Giveaway: Elvis Costello And The Sugarcanes At Bass Concert Hall

If there's a musical genre that Elvis Costello has missed over the past 30 years, hold on a year or two and he'll probably record an album to cover the omission. The eclectic nature of Costello's prolific catalog began all the way back in 1981 with Almost Blue, a collection of country covers that featured Hank Williams and Gram Parsons tunes. Since then, he's often veered away from his main job as a rock singer-songwriter to tackle chamber pop (1982's Imperial Bedroom), roots rock (1986's amazing King Of America), classical (1993's The Juliet Letters), easy listening (1998's Burt Bacharach collaboration Painted From Memory), torch songs (2003's North), and even opera (2004's Il Sogno). In recent years, he's done collaboration albums with both New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint and indie-pop darlings Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice. Confused yet?

In 2009, the performer also known as Declan MacManus has moved his attention back to traditional country and folk, cutting an odds-and-sods record in just three days titled Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane with storied producer T-Bone Burnett. Since Burnett also brought us the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, one can see what is coming here: fiddle, bluegrass, and a loose porch-front feel. Costello will perform works from both this record and his back catalog at UT's Bass Concert Hall on Tuesday. Noted Nashville session aces Jim Lauderdale and Jerry Douglas both participated in the recording of the record, and both should appear with him next week. Overall, the country-folk concept is something that plays to Costello's strengths, with a focus on lyrics and explorations of sadder, lovelorn themes, so it should be quite a pleasure to watch. Tickets for the show are still available through UTPAC.org.

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