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Brian Wilson (Musician)

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    The Beach Boys - Verizon Theatre - 4/26/12

    The Beach Boys Verizon Theatre Thursday, April 26 In the past few decades, various incarnations of the Beach Boys toured the oldies/county fair circuit, rehashing the popular hits over and over again, usually for a cheap ticket price (or even free). Alas, with Brian Wilson back in the fold, the res ... More >>

  • Music

    April 26, 2012

    Preview: The Beach Boys at Verizon Theatre

    Thursday, April 26, at Verizon Theatre

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    13 Shows To See This Weekend: The Beach Boys, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Olivia Tremor Control & More

    Beach BoysThursday, April 26, at Verizon TheatreIt's the first time the Beach Boys will feature Brian Wilson on tour in decades. Their voices aren't as pure as they were on their near-perfect album Pet Sounds, but even at half strength the performance should be good.Steve EarleThursday, April 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    The Beach Boys, Marilyn Manson and This Week's Show Announcements

    The Beach Boys, back in the day​For decades, The Beach Boys have been a diluted version of their former selves, touring with the likes of John Stamos on bongos. Since Brian Wilson was fired in 1982, the band never really topped the greatness of 1988's "Kokomo." Rumors of bad blood circulated aroun ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    2011 Music, Turned Up to 11

    The Beach Boys, back in the day​For decades, The Beach Boys have been a diluted version of their former selves, touring with the likes of John Stamos on bongos. Since Brian Wilson was fired in 1982, the band never really topped the greatness of 1988's "Kokomo." Rumors of bad blood circulated aroun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    All Time Top Five: Little Black Dress' Favorite Beach Boys Songs

    Little Black Dress.​Local dream-pop outfit Little Black Dress has finally followed up on the promise that was displayed with their full-length debut, Snow in June, of a couple of years ago. They're doing so by offering up a pretty sweet-sounding, limited-edition vinyl single, no less. The ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Hold On: The Ten Best Singalong Scenes In Film

    "Someday somebody's gonna make you wanna turn around and say goodbye..."​Twenty-one years ago today, Wilson Phillips' "Hold On" shot all the way up the Billboard charts to become the No. 1 song in America. Somewhat adorably, the honor came 25 years after two-thirds of the vocal group's father, Bri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Listomania: 30 Songs That Make Us Hungry But Probably Shouldn't

    ​Ricky Martin will be performing at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie tomorrow night. And, yes, that kind of has our mouths watering. No, not because we have a thing for the recently outed Latin singer, but because, gluttons that we are, our stomachs have always growled when we hear his song "Shake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Last Night: Cyndi Lauper at House of Blues

    Cyndi LauperHouse of BluesAugust 11thBetter than: staying home and watching American Idol: Blues Edition.Evan ClintonFor more photos from Lauper's performance, check out Evan's slideshow.​Looking spry and awkwardly fashionable, pop icon Cyndi Lauper hit the stage last night at House of Blues looki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Good Friday: Danielson, Black Eyed Peas, Dokken, Faster Pussycat, Venus Flytrap, Robert Deeble, Josh Alan Friedman, Mark Growden, Beach Boys, Glen Campbell, B.J. Thomas, Shannon McNully, Matthew Good, Automatic Loveletter, Off With Their Heads

    ​With Pete down in Austin attending to all things SXSW, it falls to me to come up with some show recommendations for our area. And there's a lot of stuff going on. Tomorrow brings a Dillinger Escape Plan show to The Granada Theater, and Sunday is especially busy with 97.9's Car Show in Fair Park ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2009

    Good Friday: The Good Friday Edition.

