The Beach Boys

John Stamos and the Beach Boys Jam for Fashion

Art Basel Week: Hex Dispensers, Brutal Knights, Reigning Sound, Dec. 5

Reigning Sound The party continues at the Kill Your Idols space on Friday, December 5, first with Hex Dispensers, an Austin quartet who overdosed on the Ramones, but not so much the Beach Boys (it's a good thing ). Brutal Knights hail from the much colder climes of Toronto, and title their fun di ... More >>

Animal Collective Tunes In, Drops Out, Grows Up

On the radical serenity/serene radicalism of Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Got Live If You Want It

On the radical serenity/serene radicalism of Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Girl Talk Plays the Culture Room

Gregg Gillis's cut-and-paste is the present and future of pop music.

The Queers

Gregg Gillis's cut-and-paste is the present and future of pop music.

18 Essential Songs of Summer

The definitive sounds of encroaching melanoma.

Power Pop Rocks

Rooney and Locksley snap and crackle at Revolution.

Vampire Weekend: Scary Name, Friendly Music

It's more Manilow than morbid.

Caribou

It's more Manilow than morbid.

Tender Forever

Wider (K)

Black Dice

Load Blown (Paw Tracks)

Velvet Gold Mine

Load Blown (Paw Tracks)

Andy Partridge

Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album (Ape House)

The Vibrators

Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album (Ape House)

Grizzly Bear

"Colorado" (Warp)

The Thrills

Let's Bottle Bohemia Virgin

Humbert

Plant the Trees Closer Together Sportatorium Records

Dios

Dios (Startime)

The Autumn Defense

Circles (Arena Rock Recording Company)

The Shins

Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop)

Best Newsstand

Worldwide News

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson (Warner Archives/Rhino)

The Beach Boys

Sunflower/Surf's Up (Brother/Capitol)

The Jayhawks

Smile
(American Recordings)

Various Artists

Doo Wop 50, Volumes One and Two (Rhino Home Video)

Rotations

Doo Wop 50, Volumes One and Two (Rhino Home Video)

Rotations

Doo Wop 50, Volumes One and Two (Rhino Home Video)

Punk and Proud

Doo Wop 50, Volumes One and Two (Rhino Home Video)

Water, Water Everywhere

Doo Wop 50, Volumes One and Two (Rhino Home Video)

Rotations

Doo Wop 50, Volumes One and Two (Rhino Home Video)

Twang-bar Kings

Surf music rules again (maybe) About two-thirds of the way through

Swelter

Surf music rules again (maybe) About two-thirds of the way through

Steve Miller Band to Play Hard Rock Live on November 17

It seems that contempt for his radio-friendly '70s tunes such as "The Joker" and "Fly Like an Eagle" drove Steve Miller off the stage in '80s. He told Rolling Stone in 2008, "Bands like X were the big thing in L.A., and my work was being called unmitigated slop. I said to myself, 'I get it! I'm outt ... More >>

Last Night: Animal Collective at Culture Room

photo by Ian WitlenView New Times' full slideshow of the show here. Animal CollectiveWith Black DiceTuesday, June 9, 2009Culture Room, Ft. LauderdaleBetter Than: Eating Terry Riley's leftover mushrooms and listening to a Diplo mashup of the Beach Boys.The Review:"Harry Belafonte! Harry Belafonte!" T ... More >>

Sol Ruiz's Outlander CD Brings Tropical Folk Style Cuban Psychedelic Music

Sol Ruiz's Oultander is a 6-song disc I got in a cardboard sleeve from producer Bobby Macintyre of Studio 71.He says: "Sol is the songwriter and she plays acoustic guitar. I played drums, produced, engineered, and mixed it. Jesse Jackson plays some Dobro slide guitar, and some cuatro. Lorenzo Corti ... More >>

Vivian Girls to Play Propaganda October 21

Mexico City, by Daniel Araujo from their Myspace​Damn Son!  Vivian Girls are playing Propaganda up in Lake Worth in October.  I don't know if Steve is doing these shows or what, but this place is really coming into its own with this booking.  This band is pretty damn good and in my ... More >>

Sinking Ship

Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll.

The Best Under-the-Radar Rock of 2009, Part Two

Slaid Cleaves - Everything You Love Will Be Taken AwayAfter toiling in the trenches these many years as a folk-tinged journeyman singer-songwriter, Cleaves has finally painted his masterpiece, one that ought to make both his longtime fans and those who are still novices react with awe.Richie Furay - ... More >>

Shows This Weekend: Leon Russell, Amos Lee, Angry Pudding, the Beach Boys, oh, and John Stamos

Photo by Amy KoshLeon Russell can write songs as well as his face can grow hair, really​An impressive slate of shows roll through South Florida this weekend, and of them all, blues-rock legend Leon Russell is far and above the most photogenic of the bunch.As our writer Lee Zimmerman says, "Leon Ru ... More >>

Surfer Blood to Play Homecoming Show Tuesday at Respectable Street, Release Inevitable Beach Boys Cover

​Surfer Blood is back home in South Florida and boy is there a pile of dirty tube socks to wash! The gents will perform Tuesday evening at Respectable Street (518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach) with Turbo Fruits and locals the Dewars. Then, check them out at Bal Harbour Resort & Spa in Miami o ... More >>

Totally Nebular Aims For Animal Collective Heights, Lands at Sweat Records In-Store on Thursday

It gives us hope when bands from the all-ages circuit try for something other than faux death metal and helium-powered pop-rock. That's why we're stoked on Totally Nebular, a local three-piece that met three years ago in high school but bonded over a love of electronic-tinged psychedelia rather than ... More >>

Cut Copy Releases New Single "Where I'm Going;" Stream it Here

​Synth geniuses Cut Copy have mastered an electropop sound we just always want to dance to. The Australian-born band has toured with Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party and the great Daft Punk, and they've recently rejected offers to tour supporting artists like Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails and Coldplay. Th ... More >>

Audio Lobo, Laying Down the Jazzy Lounge Jams at Jazid Tomorrow Night

Now how do you program drums on this thing?​What would you call someone who recreates Sublime's "Summertime" in lush, horn-laden jazz? What about someone who gives Outkasts epic hip hop-psychedelic slow jam "Spottieottiedopalicious" and gives it a facelift with an instrumental lounge vibe? Or some ... More >>

Beach Boys at Hard Rock Live December 31

Now how do you program drums on this thing?​What would you call someone who recreates Sublime's "Summertime" in lush, horn-laden jazz? What about someone who gives Outkasts epic hip hop-psychedelic slow jam "Spottieottiedopalicious" and gives it a facelift with an instrumental lounge vibe? Or some ... More >>

The Queers at Churchill's Pub January 14

Now how do you program drums on this thing?​What would you call someone who recreates Sublime's "Summertime" in lush, horn-laden jazz? What about someone who gives Outkasts epic hip hop-psychedelic slow jam "Spottieottiedopalicious" and gives it a facelift with an instrumental lounge vibe? Or some ... More >>

Disco in Kokomo With the Beach Boys and Gloria Gaynor at the Fillmore April 14

Gloria Gaynor says: "We will survive!"​Who's ready to kick off those flip-flops, slurp back some piña coladas, and go disco dancing barefoot on the sands of Kokomo? The Beach Boys will be there. And Gloria Gaynor too. But, um, it's also gonna cost you $325. C'mon, people. Don't be so cynical. ... More >>

Beach Boys and Gloria Gaynor at the Fillmore Miami Beach April 14

Gloria Gaynor says: "We will survive!"​Who's ready to kick off those flip-flops, slurp back some piña coladas, and go disco dancing barefoot on the sands of Kokomo? The Beach Boys will be there. And Gloria Gaynor too. But, um, it's also gonna cost you $325. C'mon, people. Don't be so cynical. ... More >>

Brian Wilson at Hard Rock Live August 5

Gloria Gaynor says: "We will survive!"​Who's ready to kick off those flip-flops, slurp back some piña coladas, and go disco dancing barefoot on the sands of Kokomo? The Beach Boys will be there. And Gloria Gaynor too. But, um, it's also gonna cost you $325. C'mon, people. Don't be so cynical. ... More >>