Elvis & Imp., West Coast Blues & Roots Fest., April 13, 2014

[sweetest punch]

The official website has this: http://www.elviscostello.com/homepage#/dance-card

April 13, 2014
Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
Elvis Costello & The Imposters

[Azmuda]

SUN - 2014-04-13 - Fremantle, WA, Australia, West Coast Blues and Roots Festival
THU - 2014-04-17 - Adelaide, SA, Australia, Thebarton Theatre
SAT -- 2014-04-19 - Deniliquin, NSW, Australia, Deni Blues & Roots Festival
MON - 2014-04-21 - Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, Byron Bay Bluesfest
Wed - 2014-04-23 - Sydney, NSW, Australia, State Theatre

SAT - 2014-04-26 - Queenstown, New Zealand, Blues & Roots Festival
SUN - 2014-04-27 - Auckland, New Zealand, The Civic -

[Azmuda]

I'm pulling for the gap in the schedule between Sunday, 13 April in Fremantle, and Thursday, 17 April in Adelaide to be slotted for Darwin, Northern Territory.

But I suppose it's more likely to be Hobart, Melbourne or Canberra.

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[Jeremy Dylan]

It's none of them actually. All of Elvis's Australian dates have been announced.

[johnfoyle]

So, who's going ?

http://westcoastbluesnroots.com.au/

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/enter ... s-it-real/

From the festival's f/book page -

[sulky lad]

And more importantly, who's recording ?

[johnfoyle]

Jacinta Mathews ‏@mojojay

Elvis Costello’s whole set has sounded like he can’t hear anyone else in the band. Or maybe he’s just going ‘jazz’ for the afternoon.





Dame Jane ‏@searchjane

Elvis Costello singing Alison #bluesnroots #freo with one of the Dooby Bros

Louisa Kirby ‏@cisforcarter 2h
Elvis Costello @ Park Stage with #davematthews watching side stage with daughters

http://instagram.com/p/muTZpXLley/


ScribblerWrites ‏@nickbruechle 2h

Doobie Beothers kicked arse, now Elvis Costello is Pumpin it up! #fremantle #bluesnroots #music #festival http://instagram.com/p/muTKTcMbdr/

Captain Perky ‏@heycarlycarly
Oh hi there Elvis Costello. You were super cool #elviscostello #westcoastbluesnroots

http://instagram.com/p/mukM2qN58Q/

[And No Coffee Table]

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elvis-cos ... 38527.html

01. Pump It Up
02. Oliver's Army
03. Less Than Zero
04. Watching the Detectives
05. Everyday I Write the Book
06. Midnight Bus (Jesse Winchester cover)
07, Payday (Jesse Winchester cover)
08, (I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea
09. Clubland
10. Alison (with John McFee)
11. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (with John McFee)
12. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)? (with John McFee)
13. (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (with John McFee)

[And No Coffee Table]

Trivia: Jesse Winchester's "Midnight Bus" was covered by Pete Thomas' pre-Attractions band Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers in 1974.

http://grooveshark.com/s/Midnight+Bus/4ESGHc?src=5

[SoulForHire]

I hope a recording pops up soon. I love it when McFee plays with Costello.

[dpannell]

Elvis was in good spirits on this hot Perth afternoon. The show included two departures from a typical EC+I festival show. For one, the setlist deviated from focusing on hits by including two songs by Jesse Winchester, who died on April 11. Elvis chatted about him before doing Midnight Bus and then quickly went into Payday.

And then John McFee joined them on stage for the last four songs. It's particularly great to hear John doing his lead guitar lines for Alison, which makes the performance sound much more like the original record than Elvis otherwise achieves. McFee was able to join by virtue of the Doobie Brothers being on the festival bill. They finished playing (on the second stage) half an hour before Elvis started.

There were two acoustic guitars (large and small) on stage behind Elvis but he didn't use either of them. Instead, the set focused on classic-era rock songs played electrically, mostly with his Jazzmaster. Elvis took frequent drinks from a cup, and in the second half of the show his voice started to get a bit hoarse. Nothing like the bad old days of the 1980s and early 90s when he got quite croaky at times, but hoarser than I've heard him since a Rude 5 gig in Perth in 1991. The Imposters did what the Imposters do, with skill and precision. - David Pannell

[MOJO]

Sweet little set list. Must have been bitchin' - no doubt. Where are you Jeremy Dylan? Happy Passover to those who observe.

[Jeremy Dylan]

I'm in Sydney Mojo, making final preparations for the Deni Blues and Roots Festival, where we're looking forward to welcoming Elvis, Pete, Steve and Davey on Saturday evening.

[And No Coffee Table]

Alison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmXYlTraSlA
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YwFT_Morss

[sweetest punch]

http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainmen ... 6884080782

(...)
In what was one of the worst clashes of the festival, the crowd seemed split by generation as the Xers and Gen Y headed to the Big Top to see Boy & Bear and most of the Boomers stuck around to see Elvis Costello & The Imposters.

Again it was hits all the way as Costello kicked off his set with Pump It Up and Oliver’s Army. He was joined by Doobie Brother John McFee for Alison and ended his impressive set, perhaps one of his finest in a while, with (What’s So Funny About) Peace Love and Understanding.
(...)

[sweetest punch]

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/aust ... g-and-song

West Coast Blues'n'Roots review: a day of beards, sequins, stagediving and song

Elvis Costello confirmed that his mojo is still fully active while Edward Sharpe converted new disciples

(...)
With bands starting at the same time, trying to navigate your way through the blanket dwellers to get from stage to stage is like a game of human Tetris. But seeing Elvis Costello point a megaphone at his guitar during his opening track, Watching the Detectives, made the Burke and Wills-type trek worthwhile. A geek before it was chic, Costello's showmanship and love of performing shines through. Despite his bookish, bespectacled exterior the raw energy of his punk days still lurks just beneath the surface. The ballads Everyday I Write the Book and Alison are still tender and rich. And as Costello joked: "There is nothing like hearing Alison sung in an Australian accent."
(...)

[And No Coffee Table]

another Alison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfqe-WgHleA

[krm]

quite an "old" setlist. With Everyday I write the book as newest song played. and that one is more than 30 years old.

[The Gentleman]

quite an "old" setlist. With Everyday I write the book as newest song played. and that one is more than 30 years old.

Fair enough. But "Midnight Bus" (not to mention "Payday") certainly qualify as "newer to EC." In fact, unless I'm wrong, I don't think he's ever played ""Midnight Bus" before, even if it's composition pre-dates his own songs.

[verbal gymnastics]

quite an "old" setlist. With Everyday I write the book as newest song played. and that one is more than 30 years old.

I agree that's a fair comment. But this is a set to please a festival crowd in a country he hasn't played for a while.

[And No Coffee Table]

I would guess the Jesse Winchester tribute took up the time which otherwise would have gone to a couple of newer songs.

[bronxapostle]

I would guess the Jesse Winchester tribute took up the time which otherwise would have gone to a couple of newer songs.

newer??? you mean as in UNCOMPLICATED and VERONICA?

[sweetest punch]

Setlist needs adjusting:
Quiet About It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2GDxwl2nVE

[bronxapostle]

wow...does that mean he did 3 JESSE songs? now, THAT is a tribute.

[dpannell]

Sorry for confusing matters. He didn't do Midnight Bus, it was Quiet About It. I went with the Set List on setlist.fm without thinking about it, but I should have seen the mistake.

I also didn't mention that he included a bit of a song from Wise Up Ghost in Chelsea. I'm pretty sure it was Walk Us Uptown, but I didn't record it. It was a pretty heavy Imposters version, not at all Hip Hoppy.