Brian Wilson was an off-stage presence for this 1971 Beach Boys concert, in which L.A. Times Robert Hilburn described the band as having "an identity crisis" in Wilson's absence.

Worcester police ordered the curtain down on the Beach Boys’ performance and called off the sold-out show on Friday, Oct. 30, 1964, after an estimated 500 youngsters in an overflow sell-out crowd of 3,500 stormed the stage.

The Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, leaving behind a storied legacy as one of pop music's greatest songwriters and producers. Here are NPR's best interviews, concerts and appreciations of the late artist.

In 1983, the Beach Boys were dropped from a D.C. July 4 concert — but the move may have only boosted the warm summer crowds that welcomed them in San Diego.

Gracie Abrams, Garth Brooks and George Clinton performed at the Songwriters Hall of Fame show; Beach Boy Mike Love paid brief tribute to Brian Wilson.

From 1988 to when he stopped touring in 2022, Brian Wilson forged an admirable solo career worth remembering. He played South Bend several times.

Shaquille O'Neal has been one of the most business-savvy athletes of all time, parlaying several endorsement deals into brand equity contracts with multiple companies. O'Neal has opened restaurants, supported businesses and more, but a rare misstep is going to cost him nearly $2 million. The ...