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Paul Simon

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Before Rufus Wainwright's "Out of the Game": Top Five Music Videos Where Celebrities Lip-Synch

    Rufus Wainwright, dapper dandy and San Francisco favorite, just released a music video for the title track of his forthcoming album, Out of the Game, which is slated for release April 23. The video features a prim and surprisingly ordinary (dare we say, boring and predictable) Helena Bonham Carter a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Paul Simon Will Headline This Year's Black and White Ball

    Paul Simon is the marquee name leading the 2012 Black and White Ball at Davies Symphony Hall on June 2. Whether he'll perform career-spanning hits, selections from his recent Songwriter album, or both, hasn't been confirmed. But regardless of the set list, Simon and his touring musicians will have o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Lights Down Low's Corey Sleazemore and Eli Glad on Choosing Tracks, Weekday Hangovers, and How to Have a Successful Party

    When adding up the ways our fair city keeps swinging, you might want to include the monthly Lights Down Low party, hosted by DJs Eli Glad and Corey Sleazemore. For the last five years, LDL has brought some of the world's best and weirdest electronic acts to San Francisco. It's been a refreshing ste ... More >>

  • Music

    November 30, 2011

    Lights Down Low: Show Preview

    When adding up the ways our fair city keeps swinging, you might want to include the monthly Lights Down Low party, hosted by DJs Eli Glad and Corey Sleazemore. For the last five years, LDL has brought some of the world's best and weirdest electronic acts to San Francisco. It's been a refreshing ste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    The Top Five Weird And Wonderful Music Scenes Championed By Diplo

    The second installment in the Blow Your Head compilation series, released today, underscores Diplo's status as the world's most persuasive musical archaeologist. Released on Mad Decent, the record label run by the DJ, producer, and former darling of M.I.A., it focuses on the newly-created sub-genre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Grab a Song from Zach Rogue's Mellow New Project, Release the Sunbird

    Rogue Wave, with Zach Rogue at left.​ After making four albums with his Oakland indie-pop outfit Rogue Wave, chief singer and songwriter Zach Rogue needed a break. So, armed with a few scraps of songs and some acoustic guitars, Rogue headed to a studio in Bloomington, Ind. -- ostensibly to begin a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    The Subversive Beauty of tUnE-yArDs

    Rogue Wave, with Zach Rogue at left.​ After making four albums with his Oakland indie-pop outfit Rogue Wave, chief singer and songwriter Zach Rogue needed a break. So, armed with a few scraps of songs and some acoustic guitars, Rogue headed to a studio in Bloomington, Ind. -- ostensibly to begin a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Last Night: The Tallest Man on Earth and The Nurses at The Independent

    Joseph Schell​The Tallest Man on Earth and The NursesThe IndependentMay 09, 2010Better than: Pie. But not momma's homemade pie. Nothing beats that.Here are a few things fans who came to The Independent learned about The Tallest Man on Earth:- He knows how to make music. From the moment h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Last Night: Vampire Weekend and Abe Vigoda at the Fox

    Photo of a previous Vampire Weekend show by Moses Namkung​Vampire WeekendThe Fox TheaterApril 19, 2010Better Than: getting bitten by a vampire wearing high-tops, skinny jeans, and shaggy bangs.Last night, the Columbia grads of Vampire Weekend, led by frontman Ezra Koening and his impressive falset ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2009

    Spanish Harlem Orchestra

    Photo of a previous Vampire Weekend show by Moses Namkung​Vampire WeekendThe Fox TheaterApril 19, 2010Better Than: getting bitten by a vampire wearing high-tops, skinny jeans, and shaggy bangs.Last night, the Columbia grads of Vampire Weekend, led by frontman Ezra Koening and his impressive falset ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    What Song Should Be the Giants' Late-Inning Theme? Your Input Is Requested.

