October 14th, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Elvis Costello’s ‘Spectacle’ Announces Star-Studded Second Season

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When the first season of your critically acclaimed Sundance Channel series managed to attract both Bill Clinton and Lou Reed as guests, it’s hard to imagine topping that in season two. And yet, it looks like the new round of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… shows is going to very high-wattage indeed. This year’s marquee names are two of the biggest in rock: Bruce Springsteen and Bono. And the rest of the line-up is nothing to sneeze at either, including Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, Jesse Winchester, Ray LaMontagne, Nick Lowe, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson, and Allen Toussaint. Each episode features both interviews and performances, pairing Costello with his guests. The new season premieres December 9.

Now, as exciting as this is, I have to ask: Who actually gets the Sundance Channel? I live in New York City. I get mondo super ultra cable and subscribe to two premium networks. But still, I don’t have access to Sundance. So I didn’t see the first season of Spectacle, and I’ll probably miss out on this one, too. I love the idea of the show, but I so wish it was on a channel that most people actually have…

By Judy Berman

Filed under News, Rant

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  1. October 14th, 2009 at 2:30 PM { # }

    E.J. Wolborsky said:

    I live in NYC, and I get Sundance Channel in my DirecTV package. I think it comes with the Showtime/Starz add-on, maybe?

  2. October 14th, 2009 at 2:30 PM { # }

    Jim Allen said:

    I live in Brooklyn, and I get Sundance, I don’t have any fancy package or anything. Jesse Winchester, wow!

  3. October 14th, 2009 at 2:30 PM { # }

    Will said:

    We get Sundance with a very basic cable package here in Providence – Maybe NYC is the only place that doesn’t get it?

February 9th, 2010 at 4:00 PM