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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 consciousness 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.

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December 11, 2019

Home of the Week: The Beach Boys’ Santa Barbara Compound Hits the Market for $15 Million

Wouldn't it be nice to live in the sprawling Santa Barbara clifftop estate once owned by the Beach Boys' co-founder and lead singer Mike Love? And with no ...

Far Out Magazine

Listen back to Sonic Youth's astonishing cover of The Beach ...

So by the time De Milo records came a-knocking to take part in a tribute album to The Beach Boys' mercurial leader Brian Wilson, Sonic Youth would be the ...

12/10/2019 | Promoter Working On Two High-Profile Summer ...

“We were trying to bring Alan Jackson and the Beach Boys for two different concerts, but the council at that time turned them down,” he said. “There was such a ...

Hollywood Reporter

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Deleted Scene Shows Manson Freak Out on Cliff Booth

In reality, Manson did go to the Tate home looking for those people; a fledgling musician, Manson tried to make inroads with the Beach Boys to have his music ...

Pensacola News Journal

West Florida Football: No. 2 Ferris State Bulldogs – Know Your Enemy

Al Jardine, guitarist for the Beach Boys, studied at Ferris State for a year in the 1960s, intending to become a dentist at the university his father lectured according ...

lehighvalleylive.com

Giant N.J. Balloon Festival will not return in 2020 without new sponsors

“When it comes to booking acts -- we've had the Beach Boys, Hall & Oates, Meatloaf, the Doobie brothers, the Jonas Brothers -- in the past, all those touring acts ...

Los Angeles Times

Review: Porsche's 2020 911 sports car is peppier than ever

To paraphrase the Beach Boys, the coach made my Indy 500 look like a Roman chariot race. Porsche's 911 sales for 2019 are down from 2018, though the ...

Paper Jackets Release New Single 'This Christmas'

... current crop of genre peers like Walk The Moon, Smallpools, CHVRCHES and Cherry Pools, but also legendary acts like The Ronettes and The Beach Boys.

Selling door-to-door and overcoming adversity

“But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me... Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me.” “Long Promised Road,” as performed by The Beach Boys.

Eagles will play Hotel California album in full at two Wembley shows in 2020

Last year's show was 44 years since the Eagles first played Wembley, back in the summer of 1975 when they supported the Beach Boys. It was their fifth ...

December 10, 2019

UPDATE: This week on Open Mic: The sultry sirens are back! And steaming up St. Nick's glasses! (Thanks, Alexis!)

Music show: A first album for The Wave Chargers - Encore!

Paris may be far away from the big waves that draw surfers, but it's still home to a small surf music scene. If you like Dick Dale and the Beach Boys, you will no ...

Lightfoot, Beach Boys and Ringo Starr among legends coming ...

The Beach Boys Friday, April 10. Show time: 9 p.m., doors open: 8 p.m.. Saturday, April 11. Show time: 8 p.m., doors open: 7 p.m.. Tickets are $59/$69/$79/$89

Indiana Daily Student

Kenny G to perform at Brown County Music Center

Upcoming shows besides Kenny G include two sold-out performances by the Beach Boys on Feb. 29, Gordon Lightfoot on March 26 and Michael Bolton on April ...

Nine New Shows Are On Sale At Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

The music of Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys as never heard before heads to the Grand. GOOD VIBRATIONS - THE MUSIC OF Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys ...

Liza Weil’s Mrs. Maisel Character Pays Homage To A Trailblazing Woman In Music & No One Noticed

She would play electric bass for the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, Tina Turner, Sonny and Cher, and Mathis, just to name a few. Her basslines became a staple on ...

How To Build A Team Like The Beatles

... musicians who were incredibly talented alone but not orders of magnitude better than other musicians, such as The Who, Kinks or The Beach Boys in their era.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Holidays glow Under the Streetlamp

He and Glendening met in 2005 in the Broadway musical “Good Vibrations,” a short-lived jukebox show built around the hits of the Beach Boys. He joined Under ...

Women Dominated 2019: Ken Tucker Picks His Top 10 ...

I miss the bar where The Beach Boys would go, Dennis' last stop before Kokomo. Those nights were on fire. We couldn't get higher. We didn't know that we had ...

Tickets on Sale: The forecast calls for big band fog on ...

The Beach Boys, March 27. Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $30. waterfrontconcerts.com. Walk Off the Earth, April 1. State Theatre, Portland, $39 to $65 reserved ...

‘Gilmore Girls’ actress is unrecognizable in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

While her name may not be that familiar, her work with the Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Ritchie Valens and Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention is iconic.

December 9, 2019

UPDATE: This week at The Drive-In: This is the direct antecedent of this song! (Thanks, Alexis!)

Los Angeles Times

Hot Property Newsletter: The Beach Boys still 'get around' in housing circles

What are the chances that one of the three remaining original Beach Boys would be a player in the current real estate market and the former home of another ...

How Jeffrey Foskett Went From Brian Wilson Fan to Beach Boys Insider

In 1976, on Jeffrey Foskett's 20th birthday, he and a fellow Beach Boys fan drove up and down Bellagio Road in Los Angeles looking for Brian Wilson's home.

The Beach Boys To Play Alabama Theatre In Birmingham: Tickets

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The Beach Boys are coming to the Alabama Theatre in 2020. The iconic California band will play in Birmingham on Feb. 12, and tickets are ...

