Posts Tagged “Elvis Costello”

Music Monday: The Attractions

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Music Monday: The Attractions

A month ago I did a Music Monday post about Elvis Costello, and while he has had a lengthy solo career, his backing band for a long time was more than just a bunch of hired musicians, it was an actual band – The Attractions. They weren’t pulled together until Elvis Costello’s second album, though not…

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Music Monday: Elvis Costello

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Music Monday: Elvis Costello

I have seen Elvis Costello live twice, both times at Bumbershoot. The first time was in 1996 when he played the final show of his tour after reuniting with The Attractions and it was even a separate ticket (but it included access to the Bumbershoot festival that day). They played for two hours and, well, I’ll probably…

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Music Monday: Bumbershoot 2014 (Part 2 – Saturday)

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Music Monday: Bumbershoot 2014 (Part 2 – Saturday)

So I posted about my entire weekend at Bumbershoot 2014 as viewed through my twitter stream, but that was not the whole story. The 3 day pass was a Father’s Day present. I wasn’t able to travel to see The Replacements (more on that in a later post) but the band was a featured headliner…

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Music Monday: Bumbershoot (Part 1)

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Last weekend I was given tickets to attend Bumbershoot as my Father’s Day gift. I had a great time and was able to take August and Dela on Saturday then Kyle and I went on Monday. Sunday was all me, and it was fantastic. I have a lot to write about, as well as a…

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