Brian sorprendió a todo el mundo el pasado martes día 26 cantando "Monster Mash" en el concierto de Englewood, NJ.
Lo mejor es que en la web de Brian han colgado un vídeo con los ensayos.
Pinchar aquí para ver el vídeo.
viernes, 30 de octubre de 2009
domingo, 25 de octubre de 2009
Dennis Wilson - Documental BBC4
En la web de Jon Stebbins podemos ver fotos del rodaje del documental que la BBC4 prepara sobre Dennis Wilson, y que se estrenara el próximo año.
Pichar aquí para ver la fotos.
Pichar aquí para ver la fotos.
Fotos de las sesiones del disco de Gershwin
El bajista Brett Simons ha colgado en su cuenta de Facebook algunas fotos de la sesiones del disco de versiones de Gershwin que Brian editará para Walt Disney Records.
Parece ser que el disco será acabado después de la actual gira americana.
BRIAN WILSON - SET LIST GIRA AMERICANA 2009
En la web oficial de Brian irán poniendo los set list de los conciertos.
Pinchar aquí para ver los set list.
Pinchar aquí para ver los set list.
viernes, 23 de octubre de 2009
Brian Wilson - Springfield, IL (University of Illinois, Sangamon Auditorium) 22-10-2009
Set list del primer concierto de la gira de Brian, celebrado ayer en Springfield.
Brian Wilson - vocals, occassional keyboards, electric bass on "Barbara Ann" & "Surfin' USA"
Jeff Foskett - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
Darian Sahanaja - vocals, keyboards, vibes
Scott Bennett - vocals, keyboards, vibes
Probyn Gregory - vocals, electric guitar, French horn, trumpet, theremin
Nicky Walusko - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
Taylor Mills - vocals, percussion
Paul Mertens - vocals, tenor and baritone saxophones, flute
Nelson Bragg - vocals, percussion
Brett Simons - electric bass
Michael D'Amico - drums
1st Set
01 - Do It Again
02 - Dance Dance Dance
03 - Girl Don't Tell Me
04 - Then I Kissed Her
05 - In My Room
06 - Salt Lake City
07 - Custom Machine
08 - Soul Searchin'
09 - Desert Drive
10 - Please Let Me Wonder
11 - Don't Worry Baby
12 - I Get Around
13 - Sail On Sailor
14 - California Girls
2nd Set
01 - The Little Girl I Once Knew
02 - Imagination
03 - All Summer Long
04 - Shut Down
05 - Little Deuce Coupe
06 - Add Some Music To Your Day
07 - Row Row Row Your Boat
08 - Do You Wanna Dance
Pet Sounds sampler
09 - Sloop John B
10 - Wouldn't It Be Nice
11 - God Only Knows
That Lucky Old Sun sampler
12 - Midnight's Another Day
13 - Lucky Old Sun (Reprise)
14 - Going Home
15 - Southern California
16 - Good Vibrations (& band introductions)
encore #1
17 - Surfer Girl
18 - Johnny B. Goode
19 - Help Me Rhonda
20 - Barbara Ann
21 - Surfin' USA
22 - Fun Fun Fun
encore #2
23 - Love & Mercy
Brian Wilson - vocals, occassional keyboards, electric bass on "Barbara Ann" & "Surfin' USA"
Jeff Foskett - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
Darian Sahanaja - vocals, keyboards, vibes
Scott Bennett - vocals, keyboards, vibes
Probyn Gregory - vocals, electric guitar, French horn, trumpet, theremin
Nicky Walusko - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
Taylor Mills - vocals, percussion
Paul Mertens - vocals, tenor and baritone saxophones, flute
Nelson Bragg - vocals, percussion
Brett Simons - electric bass
Michael D'Amico - drums
1st Set
01 - Do It Again
02 - Dance Dance Dance
03 - Girl Don't Tell Me
04 - Then I Kissed Her
05 - In My Room
06 - Salt Lake City
07 - Custom Machine
08 - Soul Searchin'
09 - Desert Drive
10 - Please Let Me Wonder
11 - Don't Worry Baby
12 - I Get Around
13 - Sail On Sailor
14 - California Girls
2nd Set
01 - The Little Girl I Once Knew
02 - Imagination
03 - All Summer Long
04 - Shut Down
05 - Little Deuce Coupe
06 - Add Some Music To Your Day
07 - Row Row Row Your Boat
08 - Do You Wanna Dance
Pet Sounds sampler
09 - Sloop John B
10 - Wouldn't It Be Nice
11 - God Only Knows
That Lucky Old Sun sampler
12 - Midnight's Another Day
13 - Lucky Old Sun (Reprise)
14 - Going Home
15 - Southern California
16 - Good Vibrations (& band introductions)
encore #1
17 - Surfer Girl
18 - Johnny B. Goode
19 - Help Me Rhonda
20 - Barbara Ann
21 - Surfin' USA
22 - Fun Fun Fun
encore #2
23 - Love & Mercy
jueves, 22 de octubre de 2009
BRIAN WILSON - AMERICAN TOUR 2009
Hoy se inicia la gira a americana de Brian, será una gira de grandes exitos, como las ultimas que ha hecho por europa. Esperemos de todos modos que haya alguna que otra sopresa.
