Shonen Knife to perform in LA next week; 'Let's Knife - Recut' out now

Inspired by Sixties girl groups and punk bands like the Ramones, sisters Naoko and Atsuko Yamano formed Osaka, Japan pop-punk trio Shonen Knife in 1981. Soon after, they gained a cult following through songs about candy, animals, food, and more.

 

The band opened for Sonic Youth at home in 1987, and then in America alongside Redd Kross. There was even a Shonen Knife tribute album in 1991. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana was an unabashed fan, taking the ladies on the road on a European tour before Nevermind arrived. Shonen Knife made regular appearances at such U.S. festivals as Lollapalooza, All Tomorrow's Parties and Riot Fest.

 

Last month, Shonen Knife put out a re-recording of 1992 album Let's Knife via Good Charamel Records. Label owner Robbie Takac, bassist for the Goo Goo Dolls, executive produced it. The original album was a re-recording of past songs with new English lyrics.

 

Let's Knife had been unavailable on streaming services and physical editions were out of print, so Naoko (vocals, guitar) and Atsuko (bass, vocals, drums, percussion) Yamano and Risa Kawano (drums, vocals, keyboards, percussion) to faithfully re-recorded fun songs like "Bear Up Bison," "Twist Barbie," "Flying Jelly Attack," "Cycling is Fun," "I am a Cat," "Insect Collector" and more with a modern production. 

 

Shonen Knife performs with Colin Hay's Men at Work and Toad the Wet Sprocket at the United Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles on Aug. 20. More info: theunitedtheater.com, axs.com

Christopher Cross to perform in Chula Vista, Long Beach this week; deluxe reissues out now

Since Christopher Cross will make two SoCal concert appearances this week with Toto and The Romantics, it's a good time to remind Cross fans that last year Omnivore Recordings put out an exceptional expanded edition of his 4x Grammy-winning, eponymous 1979 debut album with a plethora of bonus tracks and All Right: The Worldwide Singles 1980-88.

Over the past decade, the popularity of yacht rock has gained steam and Christopher Cross - commonly derided by music critics at the time - has been reconsidered as a classic of the subgenre in many circles.

Boasting four hit pop singles: “Sailing” (#1), "Ride Like the Wind" (#2), "Never Be the Same" (#15), and "Say You'll Be Mine" (#20), the quintuple platinum album impressively featured backing vocals by Michael McDonald, Don Henley (yacht rock masters in their own right), Eagles co-writer JD Souther and Nicolette Larson, not to mention electric guitar contributions from Larry Carlton and Eric Johnson. 

Among the 11 bonus tracks are seven previously unissued demos. A mostly fully formed "Ride Like the Wind" was previously available elsewhere, but because it differs slightly in phrasing, the uninitiated should find it interesting. The sprightly "Mary Ann" - a Japan-only single - could've easily fit on the original nine-track release. Other demos here, such as "Parade," and "Passengers" are strong. Gene Sculatti penned an informative essay for the reissue package. Available in CD and 2LP configurations.

Meanwhile, All Right: The Worldwide Singles 1980-88 collects Cross’ domestic and international A-sides from those years. Available as a 2LP set, it contains the original single versions, and the 2CD counterpart adds B-sides on the second disc. The compilation was remastered and has liner notes by Garrett Price, director of the HBO Original film Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary. 

Highlights include all the singles from Christopher Cross, the romantic and engaging #1 Oscar-winning "Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)"; top 40 pop charters “All Right” and “No Time for Talk" off sophomore album Another Page; the luxurious top 10 “Think of Laura” (popularized through its use on the soap opera General Hospital); “A Chance For Heaven (Swimming Theme From The Official Music Of The XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984),” which reached #16 on the Adult Contemporary Charts, and the top 30 “Loving Strangers (David’s Theme From Nothing In Common). 

To purchase the albums, go to: omnivorerecordings.com. 

  

Christopher Cross, Toto, The Romantics, 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, Chula Vista; 6:45 p.m. Friday, F&M Bank Amphitheater, Long Beach, ticketmaster.com

Neil Young news

Second Song, the second studio album by Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts, will be released on vinyl, CD and digitally on September 18, via Reprise Records. 

Click HERE to pre-order and receive an instant download of the title track. Second Song was recorded in analog at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, CA, and produced by Lou Adler and The Volume Dealers (Neil Young and Niko Bolas).

Seven of the songs were written by Young. Five are previously unreleased, and two are unreleased versions (“Casting Me Away From You” and “I’ll Love You Forever”). This is a mostly acoustic song cycle. 

The Chrome Hearts includes drummer Anthony LeGerfo, bassist Corey McCormick, guitarist Micah Nelson and Spooner Oldham on keyboards.

Tracklisting:

1 The Foggy Edge Of Time
2 Day After Day
3 Earth Girl
4 Second Song
5 Casting Me Away From You
6 Soon I Might Be Going
7 I’ll Love You Forever

All formats will be available at The Greedy Hand, the Neil Young Archives Official Store as well as Neil Young Archives (NYA), music retailers everywhere and most DSPs.

Visit: Neil Young Archives (NYA)

Susanna Hoffs news

Susanna Hoffs' new album of all original music, "The List," arrives September 18 via Baroque Folk. It was recorded live in her LA home and features collaborations with Rufus Wainwright, Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Adele, Dixie Chicks), Edie Brickell, Greg Leisz, and others. 

Out now and co-written with Dan Wilson and CJ Camerieri, The List's lead single "Casablanca" was inspired both by a rewatch of the film and a New Orleans encounter Susanna Hoffs - best known for fronting the Bangles with hits like "Walk Like an Egyptian" and "Eternal Flame" - had with the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir in 1988 (they walked through the French Quarter as an impromptu parade of Dead Heads formed behind them). 

Pre-order The List, and listen to "Casablanca" via Baroque Folk HERE

"What Are Wings For" was written by Hoffs, Camerieri, and Brickell, for the musical adaptation of Hoffs' bestselling debut novel, This Bird Has Flown. Ahead of the album release, Susanna Hoffs and her band – CJ Camerieri, Ryan Lerman, Spencer Zahn, JT Bates – will do select live dates in the US. See them HERE.

Track List:

Casablanca
Where Do We Go
None of Them Were You
Time
Bad Case of Loneliness
Learn a Lesson Twice
Fool
Vertigo
This Island
Good Luck
Without You
What Are Wings For

Tour Dates:

Sept 5 - Los Angeles, CA - Largo
Sept 10 - Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater*
Sept 11 - Grand Rapids, MI - Acrisure Amphitheater*
Sept 13 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center*
Sept 14 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk
Sept 16 - Riverside, MO - Morton Amphitheater*
Sept 19 - Asbury Park, NJ - Sea.Hear.Now Festival
Sept 21 - New York, NY - The Carlyle
Sept 22 - New York, NY - The Carlyle
Sept 24 - New York, NY - The Carlyle
Sept 25 - New York, NY - The Carlyle
Sept 26 - New York, NY - The Carlyle
Sept 27 - Ocean City, MD - Oceans Calling Festival
*w/ Billy Idol

Andy Grammer sings about a 'Big Stupid Heart' in October

Andy Grammer, best known for such songs as "Keep Your Head Up" and "Honey, I'm Good," unveiled details of his sixth studio album, Big Stupid Heart, out October 16 via S-Curve Records/Hollywood Records. 

Grammer noted, “I wanted to make a record that feels like permission to care deeply again. Big Stupid Heart celebrates the kind of people who refuse to let heartbreak make them cynical. Honestly this is a daily battle for me, it’s my anti cynicism battle cry.”

Unlike 2024 album Monster, which revolved around anger, grief and emotional honesty, Grammer began work on the new album with the intention of answering the turmoil and division he sees unfolding around the world with something sweet, pure and fierce. 

“There’s a tension and a divide that is just hard to be in the middle of at this moment in history,” Grammer says. “I’m feeling all the feelings more than I ever have in my life.”

The title track is a bittersweet war cry about refusing to let life harden you.

“There’s kind of a desperation at this moment to stay true to your heart,” Grammer says of the song. “This is a war cry to myself to stay open.”

The album also features “Best Hearts,” which Grammer wrote as part of his podcast, Showing Up With Andy Grammer. The weekly series invites listeners to share stories of people who have shown up for them, with Grammer creating an original song in response as his own act of showing up.

