Article: Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello join forces in must-see musical pairing

It's an ingenious pairing, having two of the best songwriters on the planet on the same bill. But the double bill of Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello tonight at the Petersen Events Center is also a bit strange.

It's something the late, legendary promoter Bill Graham -- who paired Jefferson Airplane with Jimi Hendrix, Albert King with the Band -- would do. Or maybe director David Lynch is booking concerts now, casting Dylan as a musical Methuselah to Costello's cheeky Brit.

This much is for certain: Costello, performing solo, will probably look around the Pete, make some acerbic remarks about the acoustics, and then sing his heart out. With Dylan, live performances are less certain. When he's ...

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