Showbiz411, May 24, 2011

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Elvis Costello spins a wheel of fortune, Diana Krall dances


Roger Friedman

Elvis Costello got some people to dance on stage last night at the Beacon Theater who ordinarily don't shake their moneymakers in public. But his wife, jazz great Diana Krall, and producer extraordinaire T Bone Burnett got in the mood like crazy, doing the frug and other dances with a Sixties style gogo dancer in a cage — provided by Steve van Zandt's manager wife, Maureen.

The Beacon was pretty much of a party as Elvis, sporting a top hat and cane, recreated his famous 1986 spinning wheel on stage — sort of like Regis and Kelly's vacation wheel but slotted with names of Costello's songs and other hits. "Contestants" get to spin the wheel and Costello's band has to play whatever song comes up. Of course, Costello himself has some control of the wheel and inserts songs he's got slated to play.

But the whole thing makes for an incredibly entertaining evening. For the second of three nights at the Beacon, Costello pulled out all the stops, mixing hits like "Alison" and "Watching the Detectives" with cool rarities for fans like "Clowntime is Over," "Lipstick Vogue" — with the Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, and the Nick Lowe/Dave Edmunds hit "Heart of the City."

Costello performed three songs from his 1985 album, Blood & Chocolate — "I Hope You're Happy Now," "I Want You," "Uncomplicated," plus "So Like Candy," a rousing version of the Rolling Stone's "Out of Time." He was also joined on stage for a couple of numbers with his (much younger) half brother, Ronan MacManus, an accomplished Irish musician who supplied quite lovely vocals on "American Without Tears."

Tonight, Elvis is back for a third night at the Beacon.


Tags: Beacon TheatreNew YorkThe ImpostersBibleCode SundaysRonan MacManusAlex TurnerDiana KrallT Bone BurnettSteve Van ZandtAlisonWatching The DetectivesClowntime Is OverLipstick VogueArctic MonkeysAlex TurnerNick LoweDave EdmundsHeart Of The CityBlood & ChocolateI Hope You're Happy NowI Want YouUncomplicatedSo Like CandyThe Rolling StonesOut Of TimeAmerican Without Tears

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Showbiz411, May 24, 2011


Roger Friedman reviews Elvis Costello & The Imposters with guests BibleCode Sundays and Alex Turner, Monday, May 23, 2011, Beacon Theatre, New York.


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