Paul Simon: A Quiet Celebration Tour. Music icon Paul Simon on Tuesday announced a spring and summer tour supporting his latest album, Seven Psalms, which will see him performing three concerts at Davies Symphony Hall in July. For the A Quiet Celebration Tour, Simon chose venues with standout acoustics,…

Taken aboard Apollo 8 by William Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell aboard. Astronaut William Anders died in a plane crash in Washington state this week…

It ain’t no lie, baby. Bye Bye Bye. Remember a time before “Bye Felicia?” We do. Yesterday was Valentine’s Day which means, congratulations, you made it through another Valentine’s Day in one piece. That’s quite the accomplishment. I’m on the record as hating Valentine’s Day, both because it’s historically…

CupcakKe performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 10, 2019. Photo: Martin Lacey. It’s been a week since Outside Lands, so I’ve had enough time to mostly recover, which means it’s time to get all nostalgic. If you didn’t attend…

Twenty-One Pilots perform at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 11, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello and Martin Lacey. Outside Lands Music Festival lineups are always strong, but having Twenty One Pilots, Childish Gambino and Paul Simon closing each night was a…

Attendees at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco photographed on Aug. 11, 2019. The third and final day of Outside Lands 2019 is in the books so it’s time for this year’s final best and worst of the day. I’ll warn you in advance: I get…

Paul Simon performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 11, 2019. Photos: Martin Lacey and Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — The third and final day of Outside Lands 2019 featured music legends Paul Simon and Mavis Staples in addition to…

Paul Simon, Courtesy: Beautiful Day Media. Want to see Paul Simon but can’t afford a ticket to Outside Lands? The legendary singer-songwriter has added a festival night show at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Aug. 9. Existing Outside Lands ticket holders will have first dibs to see the…

Paul Simon, Courtesy: Beautiful Day Media. Paul Simon will headline one day of the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in August and donate all of his proceeds to San Francisco environmental organizations. Simon will close out Outside Lands on Aug. 11. The full festival lineup will be announced…

The bad news for music lovers is that the quality of songs is starting to decline from the 1970 peak.  The good news for me is that the quality of songs is starting to decline so I don’t have 20-plus song shortlists anymore. Don’t get me wrong, the songs are still…