Aspen teens in the 1960s were inculcated with surfing songs. The Beach Boys and the Beatles were duking it out on the Top 40, and, for a long time, Beach Boys were winning. Songs like “Surfer Girl” ...

The Surfrajettes find audiences wherever they go, even when the gig is nowhere near a beach. “And if there’s a guitar community, they come out,” Surfrajette Shermy Freeman said. “Guitars and surf ...

Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year, plus alert you to major breaking news. Sign up By clicking sign up, you agree to our terms. The roots of surf ...

Local dance bands, surf instrumental combos and rock ‘n’ roll bands had a chance for “battle of the bands” glory for a few ...

One of the things that defined surf rocker Dick Dale’s music, career and his life was that he never held anything back. It was true of his quest for a thundering sound that could replicate the ...

In 1966, just before the country went psychedelic and the place to be was off the grid and deep in the woods, there was the beach. The passing this week of Mike Hynson—star of that year's cult surf ...

Did you know there’s such a thing as French surf rock? Like Serge Gainsbourg said, moi non plus. Thankfully, local instrumental band Jim and the Sea Dragons are well-versed in and have imported some ...

Rhythm guitarist Don Wilson, co-founder of surf music staple the Ventures, has died at age 88, his family said Saturday. He passed peacefully of natural causes in the early morning with his four adult ...

Surf guitar legend Dick Dale, whose song “Misirlou” gained fame in director Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” died Saturday night. He was 81. Dale’s bass player, Sam Bolle, confirmed his death to ...

I don’t exactly remember when it was that Jimi Hendrix boldly decreed, “You’ll never hear surf music again.” I am guessing it was the late 1960s, but in any case, the dude was wrong. It’s alive and ...

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 ...