Rolling Stone — Allen Toussaint's final recordings will be the focus of the upcoming LP American Tunes. The late New Orleans legend's first posthumous release features Toussaint paying tribute to his musical hero Professor Longhair with 14 interpretations of tracks ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Paul Simon at Webster Hall in 2011 (more by Ryan Barkan) Paul Simon recently announced a tour, including his first Queens show in over 40 years happening June 30 at Forest Hills Stadium. Now he's added another show happening... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Paul Simon at Webster Hall in 2011 (more by Ryan Barkan) Legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon was already announced for New Orleans Jazz Fest, and he since revealed that he'll follow that festival appearance with a lengthy North American tou... more info

New York Post — You can say this of Joan Baez: She’s popped up, Zelig-like, everywhere with everyone — from the Village with Bob Dylan and Mississippi with Martin Luther King Jr. to Palo Alto with Steve Jobs. And now she’s coming back to New York. Paul Simon, ... more info

JamBase — For our money there's no better fictional band than The Electric Mayhem Band featured on the original Muppet Show and the refreshed The Muppets currently airing on ABC. We've documented our favorite moments from the original show and are happy to ... more info

Nialler9 — My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Here’s what I played last night. Part One | Part Two.  Part one Emmanuelle – Free Hifi Internet Neon Indian – Slumlord Prince Rama  – Bahia Paul Simon  – Can’t R... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Willie Nelson was honored with the Library Of Congress’ Gershwin Prize at a gala in Washington, DC. He’s the first country singer to receive the award since its inception in 2007. During the concert portion of the ceremony — which a... more info

Stereogum — The new Late Show With Stephen Colbert has been having a pretty good first month music guest-wise — from Paul Simon’s Paul Simon cover band to Run The Jewels and TV On The Radio’s team-up — and that streak looks to continue into October: Tame... more info

Time — He fulfilled his dream of whistling the solo to "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" more info

Stereogum — As soon as it was announced that the first proper band appearing on Stephen Colbert’s version of the Late Show would be a mysterious Paul Simon tribute act called Troubled Waters, it was kind of assumed to be a joke. Maybe it was a reunited Pavemen... more info