Estas son las fechas previstas.
Oct. 22 — Springfield, IL (University of Illinois, Sangamon Auditorium)**
Oct. 23 — Mount Pleasant, MI (Soaring Eagle Casino)**
Oct. 24 — Milwaukee, WI (Pabst Theatre)**
Oct. 26 — Red Bank, NJ (Count Basie Theatre)**
Oct. 27 — Englewood, NJ (Bergen Performing Arts Center)**
Oct. 29 — Glenside, PA (Keswick Theatre)**
Oct. 30 — Morristown, NJ (Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts)**
Oct. 31 — Virginia Beach, VA (Sandler Center for the Performing Arts)**
Nov. 1 — Morgantown, WV (Creative Arts Center at WVU)**
Nov. 3 — Concord, NH (Capitol Center for the Arts)**
Nov. 4 — Portland, ME (Merrill Auditorium)**
Nov. 6 — Pittsburgh, PA (Carnegie Music Hall)**
Nov. 7 — Rochester, NY (Auditorium Theatre)**
Nov. 8 — Westbury, NY (The Capital One Bank Theatre)**
Nov. 10 — Albany, NY (The Egg)**
Nov. 11 — Wilkes-Barre, PA (F.M. Kirby Center)**
Nov. 13 — Morristown, NJ (Community Theater at Mayo)**
Dec. 3 — Aguora Hills, CA (The Canyon)**
Dec. 5 — Stateline, NV (Harrah's Lake Tahoe)**
Por supuesto estaremos atentos a todo lo que vaya sucediendo durante la gira.
Estas son las fechas previstas.
Oct. 22 — Springfield, IL (University of Illinois, Sangamon Auditorium)**
Oct. 23 — Mount Pleasant, MI (Soaring Eagle Casino)**
Oct. 24 — Milwaukee, WI (Pabst Theatre)**
Oct. 26 — Red Bank, NJ (Count Basie Theatre)**
Oct. 27 — Englewood, NJ (Bergen Performing Arts Center)**
Oct. 29 — Glenside, PA (Keswick Theatre)**
Oct. 30 — Morristown, NJ (Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts)**
Oct. 31 — Virginia Beach, VA (Sandler Center for the Performing Arts)**
Nov. 1 — Morgantown, WV (Creative Arts Center at WVU)**
Nov. 3 — Concord, NH (Capitol Center for the Arts)**
Nov. 4 — Portland, ME (Merrill Auditorium)**
Nov. 6 — Pittsburgh, PA (Carnegie Music Hall)**
Nov. 7 — Rochester, NY (Auditorium Theatre)**
Nov. 8 — Westbury, NY (The Capital One Bank Theatre)**
Nov. 10 — Albany, NY (The Egg)**
Nov. 11 — Wilkes-Barre, PA (F.M. Kirby Center)**
Nov. 13 — Morristown, NJ (Community Theater at Mayo)**
Dec. 3 — Aguora Hills, CA (The Canyon)**
Dec. 5 — Stateline, NV (Harrah's Lake Tahoe)**
Por supuesto estaremos atentos a todo lo que vaya sucediendo durante la gira.
