Elvis Costello at the Rams Head Live in Baltimore, MD

Elvis Costello has younger fans in Japan. I'd been to two concerts he held in Osaka, and I didn't see as many receding hairlines amongst the audience members as I did in Baltimore. My sweetie pie and I helped bring down the average age of the concert goers significantly.

Regardless of the place or age of his audience, Costello always puts on a good show. The first time I saw him perform it was a stripped down acoustical set, but in Baltimore he really rocked out the venue.

While there was some new stuff mixed in, Costello stuck to a play list culled from My Aim Is True, Armed Forces, Imperial Bedroom, This Years Model, and Get Happy. "Green Shirt", "High Fidelity", "Watching The Detectives", "Shabby Doll", (The Angels Wanna Wear) My Red Shoes were some of the highlights of the shoe.

Starting the encore with "Alison" and finishing with "Pump It Up" and (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding was a brilliant move by Costello. It really brought down the house.