06.Jun.2010 Simon & Baez
As Rolling Stone reported (and as the Children’s Health Fund live-tweeted), Joan Baez joined Paul Simon after his short set in support of the CHF Wednesday night in New York. Simon & Baez dueted on “The Boxer,” as they did at the Bread & Roses concert nearly thirty years ago. Baez was being recognized by [...]
01.Jun.2010 The Capeman Returns
New York’s Public Theater will stage three performances of Paul Simon’s 1998 musical The Capeman at the Delacorte Theater in New York’s Central Park this August. Details here.
New Album News
According to Roger Friedman, Paul Simon has been a busy man lately: His next album, which he’s been working on with Phil Ramone, is almost done and is, according to Paul, his “best work… in 20 years.” He’s thinking of asking Bob Dylan to sing on the record. He’s moving his back catalogue to Sony/Columbia [...]
24.Mar.2009 Official One-Trick Pony DVD Release
Paul Simon fans have waited a long, long day time for this. Warner Brothers has finally released Paul Simon’s 1980 film, One-Trick Pony, on DVD and in streaming video format (innovation! </sarcasm>). The quality of the trailer is very good, certainly better than the VHS and homemade DVD versions floating around. (Unfortunately, they’ll only “ship” [...]
26.Feb.2009 Paul Simon on PBS Tonight
PBS will broadcast a White House concert in tribute to Gershwin Prize winner Stevie Wonder tonight (check local listings). The concert, recorded Wednesday in the East Room, features the inaugural Gershwin Prize recipient, Paul Simon. “I am so glad my children are growing up under an Obama presidency,” Simon said, before performing what the Washington [...]
12.Feb.2009 The Beacon
From the New York Times, a look at the restored Beacon Theater in Manhattan, where Paul Simon will be performing Friday and Saturday nights. During a rehearsal on Wednesday, Paul Simon, the headliner for the reopening celebration on Friday night, said: “I’ve performed here many times and it was always fun, but I was overwhelmed [...]
10.Feb.2009 Surprise?
The Internet is flooded – flooded! – with rumours that Art Garfunkel will be joining Paul Simon for a few numbers at this Friday’s Beacon Theater concert. Garfunkel is in the middle of a tour of Florida, with stops in Key Largo on Thursday and Fort Pierce on Saturday, so a quick jaunt to New [...]
28.Jan.2009 証拠
That’s Japanese for “Proof,” captured in all its goofy glory in this YouTube video dating back to May 14, 1991, at the Tokyo Dome. Note Paul’s spotting of a Hanshin Tigers fan during the non-musical interlude.
23.Jan.2009 Paul Simon at the Beacon Theatre – Tickets
As we reported earlier, Paul Simon will re-open the Beacon Theatre in New York City with a pair of concerts on February 13th and 14th. If you’re interested in attending, please note that tickets begin to go on sale this weekend. In typically frustrating fashion, the TicketMaster website will only reveal that the American Express pre-sale runs from this [...]
