In December 2014, Brian Wilson played a concert in Las Vegas for a PBS “Soundstage” special called Brian Wilson and Friends. The performance featured the Beach Boys’ Al Jardine, former members Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar, and a number of guests including She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward), Kacey Musgraves, fun.’s Nate Ruess, and more. It’s now been announced that Brian Wilson and Friends will be released on CD and DVD on July 29 via BMG. The new release includes bonus tracks that were not broadcast, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with some of the guest artists. Watch Wilson’s performance of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” with Al Jardine below, via Rolling Stone. Scroll down for the cover artwork. See the tracklist here.
In addition to the new CD/DVD, Brian Wilson is putting out a memoir in October. He is currently on tour performing Pet Sounds for the last time. See his upcoming schedule here.
Read our feature about Pet Sounds, which includes conversations with members of Talking Heads, Yo La Tengo, Chairlift, Deftones, plus Sean Lennon, Ronnie Spector, and more.
Watch Pitchfork.tv’s “Liner Notes” video on Pet Sounds:
