Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonAlison Krauss wears her celebrity lightly. A refreshingly unassuming performer, she came on stage clutching her fiddle as if she was appearing at a bluegrass festival back in the midwest, and after just one song stepped bac... more info

Chicago Tribune — Mastodon: The Atlanta quartet rewrites the metal handbook with virtually every release. Their latest, “The Hunter” (Reprise), provides a relatively concise overview of their wide-ranging sound, covering everything from progressive journeys to th... more info

Guardian Music — Leonardo Live | Sorority Girls | The Office: An American Workplace | My Transsexual Summer | Imagine: Simon & Garfunkel – The Harmony Game | True BloodLeonardo Live7pm, Sky Arts 1On the eve of one of the biggest-ever exhibitions of his work at the ... more info

Stereogum — Paul Simon took So Beautiful Or So What cut “Love Is Eternal Sacred Light” to Conan last night, which was a little more special than the usual late night show circuit drop-in since Conan’s been hosting at NYC’s the Beacon Theatre all week. Ch... more info

Topix — Radiohead, Paul Simon and singer/songwriter Pj Harvey are set to battle it out for the Uncut Music Award 2011. more info

ContactMusic — Radiohead Paul Simon and singersongwriter Pj Harvey are set to battle it out for Britains Uncut Music Award 2011 The Creep rockers have been nominated for their album The King of Limbs while So Beautiful or So What and Let England Shake are the respe... more info

NME — Fleet Foxes, Paul Simon and Josh T Pearson are also named on the shortlist more info

ContactMusic — Paul Simon is hoping to tour his classic Graceland album next year The singer is in discussions to re-assemble the band behind the album which spawned his biggest hit You Can Call Me Al and to take it on the road to celebrate 25 years since i... more info

Stereogum — Name: Paul Simon Progress Report: Rock and roll icon hits the road this fall and prepares to bring a live version of Graceland to the masses in 2012. It was a lovely coincidence that just a few days after watching Songs of America, a recently re-rele... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — For all the intellectual acumen Paul Simon has been bringing to his lyrics for nearly half a century, for all the emotional complexity and instrumental dexterity in his songs, his return swing through Southern California on Wednesday night at the... more info