The Beach Boys To Headline July 4th Fireworks Spectacular In LA

LOS ANGELES, CA — This summer, the iconic Beach Boys will return to their California roots to headline the July 4th Spectacular. Tickets are now available for ...

The Beach Boys Set To Perform In Worcester: Tickets Available

WORCESTER, MA — The Beach Boys are bringing their California sound to Massachusetts. The legendary group will perform at The Hanover Theatre for the ...

The Beach Boys To Play Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre

RED BANK, NJ — The Beach Boys are bringing summer California vibes to New Jersey this spring. The iconic group will play Hackensack Meridian Health ...

Beach Boys To Play Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre: Tickets

ATLANTA, GA — The Beach Boys are coming to Atlanta for a performance at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in 2020. Tickets are now on sale to see ...

Fontaines DC are done recording their second Beach Boys ...

Dublin's Fontaines DC have finished recording on their second album. Their debut, Dogrel, was released earlier this year, seeing nominations for the Mercury ...

Al Jardine, founding member of The Beach Boys, blessed The ...

The Central Coast was blessed with an intimate performance by The Beach Boys' founding member, Al Jardine. On November 16, Jardine played at The Siren, ...

Shows of the Night: Sunday, December 8th

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by The Beach Boys, Chvrches, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, ...

December 6, 2019

Fontaines D.C have finished recording their Beach Boys-inspired second album

Fontaines D.C. have confirmed that they've finished recording their second album, while also revealing that it's inspired by the sounds of The Beach Boys.

American Songwriter

Behind The Song: Beach Boys, “Sloop John B”

It was the height of summer, and the Beach Boys were in the middle of a recording session at Western Studio 3 in Hollywood's United Western Records. As band ...

The Beach Boys Expand 2020 Tour Plans

The Beach Boys have added a number of new stops to their upcoming North American tour that the veteran band will be launching early next year. The new ...

Rod Stewart Scores Career First With New Album 'You're in My Heart,' With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

... with legendary artists, having previously led with two Elvis Presley collaborations (via archival vocals) and one each with Aretha Franklin and The Beach Boys.

Arbor Outlook: Selling door to door and overcoming adversity

“But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me... Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me.” — “Long Promised Road” as performed by The Beach Boys.

Things to Do: Don Felder at the Dosey Doe

Its lush vocal harmonies and sonic landscape bring to mind something that the Beach Boys or Felder's former band the Eagles would do on something like the ...

Mariah Carey and country band Alabama find common ground and Nativity scenes flourish in Paulding

The show will feature rock, pop and country Christmas hits from the past, and songs by Brenda Lee, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, Elvis, The Ronettes, ...

Alternative Press (blog)

Tom DeLonge reveals solo song is about blink-182 “having ...

“The beginning of the song is really an ode to The Beach Boys,” Tom DeLonge explains. “It opens with three-part harmonies to create an introduction with ...

uDiscover Music

‘Jingle Bell Rock’: Bobby Helms’ Rockin’ Christmas Classic

Kylie Minogue, The Beach Boys, Hall & Oates, Chubby Checker and The Platters have also recorded 'Jingle Bell Rock'. But Helms' version is the go-to song for ...

December 5, 2019

UPDATE: This week on BBRadio: A fine collection of Girl Groups of the 60s!

The Beach Boys Announce Additional 2020 Tour Dates

Legendary band The Beach Boys has expanded their their 2020 tour dates, adding shows throughout late March and April. As of now, The Beach Boys' tour ...

uDiscover Music

Dennis Wilson’s Best Beach Boys Songs: 10 Overlooked Classics

So much more than just The Beach Boys' drummer, Dennis Wilson (born 4 December 1944) contributed raw ballads and charged blasts of rock'n'roll that were ...

The Beach Boys Announce Spring US Tour

The Beach Boys have announced a 2020 US tour. The band, led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, along with Jeffrey Foskett, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, ...

Ventura County Star

Top 10: Here's a mix of things to do as eclectic as Ventura County

The Beach Boys will catch a wave to their holiday show 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Fred Kavli Theatre, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. The group that ...

YourObserver.com

Van Wezel show brings a yuletide hue

It isn't a tribute show; they aren't trying to “be” the Four Seasons or the Beach Boys on stage. Wardell says the best comparison they've come up with is that it's ...

Economic impact from Galleria and Cobb PAC down in 2019

... states and 93 counties in Georgia attended an event at the energy center in 2019, and hosted marquee acts such as the Beach Boys, comedian Jeff Foxworthy ...

tix on sale: Alanis / Garbage / Liz Phair, Stormzy, Angel Olsen ...

The Beach Boys (led by Mike Love) play The Capitol Theatre on April 4. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 6 at noon with presales starting Thursday (12/5) at ...

Los Angeles Times

Best songs about L.A.: 25 classics

Key lyric: “Roll down the window, put down the top / Crank up the Beach Boys, baby / Don't let the music stop / We're gonna ride it till / We just can't ride it no ...

Wicked Local Scituate

7 Things TO DO in Scituate (Dec. 5 - 11)

Stop in and listen to some favorites from the Beatles, Elvis, the Beach Boys, the Everly Brothers, and other songs of that era, as well as more recent artists such ...

Tank collapse in Chinese mill kills 9 people, injures 4 more

A Santa Barbara estate once owned by Mike Love of the Beach Boys has hit the market for $14.95 million The oceanfront retreat sprawls over 2.5 acres of Santa ...