Brian in Winter
One of the odder rock tours of the year coursed through Europe this summer before heading back to conclude in Southern California in the fall. It stars Brian Wilson — that’s the famously damaged leader of the Beach Boys — and it’s billed as “Pet Sounds: The Final Performances.” Wilson and his band play his 1966 pop and production masterpiece, the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds,” in its entirety — along with a lot of Beach Boys hits, of course.
Besides writing most of those hits — close to two dozen — Wilson used his ineffable talents as a producer
