A song that was released 63 years ago helped reshape rock music and pop culture forever. The Beach Boys’ 1963 classic, ...

Sixty-three years ago today, the Beach Boys released a surf rock classic that almost got them sued by a rock icon.

Nine years ago today, the Godfather of Surf Rock and a co-writer of one of the genre's most iconic hits died in California.

A metal fan is making a case that Metallica songs without distortion are just a bunch of surf rock music. Before you completely dismiss this idea, let us remind you Metallica is a California-based ...

Coastal regions aren’t the only places that can pump out surf bands. There’s great instrumental surf-rock bands everywhere, many coming from landlocked states, some even formed and reared in The Great ...

Though 28 bands will stuff the Cat’s Cradle’s small Back Room this weekend, there won’t be a lead singer in sight. But don’t expect string quartets or laptop lords. The focus is surf music, an ...

Surf rock has long been the soundtrack of Southern California, and rightfully so. After all, it was there in the early 1960s that Dick Dale and the Del-Tones introduced the groovy, spring-reverbed ...

It was an unforgettable day of music on April 1, 1995 for musician John Blair and Grammy-winning producer Mark Linett. They were at a packed show at the iconic Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, a ...