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 ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Royel Otis does not play around when it comes to surf-rock. On Oct. 18, the Sydney-based pair brought surf-rock to life at the Oakland Fox Theater literalizing it with a gargantuan prawn as the focal ...

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 ...

Santa Cruz is of course no stranger to surfing and surf culture. Naturally, surf music is a big part of that. Jeff “Stretch” ...

With a calm stride, Sun Room took the stage at House of Blues on Oct. 8, ready to play some chill rock and roll. The Southern Californian surf rock band was supporting Dayglow as part of his ...

Kim Lambert and Nik Sureal: They’re also influenced by newer surf rockers like Man or Astroman. The Philter plays the New Dodge Lounge with Memory Blank and Monsoons on Friday, November 16. 8850 ...

Plenty of stellar rock guitarists through the years have been honored posthumously. Some, though, remain underrated. And I happen to think that’s the case for Don Wilson, the rhythm guitarist of the ...

Fans old and young donned their favorite Hawaiian shirts and board shorts for the Beach Boys performance at the California State Fair concert series on Friday night. The surf rock band brought good ...