SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The first edition in The Costello Show live performance series of complete concerts featuring Elvis Costello finds one of the most eclectic and acclaimed artists at the fiery start of his career.

By David Carr Look at him standing there, a great big movie star in a great big movie, the Iron Man with nary a trace of human frailty. A scant five years ago the only time you saw Robert Downey Jr. getting big play in your newspaper came when he was on a perp walk.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Elvis Costello's sophomore release, his first album with the Attractions, THIS YEAR'S MODEL was voted Album of the Year in 1978 in The Village Voice Jazz & Pop critics poll, was ranked #11 on Rolling Stone's list of the best albums of 1967-1987, and in 2003 was in the Top 100 of Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." Led by the anthemic "Pump It Up," THIS YEAR'S MODEL, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, remains one of the most important albums of the punk/new wave era.