In a few short hours, Al Jardine will take the stage with longtime friend and bandmate Brian Wilson for opening night of the Something Great From '68 Tour in Las Vegas. For now, though, he's sharing ...

Three generations of music’s legendary Wilson family joined together with dozens of other friends and musicians in Agoura Hills, Calif., Thursday night for a charity concert saluting the Beach Boys, ...

The last time I saw Brian Wilson was in March of this year. I’d been going to visit him every few months or so since his wife, Melinda, died in 2024. Brian had quit touring two years earlier, so he ...

The whole world sees the California Dream to the soundtrack of Beach Boys songs. “If everybody had an ocean / Across the U.S.A. / Then everybody’d be surfin’ / Like Californ-i-a.” That’s from “Surfin’ ...

Though Brian Wilson and Dennis Wilson never shared a co-writing credit on any Beach Boys songs, brother Carl did write several songs with their older brother. “Carl was a very, very sensitive writer,” ...

When one learns of a genius musician, it’s hard not to research everything one can about that artist’s process. This is especially the case if you’re a musician yourself. I’ve spent quite a bit of ...

Legendary co-founder of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, passed away in June. He left an indelible mark on music and touched the lives of millions. In the days following his death, tributes poured in for ...

The death of Brian Wilson on June 11 has inspired a myriad of tributes. He has been compared to classical musical figures and been the subject of adulation by many well-known musicians, including Paul ...

Brian Wilson is widely hailed as one of the most significant songwriters of the 20th century—the master craftsman behind The Beach Boys' music. Inspired by rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, George Gershwin, ...