We are pleased to announce that The Ventures will be making three appearances on the East Coast in mid-August 2023, as follows: August 18 Pearl Street Warehouse, Washington, DC August 19 Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ August 20 Sellersville Thea Read More
For many years now, The Ventures have not been able to perform in the US during the summer months, because the group has always been in Japan. This summer, 2023, will be a little different because, at this point, we do not have a Japan tour schedul Read More
I just received a copy of this book from the author, Richard Aquila. Some time ago, pre-Covid I believe, I spoke with him about The Ventures and he told me about the book he was writing, covering the early 1960’s in rock & roll history. Read More
For anyone interested in attending this event, which will feature a screening of “Stars on Guitars”, the Ventures’ documentary produced by Staci Wilson, Don Wilson’s daughter, along with awards and appearances by Jeff Baxter w Read More
The Ventures would like to honor the memory of Jeff Beck, one of the great guitar players of our time, who just passed away. The music world has lost another legend. He will be missed but his musical legacy will live on. The Guitar Gods – J Read More
Today, August 1, 2022, marks exactly 50 years since I first met The Ventures in Osaka, Japan where they were on one of the most extensive tours they performed there. Who knew that I would still be involved with the band? Certainly not me! The photo t Read More
Later this month, in conjunction with our Japan Tour 2022, Pony Canyon will be releasing a completely new 13-track CD by The Ventures, entitled New Space. 10 of the tracks are new compositions by members of the group and others, all with a “spa Read More
As we all know, Gerry passed away in October 2019 while on a solo tour in Japan. His Japanese fans were – and are – many, and it is only fitting that Pony Canyon has decided to release a very comprehensive set of 3 CDs for his fans to enjoy. Disc Read More
We are very sad to have heard today that Alan White, long-time drummer with “Yes”, passed away earlier today, May 26, 2022. Alan lived in the Seattle area and had been a good friend of The Ventures, Don Wilson and his family, and all of Read More
Vintage Guitar Magazine has a terrific tribute to Don in their latest issue, remembering the life of Don Wilson and celebrating The Ventures. There are actually two major articles in this issue: the first is by Willie Moseley who has written a number Read More
Once again, thanks to the hard work and loyalty of our friend, Tom Baltaeff, there will be a Fan Fest in the Philadelphia area on October 8, 2022. I (Fiona Taylor), plan to attend, and Tom is expecting to have members of the Wilson and Bogle families Read More
Renaissance Records has just released a newly packaged, re-issue of the 1980’s album, NASA 25th Anniversary. It is already available on Amazon and other platforms at a retail price of $25.98 (discounted on Amazon to $23.99). This is the first h Read More