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AUSTRALIA TOUR 2026
Al Jardine & The Pet Sounds Band will be touring Australia this June with dates in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Newcastle. Performing many of The Beach Boys classics like California Girls, Help Me Rhonda, Surfin’ USA, Fun Fun Fun and Good Vibrations, along with songs from Pet Sounds (for the 60th anniversary of the album) and rare tracks from The Beach Boys Love You album from 1977, this promises to be a one-of-a-kind show not-to-be-missed!
→ Tickets For All 6 Shows Available Here
THE BEACH BOYS REUNITE AT CAPITOL RECORDS FOR PET SOUNDS
The Beach Boys reunited at the iconic Capitol Records building on May 11th to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Pet Sounds. Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and Mike Love received new double-platinum album record plaques from Universal Music Chairman Bruce Resnikoff to commemorate the sale of over two million units of Pet Sounds.
60 years of pet sounds
In honor of its 60th anniversary on May 16th, The Beach Boys landmark album Pet Sounds will be celebrated with a series of releases via Capitol/UMe, including a 2LP Vinylphyle Edition featuring the original album in both mono and stereo and a high-end Definitive Sound Series Audiophile Edition presented in mono using the One Step process. A collectible Zoetrope vinyl edition with textured front cover will also be available along with new three track digital EPs of “Sloop John B.” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” Visit the official Beach Boys website for the latest Pet Sounds 60th news!
→ Order 60th Anniversary Pet Sounds Releases
→ Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights’ Visualizer
→ Pet Sounds with the San Diego Zoo Animals
→ For more info, check out the official press release
WE GOTTA GROOVE: THE BROTHER STUDIO YEARS
The new Beach Boys box set, We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years, is now available. The collection is based around Brian Wilson’s return to the group projects, and includes a newly remastered version of The Beach Boys Love You album, as well as key tracks from the 15 Big Ones sessions, the Love You album and the unreleased Brian Wilson-produced Adult/Child sessions. The package also spotlights studio outtakes, demos, and alternate mixes.
→ Buy the box set from Universal Music
→ Rolling Stone review of We Gotta Groove
→ GRAMMY Museum’s celebration of We Gotta Groove
→ Listen to the box set and We Gotta Groove merch
Photo by Lauren Mele
REST IN PEACE, BRIAN
Brian Douglas Wilson passed away on June 11th at the age of 82, just shy of his birthday on June 20th. Brian’s family released the following statement: “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world. Love and Mercy.”
The Beach Boys followed with: “The world mourns a genius today, and we grieve for the loss of our cousin, our friend, and our partner in a great musical adventure. Brian Wilson wasn’t just the heart of the Beach Boys — he was the soul of our sound. The melodies he dreamed up and the emotions he poured into every note changed the course of music forever. His unparalleled talent and unique spirit created the soundtrack of so many lives around the globe, including our own. Together, we gave the world the American dream of optimism, joy, and a sense of freedom — music that made people feel good, made them believe in summer and endless possibilities. We are heartbroken by his passing. We will continue to cherish the timeless music we made together and the joy he brought to millions over the decades. And while we will miss him deeply, his legacy will live on through his songs and in our memories.”
Al Jardine said, “Brian Wilson, my friend, my classmate, my football teammate, my Beach Boy bandmate and my brother in spirit, I will always feel blessed that you were in our lives for as long as you were. I think the most comforting thought right now is that you are reunited with Carl and Dennis, singing those beautiful harmonies again. You were a humble giant who always made me laugh and we will celebrate your music forever. Brian, I’ll really miss you…still I have the warmth of the sun within me tonight.”
We will miss you forever, Brian.
AL JARDINE RELEASES NEW 3-TRACK SINGLE “ISLANDS IN THE SUN”
Al Jardine has just released a new single called “Islands In The Sun” just in time for summer. The digital single features the title track plus two new songs and is now available from Universal Music (UMe). In a friendly nod to “Kokomo,” “Islands In The Sun” is a Caribbean flavored fantasy in a Beach Boys meets Belafonte style that perfectly captures the mood and tropical lifestyle of the West Indies. The song features beautiful lead vocals from Al and his son Matt Jardine plus a guest vocal from Beach Boy Bruce Johnston along with a children’s choir from three local elementary schools. “‘Islands In The Sun’ captures that special magic we felt and sang about on Beach Boys songs like ‘Island Girl’ and ‘Kokomo’,” says Al, adding, “It was inspired by the enchanting calypso sounds of Harry Belafonte and Bob Marley’s laid-back reggae vibe. Now wouldn’t it be fun if we could bottle up the sun!”