lunes, 12 de octubre de 2009
Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Rarities - Nº 4
Extraño picture disc que compre la semana pasada en la "VIII Fira Internacional del Disc de Barcelona", presuntamente se trata de un test pressing. En una cara sale esta foto de los Beach Boys, y en la otra una de los Blues Brothers. Lo raro del asunto es que las canciones del disco son de Bob Dylan y The Band. Una curiosidad.
jueves, 8 de octubre de 2009
BRIAN WILSON FIRMA POR WALT DISNEY RECORDS
Hoy se ha hecho publico el acuerdo entre Brian Wilson y "WALT DISNEY RECORDS", para la publicación de dos nuevos discos de Brian. El primero sera de versiones de GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN, y el segundo de versiones de temas clásicos de Disney con el toque personal de Brian.
Esta es la nota de prensa oficial:
BRIAN WILSON SIGNS WITH WALT DISNEY RECORDS
BEACH BOYS CO-FOUNDER TO RECORD TWO ALBUMS, INCLUDING COVERS OF GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN CLASSICS
WILSON TO CRAFT COLLABORATIVE COMPOSITIONS FROM PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MUSIC FROM GEORGE GERSHWIN
Burbank, CA – October 8, 2009 - Two giants of popular entertainment have come together as Brian Wilson, the pioneering musical genius who co-founded the Beach Boys and wrote many of the band's greatest hits, has signed with Walt Disney Records.
In the months ahead, Wilson will record two new solo albums for the label's Disney Pearl imprint, including one featuring covers of classic songs by great American songwriters, George and Ira Gershwin. For that recording, the Gershwin estate has given Wilson access to rare, unfinished pieces of music by George Gershwin, with which he will craft collaborative compositions unlike anything the world has seen.
He will follow that with an album of classic Disney songs, which the artist promises to “Brian-ize” with his trademark vocal stacks and unique arrangements. Release dates for each album have yet to be determined.
Said David Agnew, Walt Disney Records president and general manager of the Disney Music Group, “We are honored to be in business with one of the greatest musical artists of all time. It is impossible to overstate the impact Brian has had on contemporary music and culture -- it has been nothing less than profound. We look forward to partnering with Brian on this exciting new voyage in his musical journey.”
“I've always tried to make music that entertained people,” Wilson said. “I also wanted my music to last, to be able to speak to any generation. Thankfully, nearly 50 years since the Beach Boys were born, that seems to have come true. Now, a new musical chapter begins for me, and teaming up with Disney means it's going to be a chapter to remember. I promise.”
Wilson chose to record George and Ira Gershwin songs because he considers the late composers of classics like “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Summertime” as a critical influence on him. “I've always loved George Gershwin. The earliest music I remember hearing is 'Rhapsody in Blue,'” says Wilson, referring to Gershwin's groundbreaking 1924 orchestral piece. “Along with Irving Berlin, Gershwin basically invented the popular song, but he did something more. He had a gift for melody that nobody has ever equaled yet his music is timeless and always accessible. This is the most spiritual project I've ever worked on.”
Said Todd Gershwin (George Gershwin estate) and Michael Owen (Ira Gershwin estate): “The Gershwin families are delighted that the legendary musician Brian Wilson has chosen to record a collection of George and Ira Gershwin songs for his next project. In every generation, American music has been pushed forward by visionaries, from the Gershwin brothers to Brian Wilson. This latest interpretation will be a new opportunity to discover the magic of Gershwin music."
Like Gershwin, Brian Wilson is one of the great composers of the last 100 years. The Southern California native, along with his brothers, a cousin and a friend, formed the Beach Boys while still in his teens. With Wilson as chief songwriter and arranger, the band not only enjoyed dozens of hits, but changed music forever thanks to Brian's innovative melodies and harmonies. Songs like “I Get Around,” “Help Me, Rhonda,” “California Girls,” “Wouldn't It Be Nice,” and the #1 smash “Good Vibrations” remain indispensable staples in the rock 'n' roll canon. The band's “Pet Sounds” (1966) is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Wilson continued to make great music after the Beach Boys, with 10 solo albums including his breathtaking “Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE,” which he began recording in the 1960s and finally completed in 2004 to thunderous critical acclaim and Top 20 chart success (as well as earning a Grammy). A member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center honoree and recipient of multiple Gold and Platinum records, Brian Wilson has earned his well-deserved pop music immortality.
