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

Stereogum — Last night, the insular Beach Boys sonic genius Brian Wilson played a show at Holmdel, New Jersey’s PNC Bank Arts Center, and he was joined by one of the few people who can really call Wilson a peer. As NJ.com reports, New Jersey king Bruce Springs... more info

The Telegraph — The former Beach Boys star delays tour in support of his album No Pier Pressure to focus on his new movie more info

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

Mercury News, California — Foghat, Morris Day and The Time, Con Funk Shun, Rodney Atkins are among the other acts playing at the Alameda County Fair. 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

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