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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 11:29 AM Jun 2012

Mike Love Books Beach Boys Shows Without Brian Wilson, 'That's news to me' Brian tells Rolling Stone

Mike Love Books Beach Boys Shows Without Brian Wilson

'That's news to me,' Brian Wilson tells Rolling Stone

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mike-love-books-beach-boys-shows-without-brian-wilson-20120626




By Patrick Doyle
June 26, 2012 8:50 AM ET

The Beach Boys are in the middle of their 50th anniversary reunion tour, stunning crowds from New Orleans to New York – on Sunday night at New York's Jones Beach, they played a joyous 47-song set ranging from early hits to deep cuts, like Smile's "Our Prayer" and Sunflower's "Add Some Music to Your Day." But while the band continues to extend its 50th anniversary tour with more dates in the U.S. and overseas, frontman Mike Love is also planning for what happens when the tour is over; he's already booked fall dates with his touring version of the Beach Boys, without the group's other principal founding members.

The news surprised Brian Wilson. "I wasn't aware that Mike had some shows in South America," Wilson tells Rolling Stone. "News to me."

Wilson remains enthusiastic about the Beach Boys' current reunion tour. "There has been talk of doing more shows with the Boys and possibly a new record, which I would love to do," he says. "This reunion is blowing my mind."

Love has licensed the Beach Boys name since 1998, touring with auxiliary Beach Boy Bruce Johnston and hired musicians. Wilson has toured under his own name, and Al Jardine has performed with his Endless Summer Band. They all put their touring bands on hold for the Beach Boys' 50th anniversary reunion tour. "You've got the Love band, who've been together for years and have developed a style. Brian's band has been going for a long time, too – so we've been coming from three different places," Jardine told RS's Jason Fine in a recent feature story.
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Mike Love Books Beach Boys Shows Without Brian Wilson, 'That's news to me' Brian tells Rolling Stone (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Jun 2012 OP
I think they should change their name to the Beach Dads Bucky Jun 2012 #1
AV has me on ignore, but this is a really cool post! HopeHoops Jun 2012 #2

Bucky

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1. I think they should change their name to the Beach Dads
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 11:56 AM
Jun 2012

"Grandads" would be too humiliating. I'll bet they all golf.

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