L.A. Times - Entertainment — Brian Wilson's concert Saturday at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles coincided with his 73rd birthday, and for the occasion several of his children wheeled an oversized cake onstage, a bounteous bouquet of balloons (courtesy of actor John Cusack) floa... more info

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Mercury News, California — Chick Corea, Cassandra Wilson, Brad Mehldau, Hiromi, Joshua Redman among other top names in the lineup. more info

Stereogum — There’s a line in the title track off of Bad Bad Hats’ forthcoming debut album that bows down to Brian Wilson: “When I look at you I get a good vibration/ Stay online until I hit your station.” Bad Bad Hats hail from Minneapolis, and they’r... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Wouldn't it be nice if "Love & Mercy," the uneven biopic about Beach Boys cofounder Brian Wilson, was as persuasive as the performances of the two actors who play him at different periods of his life? more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — John Cusack is being widely lauded for his portrayal of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson in the forthcoming biopic "Love & Mercy," which opens nationally on Friday. more info

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Stereogum — Supposedly, Josh Silbernagel and Sean Murray of North Dakota duo Glower wrote their forthcoming debut The Circle Binds in an attempt to answer the question “What would it sound like if Billy Corgan and Brian Wilson started a hardcore band?” I’m... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Brian Wilson opens his new album No Pier Pressure with a quietly profound lyric: “Life goes on and on, like your favorite song.” Wilson has written many people’s favorite songs over the last five decades – the rollicking surf rock of “Littl... more info