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"Live by Request" (9 p.m., A&E): Elvis Costello takes suggestions and plays for the next two hours. (Repeated at 1 a.m. and then for the next week or so)

From TV Guide: " Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvis Costello has made an influential career out of doing what he wanted to do. Tonight he'll let his fans tell him what to do in a concert of requests from New York City. In 1977, Costello arrived with his prototypical New Wave band, the Attractions, to put a spark into a rock scene that was becoming stagnant and overproduced. In the years since, he's dabbled in country and standards, and collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Anne Sofie von Otter and the Brodsky Quartet. What he does here, though, is your call."

From the LBR Web Site: "Live concert by the British singer and songwriter called "the most talented pop tunesmith of his generation" by The New York Times. Although he looks like a nerd, Costello's roots are in the explosive punk era and his music often includes themes of political and social protest. Viewers can phone in or e-mail their song requests to Costello as he performs at John Jay College in New York City."