We at the Weekly we saddened last week to hear of the passing of guitarist Brian Carman of The Chantays at age 69. With surf music capturing some of the most innovative guitar playing of its era, ...

You probably don’t know Brian Carman’s name today, if ever you did. But odds are good that you do know his most famous riff, that rapid-fire burst of sound that flew from Carman’s fingers and the ...

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 ...

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