Heading to Twin Cities for July 4th Al Jardine will honor fellow Beach Boy Brian Wilson
He reflects on Wilson and his own new music with Neil Young and Flea.
He reflects on Wilson and his own new music with Neil Young and Flea.
By Jon Bream
The Minnesota Star TribuneJuly 4, 2025 at 4:52PM
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Our critic remembers musical genius Brian Wilson — and his Minnesota connections
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Recapping Brian Wilson’s six (off and on) decades of Twin Cities performancesCritic / ReporterJon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.
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