NEWS

NOTE: This space is devoted to news/updates and information on the Beach Boys that appears in news outlets around the world.  The Beach Boys have entered public consiousness to such a degree that new bands are compared with them, their songs are played at numerous functions, and their names are frequently mentioned in the same breath with Summer, the California dream, and of course, surfing and cars.  Since I began collecting these stories, I've been amazed at how far and how deeply the Beach Boys' influence has penetrated.  Their music has reshaped people's ideas of American Pop Music and the subjects they sang about continue to resonate worldwide.  Check here to read what is being said about Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys and for news of updates to this site.

July 29, 2010

Wavves, Cargo, London

Independent
"King of the Beach" is the first real winner of the night, with its trashy Beach Boys-esque clatter prompting a mini-mosh in front of the tiny stage. ...

Rock Con rolls into New Jersey this weekend

USA Today
... looks forward to meeting those artists who sparked that passion for music, particularly the Beach Boys' Jardine and Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane. ...

Coney Island's Seaside Summer Concert Series

About - Cities & Towns
performances by everyone from The Beach Boys to Aretha Franklin and John Legend. Concerts take place on Thursday nights at 7:30pm, at the Asser Levy/Seaside ...

SAM Concert Promotes Albums

Gazette Newspapers
Media outlets have used bands like the Beach Boys, Beatles and Brian Jonestown Massacre to describe the group. “I have a really hard time describing our ...

Beach Boys Reunion Isn't Happening… Just Yet

Artistdirect.com
All this talk about a Beach Boys 50th anniversary reunion is just that…talk. Singer Mike Love told Billboard that "there have been a lot of ideas floated, ...

Indie-popsters Caribou coming to Edmonton

Edmonton Journal
... mostly melodic electronica, but on his fourth album Andorra, the Canadian sings his heart out on songs reminicent of Beach Boys and the Zombies. ...

Preview calendar: Clubs and concerts for July 29-Aug. 4

North County Times
The Beach Boys ---- Features Mike Love and Bruce Johnston; 7:30 pm Sept. 10; Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego; $75; ...

RELIVE THE GOOD OLE DAYS

Sequim Gazette
... trombone and song, putting a lively and humorous twist on arrangements in the style of The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, Elvis, Elton John, ...

Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature and Slick Rick Set For MLK Concert Series 8/2

Broadway World
From Seaside's stellar lineup of Neil Sedaka, The Beach Boys and the B-52s, to MLK's George Clinton, Toni Braxton, and Sean Paul-not to mention a chance to ...

Eliza Doolittle - Interview

Contactmusic.com
I love Steely Dan and the Beach Boys and The Kinks and I like Dayrl Hall & John Oates, I love that Rich Girl song. When I heard that song I downloaded it, ...

Rock the Border II with local talent tomorrow night

International Falls Daily Journal
The Community Band is expected to deliver the Beach Boys' “Barbara Ann,” and the musical hit “The Power of Love,” as well as the kinetic “Hawaii 5-0” theme ...

Free Beach Boy tickets at First County Bank Atlantic Street branch

Norwalk Plus Magazine
5 Beach Boys concert at Stamford's Alive at Five Summer series. Customers who open a checking account with direct deposit at the 160 Atlantic St. branch ...

The Great Debate: Do I Really Need a Tijuana Brass CD?

TheDay.com
They were very popular in my grade school days — not with me or my friends, necessarily, who were deep in our Beatles / Beach Boys stupor — but HA&TB were ...

The Pakistan America Peace Through Music Project

KoolMuzone (blog)
Guitaristan was conceived by accomplished rock guitarist Lanny Cordola (The Beach Boys, House of Lords, Guffria and studio guitarist for hundreds of top ...

BergenPAC: Diamond in the rough could shine

Cliffviewpilot.com (blog)
IN TUNE: BergenPAC in Englewood is offering 25% off tickets for the rest of its summer series, including the Beach Boys tonight, "An Evening at the Hotel ...

Out of the Gutter comedy troupe presents "Portuguese Family Summer Vacation"

Fall River Herald News
... Vacation," the troupe plans on spoofing a few of their favorite moments growing up, including a musical closer inspired by the Beach Boys' “Kokomo. ...

Beach Boys reunion not definite

Spicezee
Jardine said a free concert would "probably" be held in San Francisco, California, adding that he would like to see the Beach Boys hit the road on a ...

