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New York, NY --The third season of the innovative music series Live from the Artists Den will premiere nationwide on public television beginning April 1, 2011 with a special performance by rock icon Elvis Costello backed by his band, The Sugarcanes, at The New York Public Library’s world-famous Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The show airs nationally on public television. Check local listings or ArtistsDen.com.

“My library book is so overdue that I’m expecting to get in a lot of trouble later,” Elvis Costello said with a smile before his show at The New York Public Library. He went on to say, “There’s something definitely different about playing in New York Public Library. There’s not many venues I play that have big stone lions outside.”
 

Elvis Costello’s episode is the result of a private concert he performed on November 2, 2010 for 500 lucky fans in celebration of his new album's release that day. Within the ornate and awe-inspiring Celeste Bartos Forum, Costello – along with The Sugarcanes and Pete Thomas on drums – performed new songs from National Ransom as well as hits spanning his three-decades-and-counting career.

Live from the Artists Den is an Emmy-nominated TV series connecting music fans with a curated lineup of icons and rising stars performing in unique and intimate venues. The exciting new season also features Robert Plant, Ray LaMontagne, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Squeeze, Daniel Merriweather, A Fine Frenzy, and Lisa Hannigan. A Public Television Rocks! presentation, the series is a co-production of Artists Den Entertainment and WLIW21 in association with WNET New York Public Media and distributed by American Public Television. 

The Sugarcanes are: Jerry Douglas (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Mike Compton (mandolin), Jeff Taylor (accordion), Dennis Crouch (double bass), and Jim Lauderdale (acoustic guitar).