It’s a balmy, hazy afternoon in Southern California, and the ocean is beckoning. The year is 1960. On this day, the Ventures have a number-two hit called “Walk, Don’t Run” in heavy rotation on AM ...

Few bands in rock history have the legacy of The Beach Boys which was formed 50 years ago in Hawthorne. However, tribute band Surfin’ Safari tries to take the audience back to the 1960s when brothers ...

Surfin’, a Beach Boys tribute band, had the crowd waxing nostalgic with hit songs like Surfin’ Safari on Sunday evening at Warner Park in Woodland Hills. Concert-goers experienced the classic Beach ...

For more than 50 years, the soundtrack to the summer has come through the melodies, music and words of The Beach Boys. Teens dreamed of the beach while listening to “Surfin’ USA” and “California Girls ...

A Beach Boys co-founder is finally getting around to fixing a high school problem. Brian Wilson returned to Hawthorne High School Monday in order to rectify an issue that’s still plaguing his GPA: an ...

Brian Wilson — the guy who wrote and produced most of the hits for the Beach Boys — died Wednesday at age 82. The music he gave us over the decades was amazing: “Good Vibrations” and the “Pet Sounds” ...

* Todd writes, "Hey Bob! I just came back from Miami to see my family. While there, we ate at the Cheesecake Factory and Dave & Busters. It would be great if we could have restaurants like that in ...

Gene Autry, the legendary singing cowboy, actor, broadcast executive and onetime Anaheim Angels owner, was known for many things. Surfing wasn’t one of them. Nonetheless, surf -- or at least surf ...