“Best Hearts” was inspired by a mother who left a voicemail describing the strength and kindness her son displayed while battling his own mental health struggles. While receiving treatment, he found the strength to comfort another individual who was also struggling. “Can you write a song about people who are getting crushed but still show up for others in that moment?” she asked Grammer.

That question became the center of “Best Hearts,” a tribute to the people who have been shattered by life and somehow still choose strength, resilience and openness.

In speaking with People Magazine he said: “This album is a type of sound that I’ve wanted to capture for a really long time with anthemic cello pop, and I finally got it. The album is about how much cost there is to loving deeply, and the decision to still do it. Keeping an open heart is the boldest thing anyone can do.”

Grammer will start the Greater Than Pt. II: A One Man Show, which launches in November. The solo concert experience blends Grammer’s biggest hits with candid storytelling, audience interaction and personal moments with fans who want to share their own stories.

Track List:

1. Big Stupid Heart

2. Human Being
3. Best Hearts
4. Love Showed Up
5. Don’t Want To Fall In Love
6. All I Want Is You
7. Who Is Saving Who
8. Rather Be
9. Mysterious
10. Happy Place (feat. Walk Off the Earth)
11. Unconditionally
12. Come Home
13. Woven

Tour Dates: 

Sat, Aug 8th — Kannapolis, NC — Village Park Amphitheater

Sun, Aug 9th — Sugar Hill, GA — The Bowl at Sugar Hill
Tue, Aug 11th — Louisville, KY — Iroquois Amphitheater
Wed, Aug 12th — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Fri, Aug 14th — Council Bluffs, IA — Harrah's Council Bluffs, Stir Cove
Sat, Aug 15th — New Lenox, IL — New Lenox Performing Arts Pavilion
Sun, Aug 16th — Windsor, ON — The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
Tue, Aug 18th — Fairlee, VT — Lake Morey Resort
Wed, Aug 19th — Sidney, ME — Bowl in the Pines
Fri, Aug 21st — Lewiston, NY — Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater
Sat, Aug 22nd — Freehold, NJ — ParkStage
Sun, Aug 23rd — Wallingford, CT — Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Fri, Aug 28th — Mitchell, SD — Corn Palace Festival
Sat, Aug 29th — Tulsa, OK — Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sun, Aug 30th — Longview, TX — Belcher Center

One Man Show Dates: 

Tue, Nov 3rd — Nashua, NH — Nashua Center For The Arts
Wed, Nov 4th — Rockport, MA — Shalin Liu Performance Center
Fri, Nov 6th — Cranston, RI — Park Theatre and Event Center
Sat, Nov 7th — Hanover, PA — Eichelberger Performing Arts Center
Sun, Nov 8th — Bethlehem, PA — Zoellner Arts Center, Baker Hall**
Tue, Nov 10th — Lexington, MA — Cary Hall
Wed, Nov 11th — Troy, NY — Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Fri, Nov 13th — Akron, OH — Goodyear Theater
Sat, Nov 14th — Shipshewana, IN — Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
Sun, Nov 15th — Bloomington, IL — Bloomington Center For the Performing Arts
Tue, Nov 17th — Des Moines, IA — Hoyt Sherman Place
Wed, Nov 18th — Iowa City, IA — The Englert Theatre #Onsale on July 10th
Sat, Nov 28th — Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA — Sunset Center**
Mon, Nov 30th — Palm Desert, CA — McCallum Theatre**
Wed, Dec 2nd — Scottsdale, AZ — Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts
Fri, Dec 4th — Medford, OR — Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts
Sat, Dec 5th — Salem, OR — Elsinore Theatre
Sun, Dec 6th — Redding, CA — Cascade Theatre #Onsale on July 1st
Wed, Dec 9th — Boise, ID — The Egyptian Theatre
Fri, Dec 11th — Folsom, CA — Harris Center for the Arts
Sun, Dec 13th — San Luis Obispo, CA — Fremont Theater

**Already on sale
#On sale at a later date

Classic Elvis Costello debut album 'My Aim Is True' to get expanded box set treatment this fall

On October 2, UMe will release My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition), a five-CD box set telling the story of how Declan MacManus became Elvis Costello – and how his debut album, recorded in a small London studio, was the first major career step. 

