L.A. Times - Entertainment — It was an offhanded comment by singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester, but it stopped Elvis Costello cold when he was chatting with Winchester for his short-lived music-interview series “Spectacle” on the Sundance Channel a few years ago. more info

Mercury News, California — Jesse Winchester, a U.S.-born singer who established himself in Montreal after dodging the Vietnam War and went on to write songs covered by the likes of Elvis Costello, Jimmy Buffett and Joan Baez has died of cancer. He was 69. more info

The Telegraph — BluesFest 2014 will be six-day event at Royal Albert Hall featuring Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow and Georgie Fame     more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Capitol Theater photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin The Basement Tapes Band.. A trove of two dozen unfinished Bob Dylan songs written circa 1967 during his "Basement Tapes" period is being completed by an all-star band assembled by producer T Bone... more info

ContactMusic — Elvis Costello and Marcus Mumford have signed up to help music producer T Bone Burnett turn lost Bob Dylan lyrics into songs for a new tribute... more info

NME — 'Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes' is being produced by T Bone Burnett more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A trove of two dozen unfinished Bob Dylan songs written circa 1967 during his “Basement Tapes” period are being completed by an all-star band assembled by producer T Bone Burnett and including Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford and My Morning Jacket�... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Johnny Cash always had his ears open to a great song regardless of where it came from. So even though he was considered a standard-bearer of traditional country music and was deeply knowledgeable about folk, gospel, blues and other roots forms, he al... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Costello & The Roots at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Elvis Costello, The Roots @ The Capitol... more info