Preview: Elvis Costello & The Imposters w/ Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets @ Wolf Trap, 8/18/22

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, England, London, Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe, power pop, Wolf Trap.

Elvis Costello (Photo by Mark Seliger)

Elvis Costello & The Imposters celebrate the release of their widely acclaimed new album, The Boy Named If, with summer tour titled The Boy Named If & Other Favourites. The band appear at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap on Thursday, Aug. 18.

The show includes an opening set by Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, marking the first time since 1989 that Elvis and Nick have toured together.

Preview: Elvis Costello and Blondie @ The Anthem, 7/26/19

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Blondie, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, England, mod, new wave, New York City, punk, The Anthem.

Debbie Harry (Photo courtesy Press Here Productions)

Elvis Costello & The Imposters and Blondie co-headline The Anthem on Friday, July 26.

Book Talk: “Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen” w/ Photos by Chester Simpson — 10/24/17

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Bill Bentley, Chester Simpson, Elvis Costello, George Clinton, Iggy Pop, J. Geils Band, Joan Jett, Los Lobos, photography, rock and roll, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Books, Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen, U2.

Iggy Pop at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, 1977, by Chester Simpson (also found on Page 79 of Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen).

On Oct. 24, Smithsonian Books published a vivid collection of rock photos titled Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen by Bill Bentley. Bill may have written the book, but it pools photographs from many sources, including our own Chester Simpson, who contributed seven of the 350 pictures to the project.