When the Beach Boys first came onto the music scene in the early '60s, their music encapsulated summer fun and surf culture.

“I especially want to thank my cousin Brian Wilson. I believe he’s here with us,” said the Beach Boys’ Mike Love as he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday.… ...

Events in the Capital Region this week, from John Mulaney, the Beach Boys and Nas, to Saratoga Jazz Fest, Old Songs Festival, The Egg closing and more.

Charles L. Granata, . . Chicago Review/A Cappella, $15.95 (256pp) ISBN 978-1-55652-507-0 In 1966, Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys released a revolutionary rock album that would influence the ...

Everyone knows these lyrics to the Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ Safari,” which put Rincon Point on the popular culture map. Alas, the ...

The resulting "California Girls" was released as a single on July 12, 1965, backed with "Let Him Run Wild," and it went to No ...

That history became “California Girls,” released July 12, 1965, as part of The Beach Boys’ ninth studio album, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) Reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, it’s easily ...

A concert paying tribute to the Beach Boys included Carnie Wilson and her mother and daughter, plus former members Blondie ...

News about Charles Manson, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The Beach Boys were caught in the middle of two eras in 1965. You can hear that dichotomy on the album 'Summer Days (And ...

The Beach Boys return to the top 40 of the Billboard 200 chart for the first time in over a decade, following the death of the band's Brian Wilson.