By Meredith Brody
You may have noticed that there's precious little new stuff to watch during the holidays - a period which The New York Times describes as "a profound holiday slumber of repeats and musical specials." But we can't even find any musical specials, and are reduced to re-watching A Colbert Christmas , which in a marketing stroke of genius was broadcast before Thanksgiving and available on DVD immediately thereafter. ("Remember, every time you buy a copy of A Colbert Christmas, an
Elvis Costello is celebrating the release of his new record, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, by touring the greatest state in the nation--California--for one day. On Monday, June 22, he'll perform acoustic shows at two Amoeba locations. First he'll play and sign autographs at the Haight St. store at noon. Then he'll hit the road for an 8 p.m. performance down in Hollywood. Both sets will be acoustic, and Costello will be accompanied by Jim Lauderdale. I'd say the 22nd is the perfect day to take
Elvis Costello and Jim LauderdaleMonday, June 22, 2009Amoeba MusicBetter than: Concerts you have to pay for.Sure, it's finally feeling like summer in San Francisco today, but a good couple hundred people skipped work this morning for more reasons than just working on their tan. The line that stretched down to the McDonald's from Amoeba's doorway around 9:30 a.m. told of another rare visitor in the city today besides the sun: Elvis Costello was in town. Not only that, but he was here to play a fr
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