    ...because a picture of Jesus on the cross might be a little inappropriate for a music blog.Happy Good Friday, everyone! Wait--is this a happy holiday? Hell if this Jew knows. Oh well. Onto the weekend!First, the shows we've already hyped...Tonight, the big 'un is happening over at the Palladium, wh ... More >>

  • Music

    September 18, 2008

    The Queers, The Independents, The Lash Outs

    Monday, September 22, at The Double Wide

  • Music

    September 4, 2008

    Pet Peeves

    The Beach Boys are popping up everywhere this year in music but don't seem to be getting their due

  • Music

    November 16, 2006

    Cover Me

    Callithump provides the hoot, you provide the holler

  • Calendar

    October 5, 2006

    Washed Up

    The Beach Boys visit Billy Bob's

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Teenage Symphony, Tame...Tame and Quiet

    Friday, June 23, at the Cavern

  • Music

    April 13, 2006

    After the Wall

    Over 80 bands later, this weekend's Spune Productions fest left listeners elated...the few who endured it, anyway

  • Music

    February 2, 2006

    The Beach Boys

    Friday, Feburary 3, at Nokia Theater

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Hear What We Hear

    Find the perfect Christmas CD for your favorite guitar-slaying Navajo cousin

  • Music

    June 2, 2005

    Hal

    Hal (Rough Trade)

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    Rock for Choice

    Local musicians pick their favorite albums of 2004

  • Music

    December 23, 2004

    Season's Bleatings

    Thanks to these CDs, it's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas

  • Music

    October 21, 2004

    Brian Wilson

    Monday, October 25

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    Reason to Smile

    After battling mental illness and hit-or-miss records, Brian Wilson is back with a lost classic

  • Music

    April 8, 2004

    dios

    dios (Star Time)

  • Music

    July 24, 2003

    The Thrills

    So Much for the City (EMI International)

  • Music

    September 12, 2002

    Multiple Artists

    Our writers clean out the CD bin

  • Music

    April 25, 2002
  • Music

    November 15, 2001

    Various Artists

    Sunny Teriyaki Hamburger Breakfast (Summer Break)

  • Calendar

    June 28, 2001

    God Only Knows Why

    There's much to learn -- and forget -- about TNT's All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson

  • Music

    May 31, 2001

    Jon Brion

    Meaningless (Straight to Cut-Out)

  • Music

    April 5, 2001

    Indoor Fireworks

    In ABBA's old studio, Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie von Otter reinterpret pop music history

  • Music

    December 7, 2000

    100 Bullets

    MTV and Rolling Stone pick the 100 greatest pop songs ever, "from The Beatles to the Backstreet Boys." We demand a recount.

  • Culture

    January 6, 2000

    The rip-off artist

    Rosalyn Bodycomb's paintings dance on the fine line between theft and originality

  • Music

    December 30, 1999

    Tell me when it's over

    The world might not be coming to an end, but maybe it should be

  • Music

    December 16, 1999

    The forever frown

    More than 30 years later, Smile remains the subject of so much mystery

  • Music

    May 13, 1999

    Out Here

    More than 30 years later, Smile remains the subject of so much mystery

  • Music

    December 24, 1998

    More Top 10 lists, sort of

    More than 30 years later, Smile remains the subject of so much mystery

  • Music

    December 24, 1998

    Listen up

    1998 was not a very good year, but it's still worth the bother

  • Music

    August 20, 1998

    Out There

    1998 was not a very good year, but it's still worth the bother

  • Music

    July 16, 1998

    Brian Wilson, reconstructed

    For his first solo album in a decade, the Beach Boy recovers himself and his music...sort of

  • Music

    June 11, 1998

    Out There

    For his first solo album in a decade, the Beach Boy recovers himself and his music...sort of

  • Music

    October 30, 1997

    The wizard of odd

    Or, why too much Pet Sounds is a bad thing

  • Music

    December 19, 1996

    In spite of his ignorance

    Van Dyke Parks, the eternal odd man out, finally comes out to play

  • Music

    May 23, 1996

    Catch a wave

    The only difference between Pet Sounds and Stereolab is a mere 30 years

  • Music

    December 28, 1995

    Who gives a Hootie?

    Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

  • Music

    November 23, 1995

    Out There

    Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

  • Film

    November 9, 1995

    Ghost in the machine

    The documentary Theremin captures--with occasional success--the surreal moods of an electronic pioneer

  • Music

    April 6, 1995

    Reviews

    The documentary Theremin captures--with occasional success--the surreal moods of an electronic pioneer

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