The Beach Boys' co-founder talks to The Times about his longtime former bandmate who helped shape the culture of SoCal music.

Tuesdays on the Terrace returns with free concerts embracing the city’s diverse musical traditions — jazz, pop, soul, R&B and more. First up on June 24 is Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few. Concerts ...

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Brian Wilson made “The Beach Boys Love You” emerging from mental illness. It was a major flop, ending his relationship with ...

Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82, was one of music’s true visionaries, if that’s the right word for a guy who dealt in the ...

We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most ...

Brian Wilson, the influential pop musician who co-founded the the Beach Boys and wrote such hit songs as 'Good Vibrations,' ...

The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration with Boston Pops at Symphony Hall fused improvisational energy with orchestral ...

A full-band version, completed by Brian and Carl ... Like “This Whole World,” from 1970’s “Sunflower,” one of a number of poor-selling records that has since been rediscovered by younger ...

Brian Wilson spent most of his life revered as one of the great songwriters of the rock’n’roll era, a reputation built ...

Carole King, John Cusack, Sean Ono Lennon, Ronnie Wood, Nancy Sinatra and more celebrities are sharing their sorrow on the ...

Brian Wilson died on June 11, 2025, from unknown causes. He was the co-founder of a rock band, The Beach Boys.