April Wine to rock Casino NB

Times and Transcript
... at the Casino Gift Shop, by calling 1-866-943-8849 or by going online at http://casinonb.ca/casino/ Other upcoming shows include the Beach Boys on Aug. ...

Abbott opens up about campaign life

Sydney Morning Herald
He likes Elvis and the Beach Boys - "there's a timelessness about that stuff" - and enjoys karaoke, although he claims to be an enthusiastic rather than a ...

Beach Boys mum on Surfin' anniversary specifics

Victoria Times Colonist
The Beach Boys will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first single Surfin' in 2011, but band member Mike Love says any specific reports about how ...

Reversing field

Herald & Review (blog)
I say it all the time about The Beach Boys' “Pet Sounds” album – I didn't get it at first, then somebody broke my heart, and I understood it completely, ...

List 'Em Carefully: 10 Feel Good Hits for the Summer

Consequence of Sound
This list would be crap without The Beach Boys somewhere on it. Their music is as synonymous with summer as shorts and heat. Naturally, you couldn't go ...

Guest Lists Best Coast

Pitchfork Media
BC: My favorite song of all time is "Don't Worry Baby" by the Beach Boys. It's a pretty generic Beach Boys song, and a pretty generic favorite song to have, ...

No plans for Beach Boys reunion

ABC Action News
BEACH BOYS star MIKE LOVE has dismissed reports the original members of the legendary band have scheduled a reunion concert to mark the group's 50th ...

Entertainment Briefs

LubbockOnline.com
Call 770-2000 or (800) 735-1288 or visit www.selecta The Beach Boys will perform in concert at 7:30 pm (MST) Nov. 6 at the Lea County Event Center in Hobbs, ...

Our View: Save 'Googie' car wash sign in Whittier

San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Googie, on the other hand, is cooooool, like Arthur Fonzarelli, the Beach Boys, James Dean and Annette Funicello. Googie is your first Erector set, ...

The Mermaids think CDs are all washed up

Red and Black
“We get our influences from bands like the Beatles and the Beach Boys,” Hughes said. “You know, 'strummie' kind of guitar and 'drummie' kind of drums with ...

Free MP3:AB & the Sea Cover Katy Perry's 'California Gurls'

SF Weekly (blog)
There's no confusing the two,especially not since AB & the Sea throw in an ode to the original "California Girls" (you know, the Beach Boys version) about ...

July 28, 2010

Julio Iglesias to Stage 2 Concerts in Bulgaria

Novinite.com
... performed duets with artists like Frank Sinatra, Stivie Wonder, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Paul Anka, Placido Domingo, Sting, Beach Boys and many others. ...

RIP Maury Chaykin

CBC.ca (blog)
... by the late Paul Quarrington, found Chaykin sensitively portraying a troubled pop musician turned recluse, modeled on The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. ...

Tsunami Wave Riders perform at pig-pickin' fundraiser

Jamestown News
UB 40, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Marley, Kenny Chesney, Santana, Sublime and the Beach Boys (again, who else?). Among their awards are Best World ...

Mtvu Introduces Emo Quartet Marianas Trench To US

Top40-Charts.com
... three kaleidoscopic movements of "Masterpiece Theatre" that balance the vocal theatrics of Queen with the more hymnal qualities of the Beach Boys. ...

Kravis Center's 2010-11 season highlights range from classic pop to classical ...

Palm Beach Post
The Beach Boys, April 17 — There would be no “surf music” genre without The Beach Boys' unmatched harmonies and bouncy beats on songs like “Surfin' USA” and ...

Cum On Feel The NEU!

Chicagoist
KB: I figured it'd be like what a "Beach Boys" release would be nowadays, since so few of the original members are around/would be involved. ...

Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino on Her Cats and the Best Band Ever

BlackBook Magazine
I listen to oldies and things like The Four Seasons, The Beach Boys and Phil Spector. That's where a lot of inspiration comes from. ...

The New Pornographers, at Liberty Hall, show they're worthy successors to ...

Kansas City Star
They also update the classic work of the Beach Boys, the Shirelles and the Mamas & the Papas. Wilco is the only other contemporary act that has so ...

