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

Stereogum — Bay Area five-piece the Mantles play starry-eyed psychedelic pop fast enough that it almost sounds like punk rock — or, at least, like the mid-’60s garage bands whose inability to sound like the Byrds or the Rolling Stones accidentally helped ins... more info

Stereogum — There are traces of so many wonderful bands in EZTV’s DNA: Real Estate’s languid bliss-out guitar music, Girls’ back-to-basics pop songcraft, the Nerves’ punchy New Wave, the Byrds’ twangy jangle. All those factors and more are audible in �... more info

The Telegraph — Inspired by her move to San Francisco, Baird's third album carries a Californian sound which recalls The Byrds and Joni Mitchell more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Of all the cultural archetypes that Southern California has produced, the loosely defined genre known as "beach music" is one of its most enduring. That sunny, harmony-rich, melodically spirited permutation is the rope connecting artists as varied as... more info

Mercury News, California — The documentary that centers on a vastly influential group of Los Angeles studio musicians reveals secrets about some of pop's most famous records by the Beach Boys, Byrds, Ronettes and others. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: David Crosby at City Winery in 2014 (more by Greg Cristman) David Crosby was once the radical musician who pushed The Byrds in a more psychedelic direction until it resulted in his departure, and then formed one of the... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Much of the attention to the Byrds historically has gone to lead guitarist Roger McGuinn for his key role in the group’s distinctive sound. After McGuinn, the spotlight often landed on fellow members David Crosby and Chris Hillman for their conside... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — You knew you were in the company of proud rock geeks from the first notes of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ show Tuesday at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The band dove headlong into the Byrds’ “So You Want To Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” whos... more info