in checking elvis costello's web site, u.s. tour dates are filling in. and thank goodness, portland, or is on the list.

he will be touring in support of his new album, the delivery man, which has sold attrociously poor, but is a very good album. it is a "roots rock and roll" album. for me, it is his best since 1994's brutal youth. if you saw his performance on austin city limits, you will know what's in store.

the artists i have seen most often are prince and elvis, and while they are very different preformers, both are great in concert.