Elvis Costello/Nick Lowe
Lynah Rink, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY This was one of the best concerts I've ever attended. Me and the people I went with--my girlfriend Alyssa, and Tim and Chris--were all Elvis fans, and we had heard that he was doing a tour with a Spinning Songwheel: audience members would be brought up on stage to spin the wheel, and whatever song it landed on, Elvis would perform. Nick Lowe first came on solo (it was offially called the "Elvis Costello Almost Alone" tour, since it was just Costello and Lowe solo--at least according to the t-shirt I bought), and did a great smattering of his songs. Then Elvis came out, announced "Welcome to my world" and opened an umbrella with a map of the world printed on it. He then launched into "American Without Tears" and a bunch of new songs from the King of America album. After a decent-length set, he departed, came back for an encore with Nick to do a duo version of Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'Bout) P...