Beach Boys Band???

[bossaroo]

I just saw an ad for an upcoming Mike/Bruce show, and it was listed as The Beach Boys Band.

is this a new development? was Mike forced to change the name for some reason?

[Pretty Funky]

Their official web page has used that title for years.

http://www.beachboysband.com/

A way to keep the touring band and the now dormant recording band separate I guess.

[Eric Aniversario]

I think that website was meant for the backup members of the Beach Boys, not really the Beach Boys as a touring entity.

Which show was advertised as "The Beach Boys Band"?  I'd really be interested in seeing the ad.  It is a new year, and perhaps there were some changes in the touring license when it was renewed?

[Aegir]

I think that website was meant for the backup members of the Beach Boys, not really the Beach Boys as a touring entity.

Nah, because why would they have profiles for Mike & Bruce on there, too? And for that matter, why are they advertising the singles boxset?

[Eric Aniversario]

Of course they're going to have profiles for Mike & Bruce, they are with the touring band.  I don't think it's an "official" website by any means.  I doubt that they would be promoting Chris Farmer's or Adrian Baker's latest releases on any official website.

[PongHit]

Another thing to consider: Someone else had already registered beachboys.com.

[Emdeeh]

The reason you're seeing Adrian Baker product promoted on beachboysband.com is because he owns the site.

[Fall Breaks]

I just saw an ad for an upcoming Mike/Bruce show, and it was listed as The Beach Boys Band.

is this a new development? was Mike forced to change the name for some reason?

The ad for this summer's concert in Piteå, Sweden (3rd of July) says "The Beach Boys".

[The Heartical Don]

The thread title reminds me of a legendary reader's letter printed in the UK New Musical Express (late '70s I estimate) that became legendary and still is the subject of many in-jokes with people who were NME regulars way back then. A certain mr. Samuel K.B. Ampong out of Thailand (mind, Thailand still was lightyears away then...) wrote in, asking politely 'where is Beatles Band?' and proceeded to speak a sort of proto-Engrish that was great fun in itself.
Evereone believed (as far as I know) that some backwoods inhabitant had finally gained access to a major medium of the day and wanted to know the whereabouts of his favourites.

Later, it turned out that a contributor to the NME, Danny Baker, who reviewed the new singles every week, was in fact that mr. K.B. Ampong.

Well, I guess you had to be there... nevertheless a good joke, wonderfully performed.