The collection contains 104 tracks, demos, masters, outtakes, live performances, interviews, and other rare recordings (52 of them previously unreleased), plus a new 2026 remaster of the original album from the original analog tapes (the vinyl original album is all analog).

Each of its five discs – My Aim Is True, The Blue Print, The Stranger In The House, Becoming The Attractions and Covered In Clover (the only live performance of Costello and Clover) – is accompanied by extensive new writing from Costello, alongside rare and unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics from his notebooks and diary entries from 1976, and lists of songs he was performing solo. 

It was produced by Elvis Costello and Steve Berkowitz.

As a preview, Costello has shared a selection of highlights from the box set: “Watching The Detectives” is available to hear as four previously unreleased recordings: the “Pathway Studios Trio Version” (Costello on guitar/vocals, Andrew Bodnar on bass, Steve Goulding on drums), a mix without either the introductory "Spy Guitar" figure or any keyboards added; a solo electric performance from the UK television program Good Afternoon, which aired on September 30, 1977, accompanied by a short excerpt from Costello’s first-ever TV interview; and a live performance with The Attractions from San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on July 8, 1978, alongside the newly remastered 2026 version of the original recording. Stream the tracks HERE.

“When first proposed, I thought the whole idea of celebrating a 50th Anniversary of My Aim Is True was preposterous,” Costello writes at the beginning of the collection. “It made my teeth itch.” He continues: “It couldn’t just be set up like a venerable object in a glass case.”

Instead, My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) presents the album as the beginning of a still-unfolding story. Its first disc pairs the original album with “Watching The Detectives,” creating a hybrid of the original U.K. and U.S. track listings. Recorded with producer Nick Lowe and the Marin County band Clover during four six-hour sessions at Pathway Studios, the album emerged with little budget, limited overdubbing and Costello singing live on nearly every track.

“Last night I listened to this wonderfully wonky record in its entirety for the first time in about 45 years,” Lowe writes in a new note for the set, recalling Pathway’s unforgettably heady atmosphere of “cigarettes, ill-laundered clothes, exposed electrical units, and urinal disinfectant.” He adds that making the album gave him “the priceless opportunity to observe at close range the extraordinary work of one of the foremost composers of popular song of this or any other era.”

The second disc, The Blue Print, gathers 17 recordings from 1975 and 1976, including 13 previously unreleased. The songs span bedroom tapes, early Pathway recordings and 13 performances from a 1976 session at the Hope & Anchor Studio. Also included is a recording preserved by Costello’s ‘70s contemporary Charlie Dore, who just recently discovered a reel she taped of Costello trying out songs during a blazing London afternoon in 1976. 

“The more I’ve delved into these notebooks, the more I’ve come to the conclusion that these handwritten notes might actually be ‘The Blue Print’ for a lot of the work I did over the next five or six years,” Costello writes.

The Stranger In The House contains 28 demos, outtakes and early band recordings, 15 of which have never been released, including every surviving outtake and demo from My Aim Is True. The disc reaches back to Flip City, the band Costello describes as “Pre-Professional:” “In the so-called Pub Rock scene, we barely qualified as also-rans. We were ready and we were willing, but the bookings were few and our progress was slow.” It also includes more of Ms. Dore’s tapes, and follows the evolution of songs including “(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes” and “Living In Paradise” through the session that produced “Watching The Detectives.”

Costello’s 72-page liners include commentary and recollections from Nick Lowe, Columbia Records' Gregg Geller, as well as Attractions keyboardist Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas. 

The fourth disc, Becoming The Attractions, opens with a solo performance of “Alison,” from Elvis Costello’s U.K. television debut to his first live appearances under his new name. Its 25 tracks, 12 previously unreleased, include live recordings, broadcasts and a Nashville Room soundcheck from the summer of 1977. 

Noted music journalist Bill Flanagan chronicles Costello’s arrival in America. Further recollections from Warren Zanes, Rosanne Cash, Peter Wolf (then of the J. Geils Band), and Jim James of My Morning Jacket (a bandmate in the "New Basement Tapes" studio collective) accompany Costello’s account of the first American trip. 

The collection closes with Covered In Clover, an entirely unreleased recording of Costello’s 2007 reunion with Clover at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall. Performing My Aim Is True in its original U.K. sequence before concluding with “Watching The Detectives,” Costello and the musicians return to the songs they had recorded together three decades earlier. 

