Al Jardine

Tonight's NYC-area shows include Nobunny's Easter Egg Hunt, Sorority Noise, Al Jardine, and more.

Brian Wilson is currently on tour playing Pet Sounds in full, and this run is billed as the "final performances" of the album. Fortunately, he's extended the run through mid-October...

Brooklyn's Sam Kogon, who has worked with members of The Left Banke and The Beach Boys, releases his new album this month on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records. Listen to the new single, a collaboration with Frankie Cosmos...

The tour doesn't include any new NYC shows, but there are a few nearby.

This was the second time for 'Pet Sounds' in NYC this year.

Brian Wilson played 'Pet Sounds' in full at a show that also included a guest-filled set by ex-Vampire Weekend member Rostam (with a string section, dancers, The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser, Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles, and Deradoorian), and Hinds.

The album of course begins with a bang, and this performance of it did too. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" started the most amount of crowd singing/dancing that the Pet Sounds section would have all night (or maybe "Sloop John B" gave it a run for its money)...

As you probably know, Brian Wilson is touring Pet Sounds in full in honor of the album’s 50th anniversary. The first US date would have been at the Levitation festival in Austin this past weekend, but that was cancelled due to adverse weather, and now the first US date will be his previously-announced set at Brooklyn's Northside Festival on June 12 in McCarren Park with Rostam and Hinds ... Read M

The Beach Boys' classic Pet Sounds turns 50 this year. The band's mastermind Brian Wilson already announced that he'd be playing it in full at the Primavera Sound and Levitation festivals, and now he's announced a full tour...

After playing Jones Beach (pictures), Brian Wilson brought his tour to NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center last night (7/1). Like the rest of the tour, he was joined by on stage by fellow Beach Boys Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, but this particular stop included another special guest: Jersey hero Bruce Sp...