    ​Yesterday, the Chronicle's Henry Schulman penned a truly entertaining article about how former Journey frontman Steve Perry is peeved because the Dodgers play "Don't Stop Believin'" when the team needs a rally in the bottom of the ninth -- and Perry is a Giants fan. Any article in which Perry utt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Nathan Rapport

    DJ and promoter Nathan Rapport's ears have been spoiled. He lived in Detroit long enough to enjoy the riches of techno's epicenter, and now when he hits a gay club, the dude does not want to hear ten million variations on the Kylie remix. Back in the Motor City he threw queer parties called SASS wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Political Satire, Like Prostitution, is Being Ruined By Amateurs

    THIS is how you make fun of progressive supervisors! I have a message for the four new Supervisors: Hello. My name is Benjamin. And my job is to say much, much, funnier things about you than anybody did last night. Last night, of course, was the "Roasted Supes" party, which is a vaguely cle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    December 10, 2008

    Afropop in 2008

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Last Night: Treasure Island Day 2

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2008

    Nonconformity Still Reigns!

    The top eccentrics of San Francisco, and that's saying something.

  • Culture

    April 9, 2008

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    April 2, 2008

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    March 26, 2008

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    March 12, 2008

    Carrie Fisher Roasts Herself with a Toast at Berkeley Rep

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Music

    February 27, 2008

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo Views South Africa Through a Complicated Icon

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Music

    January 23, 2008

    Yeasayer: riding the blog buzz on inventive pop

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2007

    Last Night: Vampire Weekend at the Independent

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2007

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Perform in SF 02.28.07

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Home Entertainment

    December 5, 2007

    Cellar Beware

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2007

    CD Review: Common -- Finding Forever

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Film

    June 20, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Music

    June 20, 2007

    It's so easy being green: Jim Henson's lasting music legacy

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Music

    December 13, 2006

    Punk rockers raid your mom's record collection

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Music

    May 24, 2006

    Vetiver

    To Find Me Gone

  • Music

    May 10, 2006

    R. Kelly and the Fall of the rock empire

    To Find Me Gone

  • Music

    May 3, 2006

    Islands

    Return to the Sea

  • Music

    February 1, 2006

    Tortoise and Bonnie "Prince" Billy

    The Brave and the Bold

  • Music

    August 31, 2005

    Misc. Reviews

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This Week: The Dick Cavett Show -- Rock Icons DVD.

  • Music

    June 1, 2005

    BeatBox

    The pioneering Platinum Pied Pipers give neo-soul its due; "The Club Scene" at the Endup is the real deal

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    Various Artists

    Songs From the Street: 35 Years of Music

  • Film

    August 6, 2003

    Kiss Me, Sons of God

    Gigantic nearly deifies They Might Be Giants -- and why not?

  • Music

    July 30, 2003

    Amy Allison

    No Frills Friend

  • Music

    June 11, 2003

    Radiohead

    Hail to the Thief

  • Culture

    November 7, 2001

    A New Tune

    After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

  • News

    March 21, 2001

    The Best Ambassador Money Can Buy?

    Republican mega-donor Howard Leach is reportedly headed to France. At least we're not sending him to an important country.

  • Music

    October 25, 2000

    Various Artists

    The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground From the Pages of Broadside Magazine (Smithsonian Folkways)

  • Film

    September 13, 2000

    Listen to the Movie

    Almost Famous rings in your ears -- and heart -- long after it's over

  • Music

    October 27, 1999

    Meet Virginia

    From the slums of Brazil, Virginia Rodrigues has emerged as one of the world's most enchanting voices

  • Calendar

    July 7, 1999

    Night & Day

    From the slums of Brazil, Virginia Rodrigues has emerged as one of the world's most enchanting voices

  • Music

    May 12, 1999

    New World Disorder

    Tom Ze's restless experimentalism has earned him adoration from music's cognoscenti everywhere -- except in his native Brazil

  • Calendar

    November 18, 1998

    Poetic Injustice

    Tom Ze's restless experimentalism has earned him adoration from music's cognoscenti everywhere -- except in his native Brazil

  • Music

    March 4, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Tom Ze's restless experimentalism has earned him adoration from music's cognoscenti everywhere -- except in his native Brazil

  • Film

    November 26, 1997

    Second Time Around

    Tom Ze's restless experimentalism has earned him adoration from music's cognoscenti everywhere -- except in his native Brazil

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