It was here Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper headlined a rip-roaring concert, then perished a few hours later in a plane crash in 1959.

A legend amongst legends. A storyteller of the highest order. Neighbor to one of my favorite humans. Corky Carroll's one of a kind. Born September 29, 1947, he's also widely considered to be the first ...

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 ...

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 ...