Esta es la nota de prensa oficial:
BRIAN WILSON SIGNS WITH WALT DISNEY RECORDS
BEACH BOYS CO-FOUNDER TO RECORD TWO ALBUMS, INCLUDING COVERS OF GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN CLASSICS
WILSON TO CRAFT COLLABORATIVE COMPOSITIONS FROM PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MUSIC FROM GEORGE GERSHWIN
Burbank, CA – October 8, 2009 - Two giants of popular entertainment have come together as Brian Wilson, the pioneering musical genius who co-founded the Beach Boys and wrote many of the band's greatest hits, has signed with Walt Disney Records.
In the months ahead, Wilson will record two new solo albums for the label's Disney Pearl imprint, including one featuring covers of classic songs by great American songwriters, George and Ira Gershwin. For that recording, the Gershwin estate has given Wilson access to rare, unfinished pieces of music by George Gershwin, with which he will craft collaborative compositions unlike anything the world has seen.
He will follow that with an album of classic Disney songs, which the artist promises to “Brian-ize” with his trademark vocal stacks and unique arrangements. Release dates for each album have yet to be determined.
Said David Agnew, Walt Disney Records president and general manager of the Disney Music Group, “We are honored to be in business with one of the greatest musical artists of all time. It is impossible to overstate the impact Brian has had on contemporary music and culture -- it has been nothing less than profound. We look forward to partnering with Brian on this exciting new voyage in his musical journey.”
“I've always tried to make music that entertained people,” Wilson said. “I also wanted my music to last, to be able to speak to any generation. Thankfully, nearly 50 years since the Beach Boys were born, that seems to have come true. Now, a new musical chapter begins for me, and teaming up with Disney means it's going to be a chapter to remember. I promise.”
Wilson chose to record George and Ira Gershwin songs because he considers the late composers of classics like “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Summertime” as a critical influence on him. “I've always loved George Gershwin. The earliest music I remember hearing is 'Rhapsody in Blue,'” says Wilson, referring to Gershwin's groundbreaking 1924 orchestral piece. “Along with Irving Berlin, Gershwin basically invented the popular song, but he did something more. He had a gift for melody that nobody has ever equaled yet his music is timeless and always accessible. This is the most spiritual project I've ever worked on.”
Said Todd Gershwin (George Gershwin estate) and Michael Owen (Ira Gershwin estate): “The Gershwin families are delighted that the legendary musician Brian Wilson has chosen to record a collection of George and Ira Gershwin songs for his next project. In every generation, American music has been pushed forward by visionaries, from the Gershwin brothers to Brian Wilson. This latest interpretation will be a new opportunity to discover the magic of Gershwin music."
Like Gershwin, Brian Wilson is one of the great composers of the last 100 years. The Southern California native, along with his brothers, a cousin and a friend, formed the Beach Boys while still in his teens. With Wilson as chief songwriter and arranger, the band not only enjoyed dozens of hits, but changed music forever thanks to Brian's innovative melodies and harmonies. Songs like “I Get Around,” “Help Me, Rhonda,” “California Girls,” “Wouldn't It Be Nice,” and the #1 smash “Good Vibrations” remain indispensable staples in the rock 'n' roll canon. The band's “Pet Sounds” (1966) is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Wilson continued to make great music after the Beach Boys, with 10 solo albums including his breathtaking “Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE,” which he began recording in the 1960s and finally completed in 2004 to thunderous critical acclaim and Top 20 chart success (as well as earning a Grammy). A member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center honoree and recipient of multiple Gold and Platinum records, Brian Wilson has earned his well-deserved pop music immortality.
domingo, 4 de octubre de 2009
The Beach Boys - Gira sinfónica en Australia
Ya se han confirmado 6 fechas de la gira sinfónica en Australia.