The new Kravis Center season: Whoopi, Yanni, Yitzhak and "Spring Awakening"

Sun-Sentinel (blog)
$30+ The Beach Boys: More Americana, from "Good Vibrations" to "Kokomo." April 17. $20+ Carter Brey and Christopher O'Riley: Classical with an edge (O'Riley ...

Mike Love says no Beach Boys reunion plans in works

KSEE
KSEE 24 NEWS and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or ...

live in New York (2010)

Punknews.org
Music doesn't get much less serious then pop-punk Beach Boys wannabes. They finished with “Brain Freeze” and all in all I was damn surprised at how good ...

Beach Boy Mike Love Says Reunion Talk Premature

RTT News
(RTTNews) - Despite a recent report from Rolling Stone that stated Beach Boys founder and guitarist Al Jardine said the band will reunite for at least one ...

Wavves - King of the Beach Album Review

Contactmusic.com
... while tracks like "Idiot" channel the best So-Cal pop punk from the last twenty or so years - It sounds almost exactly how I'd imagine the Beach Boys ...

No plans for Beach Boys reunion

Toronto Sun
COM Beach Boys star Mike Love has dismissed reports the original members of the legendary band have scheduled a reunion concert to mark the group's 50th ...

Hidden Lands

Exclaim!
It all sounds a bit like Kevin Shields re-imagining an album as sad and whimsical as the Beach Boys' Surf's Up, and yet also like nothing else out there. ...

Jon Windle Of Little Man Tate Announces Solo Project

Glasswerk.co.uk
It's earnest yet low-key, soulful melodies and Beach Boys-esque backing vocals prove that this excellent songwriter has hidden depths. ...

Star turns - July 27, 2010

Cape Argus (subscription) 
DETROIT: The Beach Boys will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first single, Surfin', in 2011, but band member Mike Love says any reports about how ...

Execs morph into Suits That Rock

Cincinnati.com
... circuit judge in the Campbell County Family Court whose long rock history includes stints in bands that toured with the Beach Boys and Little Feat. ...

Joan Baez, Smokey Robinson, Beach Boys Start Queen Mary's First Outdoor ...

Hospitality 1st (press release) 
18 at 8 pm, legendary Southern California rock band the Beach Boys on Thurs., Aug. 19 at 8 pm and three-time Grammy® -Award winning folk-rock artist Lucinda ...

Mad Men in 1964: changing tastes for a changing world

Montreal Gazette
The Supremes had a hit with Where Did Our Love Go; Roy Orbison was singing Oh, Pretty Woman; the Beach Boys had I Get Around; Dean Martin was crooning ...

Interview - Hot Chip

The Vine
Records by the Beach Boys and the Beatles were kind of designed to have many moods and be up at times and down at times. But with our band, ...

A soundtrack for the summer of '10

Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Imagine The Band crossed with The Beach Boys and My Morning Jacket and you're roughly in the neighborhood. • "The Foundling," Mary Gauthier. ...

Fun-fun-fun by teh seashore

YourNabe.com
As for the headlining Beach Boys, that remarkable band could have rested on its laurels long ago, enjoying the type of glory that accompanies musicians who ...

Beach Boys contemplate 50th year with new music

Lewiston Sun Journal
LEWISTON — The Beach Boys hope to celebrate 50 years of singing and performing in 2011, potentially with new music from lead ...

Rangeley audience enjoys music of the Beach Boys

Lewiston Sun Journal 
The Beach Boys wowed an estimated 2000 people Monday night at a benefit concert hosted by the Rangeley Region Rehab and Wellness ...

Last Word on New Music

The Atlantic (blog)
Or the Beach Boys, or... And I'll make only this one exception, to which I figure I'm entitled. Ladies and gentlemen, out of Coventry, England, ...

Google hits up Harry Fox for Christmas music store launch?

Oromo Index
However, if you wanted to press CDs of the 1965 Beach Boys recording of “California Girls,” you would need both a mechanical license AND a master recording ...

July 27, 2010

UPDATE:  This week on Open Mic: Don't talk... just listen.

Living Room

jambands.com
Familiar motifs abound (often ABT sounds like Ween as a kick ass country band filtered through a Dick Dale amp with a bit of Beach Boys harmony vocals for ...

Guster Offers Fan Free Download of "Bad Bad World"

Blogcritics.org (blog)
They'll regret the Beach Boys-esque falsetto "ooohs" before the end of the tour when they have to hit them every night. We fans will embarrass ourselves ...

