Brian Wilson to appear at new GRAMMY Museum

On January 15, 2009, the GRAMMY Museum will kick off its series of public programs with "An Evening With Brian Wilson". The GRAMMY-winning music legend will sit down for a rare and intimate conversation with the museum's executive director, Robert Santelli. The event will be held in the 200-seat GRAMMY Sound Stage theater in the new $34 million GRAMMY Museum which opens to the public on Saturday, December 6, 2008.


Wilson will discuss his early influences, songwriting, the legacy of the Beach Boys, landmark albums like Pet Sounds and Smile, and his new album, That Lucky Old Sun. After the interview, Wilson will take questions from the audience, followed by an acoustic performance.


The new GRAMMY Museum is located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, California in a new entertainment complex called LA Live. The GRAMMY Museum's first traveling exhibit is called "Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom" which explores the 200-year history of music and politics in America. This exhibit examines the creative process of political songwriting and music's role as a political force in society.


The exhibition features more than 100 artifacts including guitars belonging to Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Josh White and Odetta, and Pete Seeger's banjo (pictured here) that says "This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender". "Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom" will be on display at the GRAMMY Museum on the 2nd floor through December 2009 before touring nationally.


The GRAMMY Museum will be open seven days a week from 10 AM to 6 PM. The Museum is located at 800 West Olympic Blvd, Suite A245 in Los Angeles, California. Tickets for "An Evening with Brian Wilson" will go on sale in mid-December through the Museum's box office. For more information, visit http://www.grammymuseum.org.

To see photos and learn about the permanent exhibits at the GRAMMY Museum, visit http://www.daytrippin.com/rockmuseums.htm#grammy