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“‘Tis The Season” when “Little Saint Nick” drops The Beach Boys off at Chicago Theatre

“America’s Band” The Beach Boys are currently celebrating their 60th anniversary, and even though that rare achievement couldn’t prompt a reunion between Mike Love [More…]

The Beach Boys: “Sixty Years” Tour at Coronado Performing Arts Center

NiteLite Promotions landed a historic Illinois exclusive when The Beach Boys brought its “Sixty Years Of The Sounds Of Summer” Tour to the beautifully restored Coronado [More…]

“Have Mercy!” John Stamos rejoins The Beach Boys for annual Ravinia summer soiree

Summer is always synonymous with The Beach Boys and the season wouldn’t be complete without at least one incarnation of the group stopping by Ravinia in what’s basically [More…]

Al Jardine’s “Endless Summer” set for City Winery, plus positive Beach Boys reunion rumblings

When he’s not touring with longtime bandmate Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine goes the solo route with his son/fellow Wilson collaborator Matt Jardine and [More…]

Ringo Starr (The Beatles) & His All Starr Band: “30th Anniversary” Tour at Ravinia

Click here for a review of Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band and The Beach Boys with John Stamos at Ravinia. For additional information on Ringo Starr, visit [More…]

The Beach Boys with John Stamos: “12 Sides Of Summer” Tour at Ravinia

Click here for a review of The Beach Boys with John Stamos and Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band at Ravinia. For additional information on The Beach Boys, visit [More…]

The Beatle Ringo Starr meets The Beach Boys (with a little help from a friend) in All Starr Ravinia pairing

The Beatles’ Ringo Starr and The Beach Boys are no strangers to the road (even as everyone’s ages approach 80), but it’s not all that often when survivors from easily [More…]

Summer vibes with The Beach Boys and John Stamos, blue-eyed soul from The Righteous Brothers

Nothing personifies summer more than The Beach Boys at Ravinia and the Mike Love/Bruce Johnston-led version of the band kept the “Good Vibrations” coming, complete with a [More…]

The Beach Boys with John Stamos: “Now & Then” Tour at Ravinia

Click here for a review of The Beach Boys with John Stamos at Ravinia. For additional information on The Beach Boys and The Righteous Brothers, visit TheBeachBoys.com and [More…]

A “Surfin’ Safari” at City Winery full of Al Jardine’s Beach Boys postcards

Experiencing Al Jardine at the intimate and elegant City Winery sure was a lot more personal than when he appears in larger halls alongside The Beach Boys or Brian Wilson. [More…]