Mercury News, California — Brian Wilson celebrates 50th anniversary of Beach Boys' iconic 'Pet Sounds' album at the Masonic in San Francisco. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In a canny bit of counterprogramming to this weekend’s flurry of Grammy Awards-related events, a cadre of Beach Boys/Brian Wilson enthusiasts will gather on Saturday in Glendale for a benefit concert focusing on the group’s music from its less-he... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels are being adapted into a television series. Singer-songwriter Julia Holter visited World Cafe for an interview and live performance. eBook on sale for 99 cents today: Stephen King's novel Joyland. BrooklynVegan rank... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bill Murray's "A Very Murray Christmas" Netflix special was released today for your holiday streaming pleasure. The special features appearances by George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Michael Cera, Rashida Jones, Jenny Lewis, Miley Cyrus, Chri... more info

Stereogum — As they’ve been teasing, Phoenix have shared their new holiday single “Alone On Christmas Day” today, which they made for Bill Murray’s Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas. It’s a cover of an unreleased but widely available Beach Boys t... more info

Stereogum — Golden Daze’s “Salt” sounds like a long-lost Beach Boys demo dipped in psychedelic dream-pop. The LA duo’s latest track employs gauzy layers of feel-good guitars and breathy vocals in service of sparkly, melodic, shoegaze-inflected rock that�... more info

Nialler9 — Taking their cues from retro garage and pop, Cave Ghosts‘ music often sounds like the soundtrack to hanging out at a beach bar or a tropical excursion in the same way their influences The Shangri-Las and the Beach Boys conjure up lazy summer days. ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Reality met Hollywood’s version for a few minutes Monday night on the dance floor of a posh jazz club in Beverly Hills, where Beach Boys creative leader Brian Wilson gave a short performance at which he and his wife, Melinda Wilson, were joined by ... more info

Stereogum — Southern California folk rock is getting its own tribute show this fall. Artists like Cat Power, Fiona Apple, Beck, Regina Spektor, Jade (formerly of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros), and Jakob Dylan will cover songs by artists like the Beach Boys... more info

TMZ — John Stamos reunited with the Beach Boys and brought the house down. Stamos -- who has been a regular at shows in the past -- performed at the L.A. County fair for the first time since his post DUI rehab stint in July ... and he looked better than…... more info