The single “Islands In The Sun” was produced by Al Jardine with Stevie Heger (co-producer of A Postcard from California) and longtime Beach Boys/Brian Wilson sound engineer Jeff Peters and mastered by David Glasser.
→ Listen and Download All Three New Songs
AL JARDINE’S BIRTHDAY WISH
Al Jardine has released a new song called “Wish” on his birthday in 2024. The song was written in the 90’s with Al’s longtime songwriting partner Larry Dvoskin and recorded many times before finally being released in 2024. “Wish” is up for GRAMMY® consideration in three categories: Song Of The Year, Best Pop Duo (with co-vocalist Larry Dvoskin) and Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals. The 67th GRAMMY® Awards, set to take place on Sunday February 2nd, 2025, will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
“Wish” is now available on all major digital music platforms and is dedicated to all of Al’s loyal fans always wishing for new music. A portion of the proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish America and MusiCares, two organizations that help make so many wishes come true!
→ Listen to Wish on Amazon Music
→ Listen to Wish on Apple Music
→ Listen to Wish on Spotify
→ Listen to Wish on YouTube
Photo by Spud
THE BIG SUR CONGREGATION
Al Jardine performed a unique set of new songs, classics and rarities from The Beach Boys and a track from A Postcard from California at the Big Sur Congregation, Sunday August 11th at the Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur, CA. Al’s band included Richard Bryant on vocals, Shaun Elley on percussion, Kate Faber on vocals, Lee Finkelstein on drums, Stevie Heger on vocals and Hammond organ, Michael Lent on guitar, Dewayne Pate on bass, Cory Spencer on keyboards, Brian Stock on trumpet and Paul Tarantino on flute and saxophone.
The setlist featured The Beaks of Eagles (including the poem by Robinson Jeffers read by Al), California Saga, Sloop John B, Islands In The Sun, Highway 101, Runaway, Help Me Rhonda, Drivin’, Crumple Car and Santa Ana Winds. Al is currently in the studio finishing the three new tracks, Islands In The Sun, Highway 101 and Crumple Car along with another song called My Plane Leaves Tomorrow (featuring Neil Young on vocals). The Big Sur Congregation also featured performances from Big Survivors, the Shane Dwight Band, Lovers and Strangers, Salty and Drifting Sand.
THE BEACH BOYS MOVIE PREMIERE IN HOLLYWOOD
The surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, David Marks and Blondie Chaplin, reunited on May 21st for the world premiere of their new Disney+ documentary, The Beach Boys, at the world-famousTCL Chinese Theater inHollywood. The film, directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, takes fans back to the beginning of the band forming in Hawthorne, CA, and includes never-before-seen footage, new interviews from current and former band members as well as music stars Lindsey Buckingham, Don Was, Janelle Monáe and Ryan Tedder (from OneRepublic).
The screening, which began with a Q&A with Beach Boys Mike Love and Al Jardine plus directors Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, was live-streamed to IMAX theatres all over the US. The Beach Boys will stream on Disney+ starting May 24.
→ More info on the documentary
→ Watch the new documentary from Disney+
→ Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
→ Dive behind the scenes with Howie Edelson
THE BEACH BOYS NEW DOCUMENTARY
“The Beach Boys,” a new documentary directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, will premiere on Disney+ starting May 24 and has been described as ‘a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come.’ “The Beach Boys” will include never-before-seen footage and new interviews with Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, plus Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar and archival audio of Carl and Dennis Wilson. Music stars Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder and Don Was are also interviewed and there will be an official soundtrack featuring songs from the film.
→ Watch The Official Trailer
→ Watch The Paradise Cove Trailer
→ How To Stream Disney+
THE BEACH BOYS FIRST OFFICIAL BOOK
The Beach Boys by the Beach Boys is a comprehensive new anthology, published in a limited edition of only 500 copies worldwide, which exclusive interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston, along with contributions from Lindsey Buckingham, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Ray Davies, Bob Dylan, Def Leppard, the Flaming Lips, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, David Lee Roth, Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and more. The book also includes previously unpublished photos and other material from the group’s Capitol Records archive. It is the ultimate chronicle of The Beach Boys’ career from Hawthorne, California, to international stardom!
'We were just having fun and it developed into something else. It's funny. We were really an accident - but a good accident. And our first record seemed to be enough for us. We sure didn't think we'd be recording into the next century,” remarked Al Jardine.
