BRIAN WILSON CONFIRMS AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS IN SEVERAL U.S. CITIES

Wilson’s “That Lucky Old Sun” Tour Begins November 10 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium with Stops in 10 More U.S. Cities, Including New York, Chicago, Boston and DC

In-Store Autograph Signings Confirmed for Nashville, Ann Arbor, Boston and New York City

Hollywood, California – October 13, 2008 – Brian Wilson will visit local music retailers in several U.S. cities in November to autograph copies of his new Capitol/EMI album, That Lucky Old Sun. Wilson’s “That Lucky Old Sun” tour will travel to 11 U.S. cities next month, beginning in Nashville on November 10.

The following Brian Wilson autograph sessions are confirmed:

• Nov. 9 (1pm) Nashville, TN Grimey’s (1604 8th Avenue South)
• Nov. 12 (12:30pm) Ann Arbor, MI Borders (612 East Liberty)
• Nov. 19 (12pm) Boston, MA Newbury Comics (Faneuil Hall Marketplace)
• Nov. 21 (12pm) New York, NY J&R Music (23 Park Row)

Brian Wilson will autograph copies of That Lucky Old Sun and one additional flat item for fans at each of these special signing events.

Brian Wilson is one of popular music’s most deeply revered figures, a legendary writer, producer, arranger and performer of some of the most cherished music in rock history. For his new album, Wilson has returned to Capitol Records/EMI, his original label home. Available now on CD, limited edition CD/DVD, digitally and limited edition 180-gram vinyl LP, That Lucky Old Sun has earned four-star rave reviews from top music magazines including Rolling Stone, Spin, MOJO, and Uncut, with Rolling Stone praising the album as “Brian’s strongest new work in years.”
A musical love letter from Southern California, That Lucky Old Sun shimmers with sun-dappled choruses and arrangements that swell and swirl as if carried by the Pacific tides. The album is narrated in transitional interludes spoken by Wilson as ‘That Lucky Old Sun,’ the storyteller. The narratives, cameos on life and the heartbeat of Los Angeles, propel the album’s musical story. 

The new release is the dawning of a new California morning for Brian Wilson, continuing the awe-inspiring concept album journey that he first began four decades ago. Wilson’s songwriting, arranging and producing talents came together in harmonious glory for The Beach Boys’ 1966 classic, Pet Sounds, and have continued to evolve during his solo career, highlighted by his 2004 critically acclaimed Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE. Lyrically and in Wilson’s incomparably lush, evocative arrangements, That Lucky Old Sun adds a new chapter to Wilson’s conceptual presentations.

For more information, visit www.ThatLuckyOldSun.net, an interactive webpage devoted to the new album.

Following numerous nominations, Wilson won a well-deserved Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance (2004) for “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow” and he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006. Last December, he was feted as a leading cultural icon by The Kennedy Center Honors alongside Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese, Steve Martin and Leon Fleisher.

Tour Dates Information and Purchase Tickets

SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday, October 19, 2008

CARL WILSON TRIBUTE
10 Year Anniversary Benefit Concert & Fundraiser

Venue: The Roxy Theatre
Location: 9009 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (310) 278-9457
Donation: $100 (tax deductible)
Doors: 6 p.m.
Showtime: 7 p.m.

Carl Wilson Foundation Website >

Performers: Al Jardine, David Marks, Guitar Legend Dick Dale, Carnie & Wendy Wilson, The Honeys, Adam Marsland's Chaos Band, and special guest Brian Wilson.

Tickets are available exclusively through the Roxy (cash and credit cards accepted at the door, credit cards only accepted for phone orders). The price of tickets includes light hors d'oeuvres. A live auction will be held during the show. Proceeds from this event will be donated to City of Hope

Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Valet parking is available, and there is a $5 parking garage across the street in the 9000 Building.

Our Mission: The aim and primary focus of the Carl Wilson Foundation is to help in the funding of cancer research and to aid those afflicted with the disease.

Dedicated to the Memory of Carl Dean Wilson
December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998