Here’s a parental pairing lovers of nostalgia might appreciate: The fathers of surf music are celebrating the Mother Road in Tulsa. The Ventures, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band that charted 30-plus ...
Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...
The Ventures' Don Wilson was quick to react to news that the legendary Northwest rock band will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "I wanna say, 'Thank you, it's about time,' " the ...
The Northwest's biggest surf-rock band is hitting the beach this weekend. Seattle oldies station KBSG, 97.3 FM, will transform Premier nightclub into an indoor beach scene for tomorrow night's Beach ...
In the early '60s, the Ventures were trailblazers of instrumental rock, inspiring a generation of fledgling musicians -- some of them now famous -- to learn to play the guitar. The Seattle/Tacoma band ...