Beach Boys author thinks Al Jardine might help along group reunion

Beach Boys author Peter Ames Carlin thinks that Al Jardine's upcoming concerts with Brian Wilson might be the key to a Beach Boys reunion. Jardine and Wilson will reunite next month for the first time in a decade to perform a series of 40th anniversary Pet Sounds concerts.

Carlin spoke to us, and, although skeptical as to whether Wilson and his cousin and chief lyricist Mike Love can ever fully reunite, he thinks that Jardine may prove to be the key middle man in uniting the classic songwriting team: "I mean I think Al... From what I understand, is in a certain interesting place now, because he is kind of the one guy who's able to talk to both sides now. Both Mike and Brian. And maybe he and Brian are closer now than they've been, but y'know, it hasn't always been pretty."

Earlier this year, Carlin published the critically acclaimed biography Catch A Wave: The Rise, Fall, And Redemption Of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson.

Brian Wilson's mini-tour featuring special guest Al Jardine kicks off on November 1st in Los Angeles at Royce Hall at UCLA.

In addition to the L.A. date, Wilson and Jardine have shows scheduled in Boston, Washington D.C., Glenside, Pennsylvania, and New York City.