WRFR-LP tonight on Lock Kiermaier's show, you'll hear the music of the ...

VillageSoup Belfast
Tonight Lock will play music by Marianne Faithful, James Taylor, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, Joe Cocker, John Prine, the Beach Boys, ...

Senior Day at the Fair Wednesday

Chesterton Tribune
He has also performed with Tommy James, The Beach Boys, Three Dog Night and Frankie Valli. Fred Walker, 10:20 am Walker will perform old-time favorites in a ...

The Back Nine - Expect surprises

Gatorsports.com
This week, try out these gems — "Let's Go Surfing" by the Drums, "Animal" by Neon Trees and old-school peeps go for my favorite Beach Boys song "Wouldn't It ...

Special VIP Field Pass and Meet Greet Combo packages now available for Sara ...

AtlantaBraves.com
Earlier this year the legendary Beach Boys performed a free post-game concert in front of more than 25000 fans on Memorial Day at Turner Field to lead off ...

Mike Love Comments On The Beach Boys Reunion

411mania.com
Jardine, Love and Wilson, along with his late brothers Carl and Dennis Wilson, played on the very first Beach Boys single, "Surfin'", which was released in ...

Chief To Cops: Walk The Beat

New Haven Independent
Former Chief James Lewis brought along two colleagues from California (dubbed “The Beach Boys” within the department”); then Limon hired two colleagues from ...

Beach Boys' Love Talks Reunion Plans, Katy Perry's 'California Gurls'

Billboard
The Beach Boys will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first single in 2011, but the group's Mike Love ...

Mtvu Introduces Emo Quartet Marianas Trench To Us

Top40-Charts.com
... three kaleidoscopic movements of "Masterpiece Theatre" that balance the vocal theatrics of Queen with the more hymnal qualities of the Beach Boys. ...

Ashley MacIsaac plays Meaford Hall

The Barrie Advance
... Robitaille has earned a few pats on the back from respectable artists including Peter Frampton, Sam Roberts, Matthew Good, The Beach Boys and Bob Rock. ...

10 reasons family reunions are great ... and not so much

OCRegister
Mom will shake it, but only to the Beach Boys. Even the single guys' girlfriends busted out to Wii's interactive dance-party game. ...

Google hits up Harry Fox for Christmas music store launch?

Fortune
However, if you wanted to press CDs of the 1965 Beach Boys recording of "California Girls," you would need both a mechanical license AND a master recording ...

Morning Shots: Amanda Bynes Returns, And A Movie Poll You Won't See Coming

NPR (blog)
Since Mike Love later acknowledged that he was full of patoot about the Beach Boys news I mentioned, I look forward to eventually taking back that entire ...

Best Coast: A Surf-Rock Revival With 'Crazy For You'

KUAR
All Things Considered by NPR Staff Play The golden era of surf music was dominated by artists like The Beach Boys Jan and Dean, and Dick Dale. ...

Delta Spirit Headlining SAM Event

antiMUSIC.com
In an interview with the OC Examiner, drummer Phil Shaheen said you can find their music if you, "Slip it between The Beach Boys and The Dead Milkmen. ...

Top 10 Contenders for the 2011 NBA Title

Bleacher Report
Miami Thrice, Three Kings, Beach Boys, etc. Miami hit the jack pot in this year's free agency period by siging the top 3 free agents in the biggest free ...

Track Of The Day 26/7 - Crocodiles

ClashMusic.com
At one point breaking out into the chorus of the Beach Boys classic 'California Girls' the duo have the narcissistic glare of prime era Royal Trux. ...

Life's a beach, especially if you go there

Winnipeg Free Press
I will be blunt with you -- I love singing along to the Beach Boys (sample lyric for young readers: "Nothing can touch my 409/409 oooooo/Giddy up giddy up ...

OUR OPINION: Summer? Bummer

Grand Forks Herald
No wonder the Beach Boys wrote their music in Hawthorne, Calif., not Duluth. It was called the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and when Adam and Eve ...

REBUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME ; Rehab effort at The Ballpark in idyllic Old ...

American Chronicle
The Beach Boys came to Old Orchard Beach, and Jon Bon Jovi, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion also entertained the OOB crowds. ...

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