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

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