SXSW Music: Must-See Pop

Power-pop, French pop, mellow pop, electro pop – so many pops to choose from!

"...verse nicked in "Winning" presaged Marion's recent collaboration with Paul Simon...."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Top 10 National Albums of 2016

Our favorite picks from across the country

"...5) Paul Simon, Stranger to Stranger (Concord)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Sunday ACL Fest Face-Off: LCD Soundsystem vs. Mumford & Sons

Digital or analog?

"...Notable collaborators: Jerry Douglas, Paul Simon..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Homegrown

Austin acts at ACL Fest

"...only) Singer and acoustic guitar strummer who sings like Paul Simon and no longer works as an electrician. The..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Local Composer Peter Stopschinski Releases 50 Free Albums in One Summer

That’s just the kind of guy he is

"...So Taylor Swift and Paul Simon are foxes. Billie Holiday is a hedgehog. And..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Kirk Lynn

Thursday SXSW Interview: Dion

"...New York Is My Home. Enlisting heavy hitters like Paul Simon on the title track's shared vision of street..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Gary Graves

"...local's wandering, 24-karat vocals – a mystical amalgam of Paul Simon, Nina Simone, and Michael Jackson – it's a..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Next Up at SXSW: Andrew Combs

Nashville’s new Guy Clark?

"...a huge fan of Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, and Paul Simon,” lists the singer. “Sometimes my writing starts with..."

March 13, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Poughkeepsie Kid

Shadowing Austin City Limits Executive Producer Terry Lickona

"...Lickona's list of "ones who got away," which includes Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, and Bruce Springsteen...."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Matt Harlan's Highway Anthem

Houston songwriter showcases at Maria's Saturday

"...finally fell into the folk thing and realized that Paul Simon and Bob Dylan really did have something there...."

July 11, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Joe Satriani

"...a Milky Way of melody erupts at all points (Paul Simon-ish, "Still Crazy After All These Years" echoes on..."

July 4, 2014 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Soy Quien Soy

Gina Chavez comes into her own

"...work with the BoDeans, Patty Griffin, John Mellencamp, and Paul Simon, plus his own musical universe, Charanga Cakewalk (revisit..."

April 4, 2014 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez

Out Among the Stars: Cash to the Clash

New but vintage bluegrass, classic rock, country & punk CD/DVDs

"...Jesse Dayton plays guitar throughout and a rendition of Paul Simon’s “The Boxer” feels close to Jennings’ heart. Not..."

April 2, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Robert Ellis

"...the soul-stirring title track and a misplaced cover of Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years." Still, the..."

March 14, 2014 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Jake Gyllenhaal Is An Axe Murderer

Right now through the prism of actors in music videos

"...Tom Petty’s “Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” Chevy Chase in Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al,” Courteney Cox in..."

Jan. 22, 2014 Music Post by Lexie Maravich

Big Wheel Keep On Turning

Bluegrass, new grass, song grass, tropical grass – roll some Old Settler's Music Fest

"...Station, the guest list on Traveler includes Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Dr. John, and Mumford & Sons. Clapton in..."

April 19, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Waxahatchee

Final SXSW Live Shots

"...clocked over three minutes, even a volume-up cover of Paul Simon's "Boy in the Bubble." Regardless, Crutchfield keeps it..."

March 22, 2013 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

For the Love of Michael Fracasso

They don’t call it the Austin music ‘community’ for nothing

"...Dick. I was influenced by Bob Dylan, the Eagles, Paul Simon.”..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Music Post by William Harries Graham

First Aid Kit

Zilker Park, Oct. 12

"...the rushing rhythm of "Wolf." Their stunning cover of Paul Simon's "America" provided the early festival highlight, though the..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

15 Minutes with Pat Metheny

Guitar radical still finds the good notes

"...was a foray into interpreting songs from the Beatles, Paul Simon, and Burt Bacharach solo on guitar...."

Oct. 3, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Take Me to the Palette

Bernie Taupin is as lyrical with a brush as with a pen

"...about what something represents or what it means. As Paul Simon said, sometimes other people's impressions of your work..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chris Jamison

'Cradle to Cradle'

"...effort, Wimberley's Chris Jamison continues to sound like the Paul Simon of Texas. Eclectic rhythms mix with Americana soundscapes,..."

July 13, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Worldwide

'As the World Turns'

"...on his solo debut As The World Turns, a Paul Simon-sampling album that finds the Kydd and League of..."

July 6, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Do Go On, Mr. Gunn

An extended transcript of our chat with Tim Gunn

"...The Chronicle recently chatted up Project Runway fixture Tim..."

April 12, 2012 Screens Post by Andy Campbell

Top 10s

"...4) Paul Simon, So Beautiful or So What (Hear Music/Concord)..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

The other music Halls of Fame have had their say – time to focus locally on the Austin Texas Music Hall of Fame

"...includes stints with the Rembrandts, the BoDeans, John Mellencamp, Paul Simon, Los Lonely Boys, and Patty Griffin. Ramos has..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

The blurbing of ACL 2011

"...Songs by Paul Simon, Elton John, and Leonard Cohen on Brandi Carlile's..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

Peter Gabriel/Youssou N'Dour

"...starker on succeeding covers of Regina Spektor ("Après Moi"), Paul Simon ("The Boy in the Bubble"), and Arcade Fire..."

June 24, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Letters at 3AM: Of Tiers and Tears

The isolation of the Professional Tier is the single most destructive element in American society today

"...Top Tier are the oligarchs themselves, defined in a Paul Simon lyric as a "loose affiliation of millionaires and..."

May 7, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Africa Screams

Africa Screams

"...Latin American gospel chant; "Tamagbondorsu" avalanches the entirety of Paul Simon's Graceland into a single track. The lilting melody,..."

April 23, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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