Shelly got last minute tickets from Vet Tix to see Elvis Costello and the Imposters at the Lyric in Baltimore on July 9. I was excited to see him as I liked his popular songs and hits in the late 70's/early 80's. Shelly didn't know his music so it would be a new experience for her. Nick Lowe (composer and signer of the 1970's song, "Cruel to be Kind") was the warm up band.
We arrived at the Lyric around 6:00pm and went to eat dinner at the Brass Tap across the street. I had a grilled cheese which had brie, bacon, and blueberry jam, and it was very good. It's nice to have a go to place when we have a show at the Lyric.
Nick Lowe came on at 7:30pm, and he and the band were good. I forget the name of the band but they did a few surf music instrumentals that I really liked. Nick Lowe performed "Cruel to be Kind" and a video snippet is below.
Elvis Costello came on around 8:45pm. He performed about 6 songs I had never heard of, mostly sounded like jazz or big band tunes. Then he sang "Allison", and I was now looking forward to his classics. But they didn't come. More jazzy and big band tunes. I was disappointed as these were not the Elvis Costello tunes I used to listen to. We decided to leave around 10:00pm. I had looked at previous concert set lists, and he played a couple, well-known songs, like "What's so Funny about Peace, Love, and Understanding", at the end of the show, so we missed them.
I have to confess that I did not own any of his albums, but remember liking "Accidents Will Happen", "Oliver's Army", "Radio, Radio", etc. Oh, well, we still had a great time, and a grateful to Vet Tix for making tickets to top shows available to veterans.
Here's a couple photos of Costello and a video snippet.
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