Thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great ...

A veritable library has been written about the Beach Boys. There are books focusing on their masterwork, 1966’s Pet Sounds, and tomes dedicated to the band’s mercurial magician, Brian Wilson. And ...

When it comes to music & surfing, he may very well be America's foremost scholar. His book, The Ocean Will Have Us All: Surf ...

Drugs have a lot to answer for in the musical realm, and in 1973 a speed session with Roger McGuinn resulted in one of the ...

Brian Wilson may have written multiple symphonies for The Beach Boys, but this hit was too much for him to bear listening to again.

The early years for Al Jardine of the Beach Boys were challenging ones. Though they would write a lot of car songs, the guitarist himself, didn’t have one in his teenage years prior to joining the ...

Chicago Grammy-winning trumpeter and producer Nico Segal will reunite with the Social Experiment Saturday at Metro, celebrating a decade since the release of the group’s debut album “Surf.” Highly ...

Jan and Dean have been credited as the primary architects of the California Sound and the surf music style, which rose to prominence in the early 1960s. The duo’s best-known song is “Surf City”, which ...

Hawai‘i is in for a packed weekend of music, culture, and high-energy action, with events spanning from Waikīkī to Kapolei. Whether you’re into live DJs, flower-filled parades, cycling, surfing, or ...

Surf, sports, and sisterhood are taking over Oceanside this weekend. The Super Girl Surf Pro is back — it's the world's largest women's surf, music, and lifestyle festival.

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) — Surf, sports, and sisterhood are taking over Oceanside this weekend. The Super Girl Surf Pro is back — it's the world's largest women's surf, music, and lifestyle festival — ...

CLEAR LAKE — The Surf Ballroom & Museum has opened the Music Experience Center and a new permanent exhibit honoring the legacy of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson.