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, ...

LOS ANGELES — Maybe he should have been studying — or even surfing. But Brian Carman had a guitar — a $40 Montgomery Ward’s Airline that he bought with his mom’s credit card. And he had a little group ...

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 ...

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Guitarist Brian Carman, a founding member of surf rockers the Chantays and co-writer of the band's career-defining 1963 hit "Pipeline," has passed away at the age of 69 following a battle with Crohn's ...

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 ...