New Basement Tapes To Make Live Debut On Television

A supergroup dubbed New Basement Tapes featuring Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Jim James (My Morning Jacket) and Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons) will make their live debut on television later this month with three appearances. The band will perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on November 10, Ellen on November 14 and Jimmy Kimmel Live on November 19.

The television appearances come in support of the soon-to-be-released Lost On the River: The New Basement Tapes, a T Bone Burnett-produced album based on songs with lyrics written by Bob Dylan during the Basement Tapes era. While the LP isn’t due out until a week from today, you can stream it now via iTunes.

In addition, the original documentary Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued will premiere on SHOWTIME on Friday, November 21st at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The documentary, which is directed by Sam Jones (I Am Trying To Break Your Heart), is said to present “an exclusive and intimate look at the making of Lost On The River.