→ Order The Beach Boys By The Beach Boys
→ Ken Sharp’s Interview With Howie Edelson On The Beach Boys Book
A GRAMMY SALUTE TO THE BEACH BOYS
CBS and the Recording Academy®TM honor the legendary career of the Recording Academy®Lifetime Achievement Award recipients The Beach Boys on CBS Presents “A GRAMMY SALUTE TO THE BEACH BOYS” Sunday, April 9 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Beach Boys members Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston are featured guests as a star-studded lineup of contemporary musicians perform their greatest hits in the iconic Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. In addition to the musical performances, the special features appearances by Drew Carey, Tom Hanks, Jimmy Jam, Elton John, Harvey Mason Jr., Bruce Springsteen and John Stamos.
→ Preview of A GRAMMY Salute to The Beach Boys
→ Exclusive sneak peak from Entertainment Weekly
→ Interview with Al Jardine on the GRAMMY Salute
THE BEACH BOYS’ SAIL ON SAILOR - 1972
The Beach Boys’ landmark albums, 1972's Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" and 1973's Holland, will take center focus in Sail On Sailor - 1972, a new expansive multi-disc and digital box set that documents and dives deep into their transformative and fruitful 1972 era. The latest chapter in the Beach Boys' archival series was produced by Mark Linett and Alan Boyd, the team behind 2013's GRAMMY® Award-winning SMiLE Sessions and last year's acclaimed Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf's Up Sessions 1969-197. The comprehensive 6CD Super Deluxe Edition features newly remastered versions of Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" and Holland, plus Holland's Mount Vernon and Fairway (A Fairytale) EP (complete with its original instructions to "please listen in the dark") and boasts an unreleased live concert recorded at NYC's famed Carnegie Hall on Thanksgiving, 1972, the first-ever release of a complete Beach Boys concert from this era with the original setlist. Sail On Sailor - 1972 is due for release December 2 from Capitol Records/UMe.
→ Order Sail On Sailor - 1972
→ Super Deluxe Box Set Unboxing
A POSTCARD FROM CALIFORNIA RE-RELEASE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC
Al Jardine’s acclaimed debut solo album, A Postcard from California, is now available digitally for streaming and download worldwide via Universal Music Group (UMG). The 15-track album includes a previously unreleased, newly remastered and expanded edition of “Waves of Love” (the West Coast version) which features one of Carl Wilson’s last-ever recorded vocals plus the hard-to-find bonus track “Sloop John B (A Pirate’s Tale),” originally released alongside Al’s award-winning children’s book of the same name. The much-sought-after record hasn’t been available digitally for several years and is making its streaming debut with a CD re-release to follow.
→ Buy the CD from Amazon
→ Stream A Postcard from California
→ Official press release from UMe
The Beach Boys LAUNCH Yearlong 60th Anniversary Global Celebration With Expanded Sounds Of Summer
Capitol/UMe announce a year-long celebration of The Beach Boys’ 60th anniversary global celebration with new music releases, official new music videos for classic songs, immersive Dolby Atmos mixes and more. It all starts June 17th with the release of a newly remastered and expanded edition of the 4x platinum career-spanning greatest hits collection, Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys with 80 newly remastered tracks, 24 new mixes and four tracks released in stereo for the first time!
Besides the new music releases from Capitol/UMe, The Beach Boys are also catching new waves by participating in a feature length documentary currently in the works, a tribute special, prestigious exhibitions and events, unique brand partnerships, and much more to celebrate their 60th anniversary.
→ Official press release from Capitol/Universal Music
BRIAN WILSON WITH AL JARDINE & BLONDIE CHAPLIN ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR WITH CHICAGO FOR SUMMER 2022
Chicago and Brian Wilson with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin have announced a co-headlining 25-city tour across the US. With both Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the Live Nation produced tour brings together the timeless music of Chicago and the classic sounds of Brian Wilson. The tour kicks off on June 7th at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ making stops across the U.S. in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Tampa, Cincinnati and more before wrapping up in Clarkston, MI at DTE Energy Music Theatre on July 26th. Tickets go on sale this Friday December 3rd at 10am (local time) and there will also be a pre-sale for Citi credit card members with access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday at 10am (local time) until Thursday at 10pm (local time) through Citi Entertainment. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com
THE BEACH BOYS: FEEL FLOWS
The Beach Boys' Feel Flows – The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 box set chronicles and explores in depth this metamorphic and highly influential 1969-1971 period of the band's legendary career. Assembled by Mark Linett and Alan Boyd, the team behind 2013’s GRAMMY® Award-winning SMiLE Sessions, the collection includes remastered versions of Sunflower and Surf’s Up and boasts 135 tracks, including 108 previously unreleased tracks, live recordings, radio promos, alternate versions, alternate mixes, isolated backing tracks and a capella versions, culled from the album sessions.
