- “The Northwest Has a Friend in James Taylor” – 425
- “James Taylor at the Santa Barbara Bowl” – Music Connection
- “When the World Gets You Down, James Taylor Lifts You Up” – Santa Barbara Independent
- “A masterful James Taylor invoked familial love at Frost Amphitheater” – 48hills
- “James Taylor tour 2025: Everything James Taylor played on Wednesday at Acrisure Arena” – Desert Sun
- “How ‘sweet it was’ to see James Taylor back in San Diego” – Times of San Diego
- “James Taylor’s San Diego concert a triumph of skill, tenacity, charm and wit” – San Diego Union-Tribune
- “American Idol Finalist Shares the Parenting Lessons He Received From James Taylor” – American Songwriter