person to mention Sugarcane activity in '10 , in a interview last Sept. His site lists only one show of his own in April, followed by Merlefest dates -

http://jimlauderdale.com/index.htm?id=17553


Hopefully it's a mistake - it would be a pity not to get more of the great accompanying vocals that featured in last years shows.

[Jeremy Dylan]

Any reason why they left Jim Lauderdale out of the Sugarcanes lineup?

Interesting. Jim was the first person to mention Sugarcane activity in '10 , in a interview last Sept. His site lists only one show of his own in April, followed by Merlefest dates -

http://jimlauderdale.com/index.htm?id=17553

Did Jim's website list any of the Sugarcane gigs last year? His website may only list dates where he is the billed artist.

[jmm]

Looks like Jim will be part of the Sugarcanes!

Dates include Jim as a member of "Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes".

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New dates
4/20/2010 Orpheum Theatre, Boston MA USA
4/22/2010 Warner Theatre, Washington D.C D.C USA
4/23/2010 United Palace, New York NY USA
4/24/2010 The National, Richmond VA USA
4/26/2010 Tabernacle, Atlanta GA USA
4/27/2010 Florida Theatre, Jackson FL USA
4/29/2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans LA USA
5/1/2010 MerleFest, Wilkesboro NC USA
5/15/2010 Temple Theater, Des Moines IA USA

[migdd]

Great news!

[strangerinthehouse]

Sweet, I ordered my ticket for the Jacksonville show. It's going to be a five hour drive from where I live in Florida and the fact that Lauderdale will be there makes the drive even more worthwhile.

I can't wait.

[Jeremy Dylan]

It's times like this that living in Australian sucks.