11/29/2006
New Release: Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina Elvis Costello and New Orleans musical great Allen Toussaint collaborated on The River In Reverse, followed it with knockout performances at the GRAMMY Awards and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a month-long tour. The DVD Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade (Hip-O/UMe), released December 5, 2006, captures that tour’s scintillating concert in Montreal, Canada, spotlighting songs from the album as well as other Costello gems spanning four decades, from “Watching The Detectives” and “Pump It Up” to lesser-known songs, most of them given special arrangements by Toussaint.