Category: Brian Wilson/B. Boys

Brian Wilson talks (briefly) with BMS

By DJ M on November 18th, 2008
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BOSTON MUSIC SPOTLIGHT more »

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Brian Wilson brings smiles to Chicago Theatre (11/16)

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
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CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND PRAY FOR SURF LA BLOGA MAGNIFICA more »

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Brian Wilson, reviewed

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CITY PAGES "Whatever small part Wilson himself had in it, the night’s music was gloriously exact, and it was the impeccability of his compositions that were the real guests of honor. Behind him, Wilson’s band executed his impossibly elaborate harmonies… more »

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Still Feeling 'Vibrations': Brian Wilson

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

EXPRESS NIGHT OUT more »

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Hit & Run: Lost in music

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

THE INDEPENDENT "But perhaps the greatest lost LP of all also became the most successful when it was finally released. Brian Wilson had a breakdown while writing and recording Smile, the follow-up to The Beach Boys' masterpiece, Pet Sounds, in 1967. Smi… more »

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Fleet Foxes Discuss Communing With Al Jardine

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

Red Barn Recording Studio, Big Sur PITCHFORK "Robin Pecknold: Also, we went to Al Jardine's house in Big Sur. Josh Tillman: Oh Jesus. That was immediate gratification. RP: He had Brian Wilson's white piano. He had Beach Boys road cases from a 1… more »

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Short Answers with Brian Wilson

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CHICAGO TRIBUNE more »

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Chicago's giving Brian Wilson good, good vibrations

By DJ M on November 17th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CHICAGO TRIBUNE more »

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A Brief Review of Brian Wilson's Performance at State Theatre 11/15/2008

By DJ M on November 16th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

JEFF'S FANCY BLOG more »

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A new morning dawns for Brian Wilson

By DJ M on November 15th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

VILLAGE VOICE more »

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How Brian Wilson wound up recording in Scott Bennett's bedroom

By DJ M on November 15th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CHICAGO TRIBUNE "I think he picked me because I play all the instruments, and I’m quick. So I was just bouncing it off between the little trigger drum thing I have and throwing a bass on, and he’d put down a piano pass and put down a vocal. He’s got the… more »

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Wilson proves ‘Surf’s Up’ again

By DJ M on November 14th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE "Brian Wilson reclaimed his legacy and pushed it forward Thursday night at the Morris Performing Arts Center with a glorious performance by him and his band." more »

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Brian Wilson, interviewed

By DJ M on November 14th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

CITY PAGES Gimme Noise: After finally completing SMiLE, were you intimidated to begin work on another concept album? Brian Wilson: No, actually, I got right into it. GN: What inspired the concept for the album? BW: I just love that song “Lucky Old Su… more »

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REVIEW: Brian Wilson

By DJ M on November 13th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

THE ANN ARBOR NEWS "Lost innocence, lost love and lost family - [Brian] Wilson is the sole remaining of the three brothers who founded the Beach Boys in the early 1960s. Yet on Wednesday, all that bittersweet emotion was leavened by Wilson and his 10-p… more »

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Fleet Foxes' Frontman Describes Meeting Beach Boys' Al Jardine

By DJ M on November 13th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys

UNCUT “[Al Jardine] played us a couple of songs off a record he’d recently made, he had a duet between him and Neil Young recorded last summer that no-one had heard. It was going to be on his next record. He had a lot of good advice. Carl and Dennis are… more »

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