All members of The Imposters and The Sugarcanes feature in a wide variety
of new combos with guests Vince Gill, Marc Ribot, Buddy Miller and Leon Russell
"Around the time the killing stopped on Wall St.
You couldn't hold me, baby, with anything but contempt"
The record is led off by the loud electric guitar of Marc Ribot in the left channel and the lap-steel of Jerry Douglas in the right channel. Steve Nieve enters on the Vox Continental organ, while the rhythm section consists of Dennis Crouch on double bass and Pete Thomas on drums. National Ransom (Hear Music/Concord Music Group) is the name of the album and also a rock and roll song, "For the bankrupt times, whenever they may be," as Costello recently described it.
Elvis Costello kicks off his European tour tonight at the Royal Festival Hall in London playing at Richard Thompson’s “Meltdown”. Over the month of June Elvis Costello will be playing other dates in the UK including Birmingham, Oxford, Cardiff, Liverpool, Gateshead & Glasgow. Elvis can also be seen performing at Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park on Sunday 27th June.
Check out www.elviscostello.com for more details and ticket availability for all of his UK & European shows.
Ahead of his sold out performance at the
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 28th June Elvis Costello has
announced that he is gifting one of his Gibson acoustic guitars to the Picket
music venue in Liverpool. The venue will raffle the instrument to raise funds
for the work it does with young bands. The Gibson DSM guitar handmade in Canada
comes complete with a hard-case and a personal note from Mr. Costello no less!....
Since visiting the music venue and its
Pinball Studios in the 1980’s Elvis has been a passionate supporter of its
work; “It’s a place I feel very strongly about.
It’s somewhere in Liverpool that allows people to play music at a community
level, and for that it needs the city’s support”.....
Tickets to win the guitar go on sale from
Monday 28th June. ....
They can be purchased by sending a cheque
for £10.00 to:....
The Picket Music Venue,....
61 Jordan Street,....
Liverpool,....
L1 OBW.....
UK....
Make it payable to ‘The Picket’ and
include a stamped addressed enveloped. The draw will take place on 3rd
August 2010. Please include your full contact details name, address, email and
a contact telephone number.....
Anyone
entering the raffle from outside the UK will have to pay any shipping and
import charges should they win.....
A limited edition and individually numbered, 7” E.P.
featuring three tracks from the recently released LIVE AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH
concert, will be available at select independent record stores on Record Store
Day, April 17th. Making their vinyl debut will be Hollywood High versions of “Pump
It Up,” “Lip Service” and “Waiting For The End Of The World.” Clickherefor a list of participating storeshttp://www.recordstoreday.com/venues
Get to England, we need Tramp The Dirt Down part 2
Thanks Elvis. You´are all we adore. Come soon to Euskalherria!
Thanks for add me as friend.
Can't wait! A Nashville record... You should come here more often, sir!
..Yes - Elvis make world wide more Fun Fun Fun. Have a nice 2010 Elvis Costello. Come soon to Germany!
Initiative Rock gegen Rechts
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