Bay Area-based songwriter Deborah Crooks performs and records under her own name and with the band Bay Station. Place-based and rooted in practice, her ...

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

When discussing the best classic rock song from every year of the 1960s, classics like "Paint It Black" and "The End" are ...

Sly and the Family Stone reshaped 1960s rock with an integrated mixed gender lineup whose bold sound still influences artists ...

Mark Volman, the singer for the 1960s popular rock and pop group The Turtles, has died. He was 78. His reps told Rolling Stone that he died in Nashville on Friday after a “brief, unexpected illness.” ...

Few surf rock bands have a discography as huge as The Challengers. This surf rock outfit is best known for the highly influential record Surfbeat from 1963. They were quite popular at the time; they ...

From sun-bleached hair to salt-crusted skin, surf culture in the ’60s and ’70s was as much about the lifestyle as it was about the waves. Beaches were alive with the thump of rock and reggae, the ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- When rocker Eddie Cochran released "Summertime Blues" in August 1958, the concept of "the song of summer" was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that ...

Everybody’s favorite 1960s surf rockers, the Beach Boys, will take the stage at Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center this Sunday with special guest John Stamos. The Beach Boys will ...

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 ...