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Elvis Costello & The Imposters Announce Live Album of “The Boy Named If”

Due Out November 25; Remix of “Magnificent Hurt” Also Shared

Nov 18, 2022

Elvis Costello & The Imposters have announced a live edition of their most recent album, The Boy Named If, which will be out on November 25. The live edition will feature live studio recordings of tracks from the album in addition to a new version of Costello’s “Every Day I Write the Book” and covers of songs by The Rolling Stones, Nick Lowe, The Byrds, and Paul McCartney. Costello has also shared a remix of the album’s “Magnificent Hurt” by Japanese duo chelmico. More

Oct 27, 2022

Elvis Costello has announced a four night concert event which will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland. The concerts will run from May 25-29, 2023 and will feature accompaniment by Steve Nieve and special guest Nick Lowe. More

Sep 20, 2022

Elvis Costello has announced a 10 night run at Gramercy Theatre in NYC entitled 100 Songs and More. Costello will perform a completely different set each night, with the first five nights playing solo and the next five alongside pianist Steve Nieve. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (Sep. 23). The performances will run from Thursday, February 9, 2023 to Wednesday, February 22, 2023. More

May 31, 2022

Elvis Costello has announced a 50th anniversary release of his band Rusty’s first album. The album, entitled Rusty: The Resurrection of Rust, will be out on June 10 via Capitol. More

Elvis Costello & The Imposters Announce Summer Tour

The Boy Named If Out Now via EMI/Capitol

Feb 15, 2022

Elvis Costello & The Imposters have announced a summer tour in support of their latest album, The Boy Named If. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (Feb. 18) at 10 a.m. local time. More

Elvis Costello & The Imposters Announce New Album, Share New Song “Magnificent Hurt”

The Boy Named If Due Out January 14, 2022 via EMI/Capitol

Oct 27, 2021

Elvis Costello & The Imposters have announced the release of a new album, The Boy Named If, which will be out on January 14, 2022 via EMI/Capitol. They have also shared a new song from the album as well, “Magnificent Hurt.” More

Aug 14, 2020

Elvis Costello has announced a new album, Hey Clockface, and shared a new song from it, “We Are All Cowards Now,” which is actually the third single from the album. More

Jul 27, 2018

Elvis Costello (along with his backing band The Imposters) has announced a new album, Look Now, and shared two songs from it, “Under Lime” and “Unwanted Number.” More

Elvis Costello Cancels Tour Dates Due to Recovery From Cancer Surgery

July European Tour Dates Cancelled, Costello Issues Statement and Promises New Album in October

Jul 06, 2018

Elvis Costello has been forced the cancel all his July tour dates as he is recovering from a surgery that removed “a small but very aggressive cancerous malignancy.” More

Elvis Costello on Bobby Womack

Elvis Costello Performs Tonight at Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Jun 29, 2014

Earlier today, Elvis Costello was awarded the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Spirit award, a distinction shared with the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Lenoard Cohen, and Stevie Wonder. More

Watch: Elvis Costello on “Letterman”

Performs Brand New Song "The Last Year of My Youth"

Jun 06, 2014

Last night Lana Del Rey was forced to cancel her appearance on the Late Show at the last minute, leaving host Dave Letterman and his staff to scramble for a replacement. More

Sep 18, 2013

Given that it was a visit on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon that inspired their collaboration in the first place, last night on the show Elvis Costello and The Roots performed the track “Walk Us Uptown” from their newly released joint album Wise Up Ghost. More

Sep 09, 2013

Next week sees the release of a number of noteworthy albums on Sept. 17, all of which are now streaming in full online. More

Listen/Watch: Elvis Costello & the Roots – “Walk Us Uptown”

Wise Up Ghost Is Out September 17 Via Blue Note Records

Jul 22, 2013

Elvis Costello & the Roots’ collaborative album Wise Up Ghost will see the light of day September 17 via Blue Note Records. More

May 29, 2013

As previoiusly reported The Roots and Elvis Costello recently teamed up in the recording studio for a collaborative album. More

The Roots Recorded An Album With Elvis Costello

Late Night Visits Led To Collaboration

Jan 23, 2013

The Roots have announced the upcoming release of new collaborative album with Elvis Costello. More

Watch: Elvis Costello And The Roots Cover Springsteen

Part of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’s All Things Springsteen Week

Mar 02, 2012

The week of the Bruce Springsteen continues on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The Boss himself has already been in the house, bringing with him a few new songs. Now Elvis Costello has stepped up to the challenge of covering “Brilliant Disguise” and “Fire.” More

Oct 26, 2011

Elvis Costello recently dropped by Sesame Street for a visit with everyone’s counting, cookie-eating monsters. We have the video. More

Photos from New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by David Redfern: Band of Horses and more

Plus: Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket, The Dead Weather, and Elvis Perkins

May 10, 2010

Legendary music photographer David Redfern was down at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival earlier this month. We’ve just posted a gallery of Under the Radar-friendly artists who Redfern shot at the festival, including photos of Band of Horses, My Morning Jacket, Elvis Costello, The Dead Weather, and Elvis Perkins in Dearland. More




Reviews

Feb 21, 2023

Under the Radar caught the fourth of Elvis Costello’s ten-night residency at New York’s Gramercy Theatre More

Feb 21, 2010

The second in Hip-O’s The Costello Show campaign of live Elvis Costello releases is a concert from June 4, 1978, documenting the then 23-year-old Costello and his recently formed Attractions three months after the release of Costello’s classic sophomore album, This Year’s Model. More