Paul Simon News

Rock 'n' roll can be a fickle beast. It treats none with less regard than those confronting the universal bummer that is aging.

Late in February, Art Garfunkel came to town and in an interview with this publication , when asked about reuniting with Paul Simon said, "In my mind it's very doable.

Much has happened to Robert Ellis since his first New West release, 2011's Photographs .

The phenomenal pairing of Johnny Clegg with Ladysmith Black Mambazo promises for a culturally rich experience at the Van Wezel on March 23, 2014.

Physical requirements aside, there is a certain attitude needed to be a rock star, and lots of rock-'n'-rollers seem to lose that edge as they grow older.

But Sunday at the Giant Center in Hershey and in tour stops all over the country, it was Sting, not the legendary Art Garfunkel, harmonizing sweetly with Simon on "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer."

JULY 15: Paul Simon performs the album 'Graceland' live on stage during the third day of Hard Rock Calling at Hyde Park on July 15, 2012 in London, England.

Be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor implied.

Rock 'n' roll can be a fickle beast. It treats none with less regard than those confronting the universal bummer that is aging.

The rhythms of South Africa will reverberate through The University of Akron's E.J. Thomas Hall March 15 as two of that nation's most popular artists take the stage.

Victor Zimet's documentary feature Everything Is Forever takes a look at musician and activist Nenad Bach.

Five minutes before the show was supposed to start, throngs of people were still waiting to pass through intense security outside Madison Square Garden.

Five minutes before the show was supposed to start, throngs of people were still waiting to pass through intense security outside Madison Square Garden.

Sting and Paul Simon opened their concert at TD Garden Monday together and closed it the same way two hours and 40 minutes later.

Musicians Sting, left, and Paul Simon, right, perform during the Robin Hood Benefit Concert on Monday, May 14, 2013 in New York.

Albert Mazibuko never imagined how much his life would change when his cousin, Joseph Shabalala, invited him to join his new singing group back in 1960.

No one was really expecting, or asking for, Paul Simon and Sting to team up and tour together.

With top tickets running $252 each and a pair of widely acclaimed classic rockers sharing the stage, Sunday night's Sting and Paul Simon concert at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center promised an evening of polite, polished nostalgia.

When national touring artists stop at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, they leave with a little reminder of our Minnesota Nice.

The South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, best know for backing Paul Simon on his "Graceland" album, performs Sunday at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.