
In less than a week, The Beach Boys - read: Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks - will embark on their 50th anniversary tour, which includes a highly-anticipated headlining performance at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival next weekend. Now, based on recent Beach Boys gigs, those featuring only Love, Johnston, and on occasional "lucky" dates, John Stamos, the band tends to knock out close to 40 songs each night (mostly because their hits span two to three minutes in length). But, with Wilson, Jardine, and even Marks in the picture, [...]