Elvis/Imposters play Rochester, NY, 17 June '11

[johnfoyle]

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/ ... px?rss=102

Rochester, N.Y. – Natalie Cole, Bela Fleck, Fab Faux, k.d. lang and Elvis Costello will headline the 2011 Xerox Rochester Jazz Fest this June.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 21 at 10 a.m.—ranging from $35 to $125 at Ticketmaster.

Club passes, seen as an exceptional value, are also available. They provide access on a first-come first-served seating basis to approximately 185 Club Pass shows during the entire Festival.

The rest of the lineup, including information about free festival shows, will be announced in March.

http://rochesterjazz.com/

http://www.rochesterjazz.com/ticket_info/

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004 ... norcatid=4

'June 10-18' listed.

[FAVEHOUR]

Friday, June 17th with the Imposters, 8 pm at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

[bronxapostle]

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! let's get more NY area and Imposter dates soon please!!!!!!

[krm]

.....as he rarely plays that area these days........

[happybee]

Does anybody know the pre-sale code?

[monkey2man]

yes!! pre-sale codes anyone???

[bronxapostle]

.....as he rarely plays that area these days........

don't be confused!!! those who have, want more! what can i say? my BIG addiction: seeing EC upon the stage. 2011 could be the year of number one hundred!!

[FAVEHOUR]

THE PRESALE IS ELVISCOSTELLO

[krm]

THE PRESALE IS ELVISCOSTELLO

in my mailbox today

Hello Elvis Costello Fans,

Elvis has recently been booked to play a show in Rochester, NY! Elvis and The Imposters will be taking the stage for the 10th Anniversary of the Rochester International Jazz Festival.

6/17/11 - Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (Rochester, NY)

Because of your loyalty, you will get the first opportunity to purchase presale tickets. The presale will begin tomorrow, 1/19/10 at 3pm EST at the site below:

http://tixx1.artistarena.com/elviscostello

Username: elvis
Password: costello

We'll see you soon, Rochester!

[Jeremy Dylan]

Is Idlewild the closest airport to Rochester?

[FAVEHOUR]

I still have a ticket for this show to sell....

[johnfoyle]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/art ... al-tickets


Jun. 5, 2011

The 10th annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival runs from Friday through June 18.

For headline shows at the Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St., tickets are available at the festival's Ticket Shop at the corner of East Avenue and Gibbs Street or through Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. As of late in the week, the Elvis Costello show was sold out and tickets for some of the other shows were dwindling fast.

[johnfoyle]

No updates yet ?!?!

[bronxapostle]

it's STILL not 8:00 new york time John...soon come!!!!!!! best, ba

[johnfoyle]

Righto! I'll catch it all when I get up tomorrow - enjoy!

[And No Coffee Table]

Rochester apparently tweets even less than Pittsburgh, but there are enough photos to reveal the full contents of the wheel. Changes from Pittsburgh are in bold.

Peace, Love & Understanding
All This Useless Beauty (Pittsburgh: Doll Revolution)
Alison
And Your Bird Can Sing
Veronica
Joanna
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (Pittsburgh: Sulky Girl)
Stella Hurt
The Other Side Of Summer
Turpentine
Human Hands
Girl
Country Darkness
Detectives Vs. Hoover Factory
Bedlam
Black And White World
Joker
Pump It Up in 6/8
Shipbuilding
Time
Beyond Belief
Chelsea
Joker
Clubland
Earthbound
King's Ransom
New Lace Sleeves
Long Honeymoon
Everyday I Write The Book
God's Comic
Can Sing A Rainbow
I Want You
Joker
Monkey To Man
Harry Worth (Pittsburgh: You Tripped At Every Step)
Imperial Chocolate
Living In Paradise
God Give Me Strength
This Wheel's On Fire
Joker

I believe this is the first appearance of "All This Useless Beauty" on the wheel. The "Numbers" jackpot mentioned in the program has yet to appear on the actual wheel.

[And No Coffee Table]

http://twitter.com/#!/XRIJF/status/81918422233001984

Elvis Costello approaching 3 hrs of straight performance #XRIJF wow!!!!

[sweetest punch]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/art ... z-festival


Elvis Costello brings a little cheese to jazz festival

Jazz couldn't do this without being accused of descending into lounge music. But Elvis Costello can wallow in cheese, and somehow the rock and roll maintains its integrity.

Elvis Costello & the Imposters arrived at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival in a retro mood. At selected stops on this tour, including Friday's sold-out show at Eastman Theatre, the band has been using the "Spectacular Spinning Songbook," a gimmick seemingly drawn from an underfunded local TV show of years ago.

Cheesy? Yes, but forgivably so. The set was a collision of tenuously related '60s pop culture. A two-stool family-room bar, compete with a pair of cocktail glasses filled with a bright blue drink. A giant television backdrop with a color test pattern. A small TV with static on the bar. (Do today's cable-ready kids even recognize a test pattern or static?) Completing the ensemble, a go-go girl dancing cage. Despite the rumor we were circulating that it was for Diana Krall, it was actually for a woman sporting peace-sign earrings.

The set was dominated by the wheel, with slots for 36 song titles and four Jokers. Spin the wheel, and the band plays the song that it lands on. After a short introductory set of work-up-a-sweat rock that included "Mystery Dance," Costello went to work as the carnival barker, setting aside his straw fedora in favor of a top hat and cane. "My name is Napoleon Dynamite!" he lied.

Costello turned a spotlight on the audience, searching for a volunteer. Up came a barefoot woman named Susie. "These people's enjoyment of the next five minutes is entirely in your hands," Costello announced as she spun the wheel. It stopped on a Joker. That meant Susie got to pick any of the songs; she wisely chose "Everyday I Write the Book," and was prompted to dance in the cage while the band played. Sorry, Susie, but you looked like you've been in that cage before.

Next up, a couple of guys from the local band Sports, who had brought a gift for Costello: a vinyl copy of their record. Their spin landed on a slot mysteriously labeled "King's Ransom," and Costello instructed them to spin again. Costello returned to that one a few minutes later. "King's Ransom" turned out to be a righteously rocking, cynical set of songs from his latest album, National Ransom. He may be an Englishman living in Canada — he's married to Krall — but he's really worried about the health of our nation.

Back to the Sports men. They spun again, and Costello gave the wheel a few nudges. "If I can't cheat in Rochester, where can I cheat?" he explained. This slot was labeled "Detectives vs. Hoover Factory," audience-participation time. How many people wanted the band to play "Hoover Factory?" Big cheer, including the Sports guys. How about "Watching the Detectives?" HUGE cheer. "Let's play both," Costello said. And they did.

The Sports guys sat at the bar for "Hoover Factory," sipping the blue drinks and singing along. But for "Watching the Detectives" they were sent to the cage to dance together, which this morning they may find very difficult to live down. Or maybe not. It's the 21st century.

[sweetest punch]

Setlist from elviscostello.com

Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Rochester
June 17th , 2011

Overture - featuring the former Mother Superior of Our Lady of Perpetual Torment, Dixie De La Fontaine

I Hope You're Happy Now
Heart Of The City
Mystery Dance
Uncomplicated
Radio Radio

The Spectacular Spinning Songbook

Joker - SPIN 1

Everyday I Write The Book

Detectives vs Hoover Factory - SPIN 2

Hoover Factory
Watching The Detectives

"King's Ransom" Jackpot - SPIN 3

The Spell That You Cast
American Without Tears
Brilliant Mistake
National Ransom

Monkey To Man - SPIN 4

Temptation - with Steve Nieve - IMPROMPTU
All Grown Up - with Steve Nieve - IMPROMPTU

Veronica - SPIN 5

45 - IMPROMPTU

Commercial Break

The Stations Of The Cross

Almost Blue - IMPROMPTU
Chelsea - IMPROMPTU
Less Than Zero - IMPROMPTU

Beyond Belief - SPIN 6

Waiting For The End Of The World - IMPROMPTU
You Belong To Me - IMPROMPTU
Next Time Round - IMPROMPTU

Interlude

A Slow Drag With Josephine
Jimmie Standing In The Rain

Pump It Up/Busted (Harlan Howard) - IMPROMPTU

"Girl" Jackpot - SPIN 7

This Year's Girl
Spooky Girlfriend
Girl (Lennon/McCartney)

Alison - IMPROMPTU

Finale

This Wheel's On Fire/The River In Reverse/On Your Way Down/I'll Take Care Of You/This Wheel's On Fire
Peace, Love And Understanding

[sweetest punch]

They played Stations Of The Cross!!

[sweetest punch]

Everyday I Write The Book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS-z781ST3s
Pump It Up (in 6/8): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1nC4kUzx0
PLU: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eokahkIPZuc

[bronxapostle]

yeh, i had a feeling last night was gonna be an extra special show. too bad Rochester is just TOO DAMN FAR!!! looks like a three hour show alright!

[Jack of All Parades]

That is a much better set list- far more representational of the catalog and with a stronger nod to the recent decades. It is nice to see him expand the songs on a given night.

[johnfoyle]

http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/m ... o-and-The/

[The Gentleman]

"I'll Take Care of You"? Was it a mostly complete rendition or just a snippet?