Stereogum — Lana Del Rey was supposed to be the musical guest on last night’s episode of the Late Show With David Letterman, but thanks to a last-minute cancellation, Elvis Costello filled in for her. Playing entirely solo, with just a fuzzed-out electric guit... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Weekend Edition interviewed Tom Robbins about his new memoir Tibetan Peach Pie. Paste listed the 20 best Elvis Costello songs. Rolling Stone reported that the new Elliott Smith documentary Heaven Adores You will feature over a dozen of the singer-son... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The annual Bumbershoot Festival returns in 2014 to Seattle's Seattle Center from August 30 to September 1. The lineup was just announced and includes The Replacements, Wu-Tang Clan, Elvis Costello, Schoolboy Q, Afghan Whigs, The Dismemberment Plan, N... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for most dates of the Jay Z and Beyonce tour go on sale today. On-sale time for the NYC-area show at MetLife Stadium is still TBA. Tickets for the Elvis Costello shows at Carnegie Hall go on sale... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Costello at the Cap w/ The Roots in March (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Elvis Costello, who recently did more shows with The Roots, will head out on another solo tour this June. That tour hits NYC for two... more info

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