Jan. 29-31 — Melbourne, Australia (Hamer Hall, with symphony)*
Feb. 1-2 — Brisbane, Australia (Lyric Theater, with symphony)*
Feb. 4-6 — Sydney, Australia (Sydney Opera House, with symphony)*
A ver si tenemos suerte y también tenemos gira sinfónica en Europa.
Jan. 29-31 — Melbourne, Australia (Hamer Hall, with symphony)*
Feb. 1-2 — Brisbane, Australia (Lyric Theater, with symphony)*
Feb. 4-6 — Sydney, Australia (Sydney Opera House, with symphony)*
A ver si tenemos suerte y también tenemos gira sinfónica en Europa.
Bruce Johnston y sus inicios en la musica.
Tras el concierto del pasado dia 27 en "L.A. County Fair", en Pomona, CA, Bruce recordo en el foro de "Beach Boys Britain" su debut en este mismo escenarioa hace la friolera de 51 años, en 1958 como musico acompañante del mitico Ritchie Valens.
Este es el comentario de Bruce:
This past Sunday we played a sold out Beach Boys concert at the LA County Fair in Pomona, California. It was a great 'CD Juke Box" ninety minute kind of performance (unlike the always wonderful/just under three hours England-Scotland-Wales-Ireland concerts that we occasionally do). The band played & sang admirably and it was a fun night for all of us. This coming Sunday we get to perform in Little Rock, Arkansas with their symphony orchestra. I always love our different worldwide concert configurations. We even have six symphony orchestra concerts booked in Australia in early 2010.
Now here's why I posted: Fifty-one summers ago I played the same fair back in September 1958 as a non-singing piano playing musician in a house/backup band. We played indoors in some sort of large exposition hall. I think the fair was called the Pomona Fair back then but it was a 'sold out' performance (98 cents per ticket!!!) sponsored by the number one AM radio station in Los Angeles: KFWB (channel 98...color radio!!)...The artists on the bill were: Johnny Cash, The Teddy Bears, The Kingston Trio (just as their recording of "Tom Dooley" was rapidly climbing the US charts), The Billy Vaughn Orchestra, Jan & Arnie, Johnny Burnette, and Ritchie Valens ("Come On, Let's Go" was his first 'regional' hit in the fall of 1958). I was in the small house band backing up Ritchie most of the summer and I guess that was part of my first step into the 'live' part of the music business. FYI: Sandy Nelson on drums in our band.
The biggest thrill for sixteen year old me was to be able to talk to all these artists backstage besides being on stage myself (actually, barely on stage!!).
Thanks for letting me ramble & time travel!
Bruce Johnston
Montecito
September 29, 2009
Este es el comentario de Bruce:
This past Sunday we played a sold out Beach Boys concert at the LA County Fair in Pomona, California. It was a great 'CD Juke Box" ninety minute kind of performance (unlike the always wonderful/just under three hours England-Scotland-Wales-Ireland concerts that we occasionally do). The band played & sang admirably and it was a fun night for all of us. This coming Sunday we get to perform in Little Rock, Arkansas with their symphony orchestra. I always love our different worldwide concert configurations. We even have six symphony orchestra concerts booked in Australia in early 2010.
Now here's why I posted: Fifty-one summers ago I played the same fair back in September 1958 as a non-singing piano playing musician in a house/backup band. We played indoors in some sort of large exposition hall. I think the fair was called the Pomona Fair back then but it was a 'sold out' performance (98 cents per ticket!!!) sponsored by the number one AM radio station in Los Angeles: KFWB (channel 98...color radio!!)...The artists on the bill were: Johnny Cash, The Teddy Bears, The Kingston Trio (just as their recording of "Tom Dooley" was rapidly climbing the US charts), The Billy Vaughn Orchestra, Jan & Arnie, Johnny Burnette, and Ritchie Valens ("Come On, Let's Go" was his first 'regional' hit in the fall of 1958). I was in the small house band backing up Ritchie most of the summer and I guess that was part of my first step into the 'live' part of the music business. FYI: Sandy Nelson on drums in our band.
The biggest thrill for sixteen year old me was to be able to talk to all these artists backstage besides being on stage myself (actually, barely on stage!!).
Thanks for letting me ramble & time travel!
Bruce Johnston
Montecito
September 29, 2009
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