“Making my first record seemed like the beginning of something that I’d imagined for a long time, before I had any sense of a potential audience, let alone the expectation and the assumptions of others about songs written and performed in mere minutes,” Costello writes. “Nevertheless, I raise a chaste glass to My Aim Is True and all who sail in her.”

My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) will be released October 2 via UMe as a 5-CD/digital box set. The new remaster of the original album will also be released on 180-gram black vinyl and CD. Pre-order all formats HERE.

Track List
** Denotes previously unreleased

CD1: My Aim Is True

1. Welcome To The Working Week - 2026 Remaster
2. Miracle Man - 2026 Remaster
3. No Dancing - 2026 Remaster
4. Blame It On Cain - 2026 Remaster
5. Alison - 2026 Remaster
6. Sneaky Feelings - 2026 Remaster
7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - 2026 Remaster
8. Less Than Zero - 2026 Remaster
9. Mystery Dance - 2026 Remaster
10. Pay It Back - 2026 Remaster
11. I'm Not Angry - 2026 Remaster
12. Waiting For The End Of The World - 2026 Remaster
13. Watching The Detectives - Single Version

CD2: The Blue Print

1. I Turn Around - Hope & Anchor Studio**
2. Losing You - Hope & Anchor Studio**
3. Leverman - Hope & Anchor Studio**
4. Citizen Junction - Hope & Anchor Studio**
5. I Hear A Melody - Pathway Studios
6. Poison Moon - Bedroom Recording
7. Wave A White Flag - Bedroom Recording
8. Mercury Wings - Ms. Dore’s Tape**
9. Jump Up - Hope & Anchor Studio**
10. No Star - Hope & Anchor Studio**
11. Walk On - Hope & Anchor Studio**
12. Radio Soul - Hope & Anchor Studio**
13. Clean Money - Hope & Anchor Studio**
14. Don’t Put A Levy On My Love - Hope & Anchor Studio**
15. Play It Safe - Hope & Anchor Studio**
16. Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) - Hope & Anchor Studio**
17. I Can’t Turn It Off - Hope & Anchor Studio

CD3: The Stranger In The House

1. Radio Sweetheart - My Aim Is True Outtake
2. Cheap Reward - Bedroom Recording
3. Mystery Dance - Bedroom Recording
4. Stranger In The House - My Aim Is True Outtake
5. Running Out Of Angels - Hope & Anchor Studio**
6. Just Like A Jukebox - Hope & Anchor Studio**
7. I Don’t Want To Go Home - Pathway Studios
8. Blame It On Cain - Bedroom Recording
9. Blue Minute - Ms. Dore’s Tape**
10. Pay It Back - Bedroom Recording **
11. Exiles Road - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio**
12. Knockin' On Heaven’s Door - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio**
13. Sweet Revival - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio**
14. Pay It Back - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio**
15. Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) - Flip City - Hope & Anchor Studio**
16. Living In Paradise - Hope & Anchor Studio**
17. Welcome To The Working Week - Pathway Studios
18. Miracle Man - Bedroom Recording**
19. Miracle Man - Pathway Studios
20. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Ms. Dore’s Tape**
21. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Pathway Studios
22. Waiting For The End Of The World - Pathway Studios
23. Living In Paradise - My Aim Is True Outtake
24. Call On Me - Pathway Studios
25. Watching The Detectives - Pathway Studios Trio Version**
26. No Action - Pathway Studios Trio Version
27. Poison Moon - Ms. Dore’s Tape**
28. Stranger In The House - Ms. Dore’s Tape**

CD4: Becoming The Attractions

1. Alison - What’s On Granada Reports
2. Introduction By Dave Robinson - Live, The Nashville Room
3. Mystery Dance - Live, The Nashville Room
4. Pay It Back - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
5. Radio Sweetheart - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
6. Sneaky Feelings - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
7. Crawling To The U.S.A. - Soundcheck, The Nashville Room
8. Lip Service - Pathway Studios**
9. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes- with Introduction Top Of The Pops**
10. Interview No. 1 - Good Afternoon with Mavis Nicholson
11. Watching The Detectives - Good Afternoon Broadcast**
12. Interview No. 2 - Good Afternoon with Mavis Nicholson
13. Hoover Factory - Good Afternoon Rehearsal**
14. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Live Stiffs, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
15. Whole Wide World - Live Stiffs, University Of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.**
16. KSAN Intro - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
17. Pump It Up - Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA**
18. Lip Service - Unknown Field Recording**
19. Mystery Dance - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA**
20. Blame It On Cain - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA**
21. Less Than Zero (Dallas Version) - Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
22. Waiting For The End Of The World - The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH**
23. Miracle Man - Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
24. Watching The Detectives - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA**
25. I’m Not Angry - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA**

