Rock legends' story kicks-off musical month at the Civic THE 50th...
THE 50th anniversary celebration of Simon and Garfunkel's first number one hit single, The Sound of Silence, brings a musical about the folk and rock singers to Darlington Civic Theatre. The Simon and...
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YORKSHIRE's Badapple Theatre Company kicks off a new tour this month with a comic fairytale, The Carlton Colliers, set in a former pit village. Lowe, who received two nominations at this year's BBC...
View ArticleKnutsford Lions prepare for annual charity gig Knutsford and District ...
Knutsford and District Lions Club is gearing up to stage its annual charity concert in support of Lions' local charities. Breeze and Wilson, from Staffordshire, are well known in the Knutsford area and...
View ArticleThe Deluxe Treatment For Simon & Garfunkel's Epic Central Park Epilogue
When they came together onstage on after a cool, early-evening rain on September 19, 1981, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had not performed a full-length show together in more than a decade.
View ArticleThe Pinder Brothers 'Melancholy Sea'
Sacramento-based duo The Pinder Brothers are renowned for their songwriting and instrumental savvy, and have been compared to the likes of Crosby, Stills & Nash and Simon & Garfunkel . But...
View ArticleHello Darkness, My Old Friend
PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry. "Hello Darkness, My Old Friend" is the opening lyric from the 1964 soft rock song "The Sound...
View ArticleArt Garfunkel, Audra McDonald, "Hamlet" highlight Mahaiwe's 10th anniversary...
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Art Garfunkel gets up close and personal in a Nov. 14 concert at the Mahaiwe. GREAT BARRINGTON >> Performances by Art Garfunkel, Audra McDonald and Lucinda Williams...
View ArticleBritain's Got Talent at the Garrick as Bee Gees also perform
The city centre theatre celebrates the very best of music's hall of fame with a Bee Gees tribute show live on its main stage, as well as allowing audiences into the world of Simon and Garfunkel. Jazz...
View ArticleThe Liquorsmiths 'This Book Belongs To' Album Review
Hailing from San Diego, The Liquorsmiths are a folk rock, indie folk, America band. With accolades stretching from performing at festivals that include Adam's Unplugged , Carlsbad Music Festival,...
View ArticleDavid Draiman on Covering "The Sound of Silence": ...
Disturbed 's new album Immortalized debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200. While that may be typical for the band -- whose last five records have debuted at the top spot on the chart --...
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The Chagford Film Festival brings the glamour of Hollywood to Dartmoor with a mix of films and visits by award winning film professionals this weekend. This year's festival will see the screening of...
View ArticleFriday random ten: Revisiting the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs list, part 13
I don't need to explain this, do I? Song I will always associate with Bill Clinton and Arsenio Hall: "I Only Have Eyes For You", The Flamingos . Remember when then-candidate Bill Clinton played his...
View ArticleChris Holt Returns After Five Years with a Double Album and Don Henley Guest...
There was a time when Chris Holt's name was often mentioned in this publication. He was frequently nominated many Dallas Observer Music Awards for his work with Sorta, the Slack, Salim Nourallah and as...
View ArticleSebastian Shakespeare: Muslims are transforming Europe, says Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel, who was part of pop duo Simon & Garfunkel, highlighted how an influx of Muslims from war-torn states could change the nature of Europe While luvvies such as Sherlock star Benedict...
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Kurt Vile's most introspective LP is the sound of a guitar hero plumbing existential doubt without wanting to wake the kids. His folk roots, defined by his signature finger-style picking, are plainer...
View ArticleFlashback: Simon and Garfunkel Play Together for Possibly the Last Time
By 2010, Simon and Garfunkel had become an insanely lucrative nostalgia machine that revved up every few years to play stadiums, festivals and arenas all over the world. Paul and Art had a pretty rocky...
View ArticleReview: Art Garfunkel's spine-tingling voice proves the singer is back on form
The 1970s folk-singing legend Art Garfunkel lit up St David's Hall with his solo gig, here's what our reviewer thought When you possess one of the greatest voices of your generation to suddenly...
View ArticleTaylor Maid plays final show Friday
After playing a little bit of everything the past five years -- rock, pop, country, Top 40 -- the last song for Taylor Maid will be the sound of silence. No, they're not covering Simon & Garfunkel.
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National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" featured a fascinating segment two weeks ago on the research of acoustic biologists who are mapping out the sounds of entire ecosystems. It featured an...
View ArticleThe sound of silence
'People writing songs that voices never share,' sang Simon & Garfunkel ... they might as well have been singing about Malaysia's music industry that is beset by consumers who aren't buying CDs and...
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