Elvis Costello News

The public's interest in watching and interacting with fashion week has never been greater. (Over 630,000 people watched the live streams from various sites in September 2013, according to Mashable.com.)

Curated and hosted by Portable Boog Reader 7 N.Y.C. editors Laura Henriksen, Amy King, David Kirschenbaum, Geoffrey Olsen, Nicole Peyrafitte, and Angela Veronica Wong, and Pittsburgh editors Margaret Bashaar and Lauren Russell.

Blue Note Entertainment Group has announced its first-annual NEW YORK BRASS AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL, a celebration of New Orleans music and culture January 7-12, 2014. Artists including THE REBIRTH BRASS BAND, THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, KELLER WILLIAMS AND THE TRAVELIN' MCCOURYS and more will take to the stage at Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, The Highline Ballroom, Lucille's Bar & Grill, and Drom, bringing a mix of New Orleans jazz-fusion, blues and brass for six nights of unforgettable Southern comfort.

Bay Street Theatre is pleased to announce "Fireside Sessions with Nancy Atlas and a special guest" will begin Friday, January 3 at 8 pm. The special guest for the evening will be Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson, one of the most respected artists in country music today, will be coming to St. Petersburg on Friday, Jan. 17 at The Mahaffey Theater.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mary Chapin Carpenter with the New York Philharmonic and Special Guests, a retrospective program featuring songs from throughout her career, some newly arranged for orchestra.

Ballads reign on Moment To Moment on the extraordinarily self-possessed new album by pianist Cava Menzies and trumpeter Nick Phillips. But this recording is much more than just a 'ballads album.'

Below is the updated list of comics for MPAC's November 23 comedy night, plus blurbs for the shows November 26-December 1. Details below!

Elvis Costello is going it alone this fall for his first solo tour in more than a decade, stopping at the historic State Theatre in Easton tonight, November 23rd.

The latest musician to be announced for the Adelaide Festival exclusive John Zorn concert series next March is legendary ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo (Philm, Fantômas).

Grammy-winning, British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello may have gotten his start on the '70s New Wave scene but he's been ever-changing, ever-challenging ever since. Named one of '100 Greatest Artists of All Time' by Rolling Stone, Costello will make a Jorgensen debut on his new East Coast tour tonight, Nov. 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. The November tour is his first set of headlining solo dates in a decade.

Rachael Sage returns to the renowned Cafe Carlyle - known for featuring top musical talents such as Woody Allen, Cyndi Lauper and Judy Collins - tonight, November 21st to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of her album 'Public Record'. Her most popular album to date, 'Public Record' contains many fan-favorites by the New York based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who co-produced the album in 2003 with Grammy Winner Andy Zulla (Rod Stewart, Kelly Clarkson).

Boog City presents d.a. levy lives: celebrating renegade presses -- N.Y.C./L.I. Small Presses Night -- tonight. Nov. 21, 6:30 p.M. Sharp, free at the Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A (@ E. 6th St.), NYC with Epiphany Magazine, Marsh Hawk Press, Nor By Press, Tea Party Republicans Press and music from Mixed Doubles.

Grammy-winning, British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello may have gotten his start on the '70s New Wave scene but he's been ever-changing, ever-challenging ever since. Named one of '100 Greatest Artists of All Time' by Rolling Stone, Costello will make a Jorgensen debut on his new East Coast tour Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. The November tour is his first set of headlining solo dates in a decade.

Billy Crystal returned to Broadway last night to kick off a 9-week-only limited engagement of his Tony Award-winning, record-breaking play 700 Sundays. The final performance will be Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the star-studded theatre arrivals below!

Elvis Costello embarks on SOLO East Coast U.S. Tour with Philadelphia Stop at Merriam Theater tonight, November 10 at 8 p.m. Costello's performance includes new work from Wise Up Ghost (released September 17, Blue Note Records), the collaborative album of Costello and The Roots, produced by longtime Roots associate Steven Mandel along with Costello and ?uestlove.

Roys Boys LLC, the company formed by Roy Orbison's surviving sons tomanage and protect their father's name, likeness, image and musical legacy, will releaseThe Last Concert - 25th Anniversary Edition (http://smarturl.it/roy_lastconcert_amzn) this December 3 through Sony Music's Legacy imprint.The set is, literally, what the title indicates: the very last concert performance ever given by Roy Orbison, recorded December 4, 1988 at the Front Row Theatre in Highland Heights, Ohio, just outside Cleveland.The Last Concertincludes passion-fueled performances of 14 Orbison classics such as 'Only The Lonely,' 'Blue Bayou,' 'Crying,' 'Oh, Pretty Woman' and ten others.Orbison was in top form that night; just two days later he was gone forever.

Fifty years in show business deserves celebration! With a voice as powerful as Etta James' and a story as compelling as Tina Turner's, Grammy-nominee and veteran jazz artist Bettye LaVette is finally gaining the superstar status that has eluded her since the 1960s. Her eclectic musical style combines elements of soul, blues, rock 'n' roll, gospel, funk and country music. Accompanied by bass, guitar, drums and keyboard, this Grammy Award nominee has earned superstar accolades for her new album, Thankful and Thoughtful. This soul sensation and 2012 Blues Music Award winner has The New York Times raving that LaVette 'now rivals Aretha Franklin as her generation's most vital soul singer,' and her velvet-rich voice and gospel-based blues have earned the admiration of everyone from Paul McCartney to Bonnie Raitt and Elvis Costello. On Today, November 7, at 8 p.m., this accomplished artist will entertain at The Ridgefield Playhouse. To enhance this evening of jazz, a wine and cheese tasting by No. 109 Cheese & Wine starts at 7:15 p.m. with an art exhibit and artist's reception.