CD5: Covered In Clover

1. Welcome To The Working Week (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
2. Miracle Man (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
3. No Dancing (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
4. Intro To Blame It On Cain (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
5. Blame It On Cain (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
6. Alison (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
7. Intro To Sneaky Feelings (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
8. Sneaky Feelings (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
9. Intro To Red Shoes (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
10. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
11. Less Than Zero (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
12. Mystery Dance (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
13. Pay It Back (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
14. I'm Not Angry (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
15. Waiting For The End Of The World / Gloria (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
16. Watching The Detectives (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
17. Mr. Moon (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
18. Intro To The Love Trilogy (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
19. Love Has No Pride (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
20. Love Is Gone (Live - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA - November 8, 2007)**
21. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (Live - Great American Music H

Tour Dates - Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton

Aug 8, 2026 - Old Whaling Church - Edgartown, MA
Sep 10, 2026 - American Music Theatre - Lancaster, PA
Sep 12, 2026 - OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino - Niagara Falls, Canada
Sep 13, 2026 - Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH
Sep 15, 2026 - Packard Music Hall - Warren, OH
Sep 16, 2026 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI
Sep 18, 2026 – Frauenthal Theater - Muskegon, MI
Sep 20, 2026 - Riot Fest 2026 - Douglass Park - Chicago, IL
Sep 24, 2026 - Botti at Sea III - Victoria, Canada

Imperial Teen's 'All Over You' album, long awaited tour dates set for October

More than three decades after forming in San Francisco, Imperial Teen returns with All Over You, its first studio album since 2019. 

Out October 9 on Merge Records (pre-order), the lead single “Overdrive,” is available now, alongside its official music video. It was written during a late-session burst of inspiration in Provincetown.

The indie pop/alternative band has also announced their first run of tour dates since 2020. They will join The Breeders at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre on August 22-23, followed by a run of headline shows in October spanning both coasts. Tickets for all shows are on sale now.

Each Imperial Teen record reflects what Roddy Bottum (guitars, keyboards, vocals) calls “an episodic piece of where we are now.” Bottum, Will Schwartz (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Jone Stebbins (bass, vocals), and Lynn Truell (drums, vocals) live in different cities, but did periodic writing retreats followed by scattered recording sessions.

“For the last few records, the process has been similar. We live great distances away from each other, so initially, we get together to collaborate, write, and create. When we have enough material, we reconvene to record. Both scenarios, creating and recording, take multiple trips, sometimes with big lapses of time in between due to our various schedules.”

“Overdrive” came together in a single final take before Schwartz caught a ferry, its vocal captured in what Bottum - also a core member of Faith No More and author - recalls as a “magical” last-minute session. The title track was initially built over a computer, with Truell's letting out in a scream. “In my head,” Truell says, “I just went back to punk, to that feeling of prowling around looking for anything to do and being so mad about how boring everything is that you just have to yell.” 

Lyrically, All Over You spans desire, disconnection, and the realities of making art under capitalism. “We want to make people dance and think and feel at the same time,” says Schwartz.

Track List:

1. Overdrive
2. Hands All Up
3. All Over You
4. A Single Chair
5. Get You Home
6. On the Island
7. Kiss It Goodbye
8. Probably So
9. Have a Shout
10. Bringing It Down

Tour Dates:

08.22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theatre *
08.23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theatre *
10.14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon +
10.15 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill +
10.17 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza +
10.18 - Portland, OR @ Swan Dive +
11.03 - Boston, MA @ The Lilypad
11.04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
11.05 - Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez
11.07 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook

* w/ The Breeders [SOLD OUT]
+ w/ Kids on a Crime Spree