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Brian Wilson To Appear On Yahoo Music

Brian is reported to be appearing on the Yahoo Music web site on September 1st.

clipped from www.latimes.com
Another key element of the Yahoo series, now in its second year, is a Q&A between fans and performer that typically comes midway through each set. Questions are vetted by the show's producers, and they aren't always voiced by the fans who submitted them. But the results can be wildly unpredictable.
At last week's Brian Wilson taping (to be posted Sept. 1), a fan asked what he regretted most. Wilson responded straightforwardly with a laundry list of the drugs he'd used. "They messed with my brain," he said, "so I regret that."
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08.7.2008 • Brian Wilson • Send feedback » • PermalinkPermalink

Guard Me, Rhonda

Go behind the scenes and learn about one of the hardest jobs you could ever take on: security guard at a Beach Boys concert.

But the estimated 12,500 people around me didn't seem to need that much securing. They ranged from the woman in the low-cut top who kept sauntering up the aisle, once blowing kisses at the musicians, to the group in the front who rolled their eyes at her act. If she was in her early 20s, they were twice her age and then some. One carried a cane.

The other guys wearing the yellow shirts told me our job is to help people have a good time, more customer service than security. They told me to be polite but firm when I asked people lingering in the aisles to find their seats.

"Mostly you have to be a good listener," said Travis McKenna, head of security for the Grandstand Arena. "You're here to help."

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08.6.2008 • Beach Boys • Send feedback » • PermalinkPermalink

Al Jardine At The 2008 California Mid-State Fair

Excitement is brewing for Al Jardine's upcoming concert.

Al Jardine’s Endless Summer Band
When: 7:30 p.m. Monday (free)
Though not as well known as some of the other Beach Boys, guitarist Jardine was a founding member. In fact, he first hooked up with band leader Brian Wilson through their high school football team. Considered the “lost Beach Boy” by some, Jardine’s vocals can be heard on songs like “Tell Me Why,” “Cotton Fields” and “Then I Kissed Her.” His most famous vocal, though, is the lead on “Help Me, Rhonda,” one of the band’s best known songs. And, of course, he appeared on all the Beach Boys classics, including “God Only Knows,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” and “I Get Around.”
Life’s not always a beach:Mike Love owns the rights to the Beach Boys name, and legal action prevents Jardine from using any band name that references the Beach Boys.

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clipped from www.newtimesslo.com

More MidState Fair action

This week’s other headliners include Al Jardine’s Endless Summer Band, a grandstand show that’s free with your fair admission. Jardine, you’ll recall, was a member of the Beach Boys, a friend of the Wilson Brothers and their cousin Mike Love. Jardine took over for forgotten Beach Boy David Marks, who was forced out of the band. He enjoyed a long tenure with the Beach Boys until Brian Wilson’s famous meltdown, and now he tours without the Beach Boy name, due to legal wrangling between the various band members, though expect to hear Beach Boys hits all night long on Monday, July 28, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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07.25.2008 • Al Jardine • Send feedback » • PermalinkPermalink

Two Perspectives On John Stamos

Two reviews of John Stamos' performance on July 4th.

First, the good news:

John Stamos has some amazing amount of energy. We mentioned that he was on the drums, well that wasn’t all. He also for certain songs, would leave the drums and move up to the front line near Mike Love where he sang and played the guitar. John sang “Good Timin’” and with his sensual sounding voice, he performed the song with great emotion.
John Stamos

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Now, the bad news:

John Stamos is no guitar hero, claims a source who saw the 44-year-old TV hunk take the stage with the Beach Boys during a July 4 Hilton Casino Resort's Beach Party concert in Atlantic City. "John's been friends with the Beach Boys for years," says the source. "He's a terrific drummer, and often sits in with them, as he did on July 4. At that show, he also grabbed a guitar and played along in a number of songs. But his playing was sloppy, and it looked like he was more concerned with jumping around and posing like a rock god at the edge of the stage. One of the crew members said, 'We turned down the sound on his guitar!'"
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07.21.2008 • Beach Boys • 2 feedbacks » • PermalinkPermalink

Brian Wilson Offers Refund

KBS Radio reports Brian Wilson is offering a refund to disgruntled New York fans.

In response to several disgruntled fans, Brian Wilson and his wife and manager Melinda Wilson have decided to refund fans'tickets for his July 11th New York City concert at Hammerstein Ballroom.

Fans complained that the show, which was a benefit for the Stand Up For A Cure cancer benefit, ran up to several hundred dollars but had poor visibility for some seats, and only contained a 75-minute performance by Wilson. Wilson performed with a scaled-back band, and his setlist lacked Beach Boys or solo rarities.

Melinda Wilson chatted with fans on brianwilson.com and said that Brian wanted to refund the money to fans who were unhappy by having them send their ticket stubs to their publicist for reimbursement.

Melinda said in her various messages: "Brian saw the posts and asked me to respond. He's really sensitive to all of your feelings and doesn't want to offending anyone. He wanted to make this offer to keep everyone cool (as he said)... With the exception of the charity show, most of these ticket prices are less than they have been in the past. On (July) 17th, the show (in Brooklyn, New York's Coney Island) is FREE please take advantage of that. Hope this clears the air for you. Thank you for being Brian's fan."

07.15.2008 • Brian Wilson • 2 feedbacks » • PermalinkPermalink

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