The roots of surf music go deeper than the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean. Photo credit: Screen shot, surfmuseum.org The California Surf Museum in Oceanside welcomes author David Matuszak at 6 p.m.

Ground is being broken on an expansion of one of Clear Lake’s most historic sites, on what will be called The Surf Ballroom Music Enrichment & Immersive Center. It will include a visitors center, a ...

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...

"Shaping Surf History: Tom Curren and Al Merrick, California 1980-1983" by surf photographer Jimmy Metyko has hit the market. And eleven-time world champ Kelly Slater thinks surf history buffs will ...

If the wooden dance floor sitting under the navy blue arched ceiling of the Surf Ballroom could talk, it would likely say that the music did live on at the rock 'n' roll oasis in Clear Lake, Iowa. The ...

With the recent passing of Brian Wilson, there's been a renewed interest in the surfrockmusic of The Beach Boys. In the band's early years, they became the best and most successful artists playing ...

The Pacific Northwest is home to a small, but fervent surf rock scene with bands often accenting instrumental music with pop culture themes. It's a vibe that culminates at an annual surf music ...

If you’ve been to a water park, there's a chance you’ve been in a wave pool. Fun for all ages, the waves in these pools simulate the effect of swimming in an ocean or large lake, no matter how far you ...

Hemosa Beach is known for its legendary ties to punk rock and attracting jazz greats to The Lighthouse Cafe — but there’s also surf music in the city’s DNA. The Lighthouse, along with the Hermosa ...