The biggest names in pop, rock, R&B, country, rap, stand-up comedy and more set to visit the area over the next three summer months.

The Beach Boys were selling the California Dream. And I bought it hook, line and sinker. Today California is a pejorative. The whipping boy of the right. And many on the left too. They have contempt f ...

It goes without saying that Brian Wilson, who died last week at the age of 82, was a pure product of Southern California. His ...

Brian Wilson, the chief architect behind surf-rock supernovas The Beach Boys, who soundtracked a generation of youthful ...

The Beach Boys were led by Brian Wilson. Indeed, Brian Wilson was the Beach Boys. He largely wrote, performed, and produced the recordings they made in the 1960s, from “ Surfin’ ” in 1961 to “ Do It ...

Toni Morrison was an editor for 12 years, even as she wrote her own masterpieces. I spoke to her authors about what it was ...

With his raw sound, tattooed rock star vibe and collaborators like Jelly Roll, he's fueling the genre's explosion.

Tributes are flowing for Nightcrawlers dance DJ and vocalist John Reid, who has died at the age of 61. The Glasgow-born producer DJ and vocalist had a successful career as a songwriter, having ...

Two legendary new wave/post-punk bands, The B-52s and Devo, are teaming up for a co-headlining North American tour, hinting ...