Feel Flows has been released in abbreviated versions including 4LP on both black vinyl and limited edition Translucent Blue and Translucent Gold color vinyl, 2LP black vinyl and 2CD editions. Surf’s up!
→ Buy & sample tracks from Feel Flows
WAVES OF LOVE 2.0 VIDEO CONTEST WINNER
Congratulations to Richard Wollner from New York, NY, for the winning video in the Official Al Jardine Waves of Love 2.0 Video Contest. Richard’s Grand Prize includes an acoustic guitar signed by Al, a tour shirt that Al actually wore on stage (also signed), plus the rare Record Store Day vinyl releases of A Postcard from California and “Don’t Fight The Sea” b/w “Friends” (featuring The Beach Boys) and signed CDs of A Postcard from California and “Waves of Love 2.0.” plus a signed copy of the NEW Beach Boys "Feel Flows" The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971 CDs.
Al Jardine personally thanks everybody who submitted a video for the contest and appreciates everyone’s creative efforts.
NEW SINGLE WAVES OF LOVE 2.0
Al Jardine has a new single now available just in time for Valentine’s Day! “Waves of Love 2.0,” originally released as a bonus track on A Postcard from California, has been re-recorded by Al’s longtime producer and songwriting collaborator Larry Dvoskin from New York. The new East Coast mix features classic Beach Boys-sounding vocal dit-dits and was also one of Al’s last vocal collaborations with Carl Wilson. Says Al, “It’s exciting to share this great East Coast version of ‘Waves of Love’ with my fans. Larry Dvoskin’s impeccable dit-dits do me proud and there will also be a new West Coast version on my soon to be re-released solo album A Postcard from California!” Look for a limited-edition autographed CD single, which will also include a bonus track, “Jenny Clover,” about a beautiful little milk cow cared for by The Jardines and written by Al, his wife Mary Ann and Larry Dvoskin, who also produced the song.
→ ORDER THE SIGNED CD SINGLE
→ Buy on Amazon
→ Listen on Spotify
→ Stream on Apple Music
A POSTCARD FROM CALIFORNIA RE-RELEASE
Photo by Mary Ann Jardine
Al Jardine’s debut solo studio album A Postcard From California will be re-released soon on CD, vinyl and digitally through Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). The album, featuring thirteen tracks including “Don’t Fight The Sea” (featuring a lead vocal from Carl Wilson and Al and backing vocals from Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and Matt Jardine), will be available on most digital platforms and also receive worldwide distribution for the first time.
The CD version of the album will include a new West Coast remastered mix of the bonus track “Waves of Love” along with “Sloop John B (A Pirate’s Tale),” the song that was originally released as a bonus disc in Al’s award-winning children’s book of the same name. Also, stay tuned for a brand new East Coast mix of “Waves of Love” that will be released February 12th.
Al says, “Don’t worry fans, I’ll have something new coming out next year—this re-release is for everyone who didn’t have a chance to buy it the first time around and I’m really excited that Postcard is finally getting the major record label release thanks to Universal Music!”
Photo by Spud
SPCA MONTEREY COUNTY
For his birthday this year, Al Jardine asked for donations for the SPCA Monterey County to help animals affected by the recent fires in California. The SPCA, a nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society, has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905, and with the recent River, Dolan and Carmel fires, has had to rescue, shelter, evacuate and treat many animals in the area.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED
→ More info on the SPCA Monterey County
BRIAN WILSON & THE ZOMBIES’ ‘SOMETHING GREAT FROM ‘68’ TOUR
Brian Wilson and The Zombies have just announced the ‘Something Great From ‘68’ Tour. Brian, along with Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin, will be performing songs from the Friends & Surf's Up albums (along with rarities and classics) and The Zombies will be performing their classic Odessey and Oracle in its entirety. The tour kicks off August 31st at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and finishes September 26th at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
"We're all very excited about this tour and to play songs from Friends and Surf's Up, which were released during some of our most musically creative years,” says Al. “I love The Zombies and saw them a couple of years ago at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Odyssey and Oracle is really an amazing album and to hear it in its entirety will be great!"