
Founded in 1987 in San Diego, CA, by emeriti editors Rick Edgil and Phil Mast, Endless Summer Quarterly, INC. [ESQ], is The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson publication of record.
In 1993, editor emeritus Lee Dempsey purchased the publication's business license, and along with the editor David Beard, continued publishing ESQ in Charlotte, NC. Issue #24 was the first edition published in Charlotte. (*Note: Issues of ESQ published prior to the Summer 1993 edition are not available on this site.)
Since 1999, David has been overseeing the creative development of ESQ's design presentation, historical coverage, and in-depth reporting while Lee maintains the business aspects of the publication. Today, with the team members shown below, ESQ continues to provide one-of-a-kind access and coverage of the most fascinating musical act of all time.
Each 48-page quarterly publication of ESQ offers fans of The Beach Boys exclusive interviews, previously unpublished and rare images (some from private collections), video, CD and DVD reviews, exclusive CDs, and giveaways available only to subscribers of the magazine.
Years of coverage
Issues Published
Interviews conducted
Articles Written
Endless Summer Quarterly magazine has conducted exclusive interviews with:
Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, and Bruce Johnston
PLUS: David Marks, Blondie Chaplin, Jan Berry, Dean Torrence, Andy Paley, Don Was, Hal Blaine, Glen Campbell, Don Randi, Carol Kaye, Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson, Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, Barbara Wilson, Carl B. Wilson, Justyn Wilson, Matt Jardine, Adam Jardine, Ambha Love, John Cowsill, Jim Guercio, Richie Cannata, Earle Mankey, Stephen J. Kalinich, Gregg Jakobson, Billy Hinsche, Annie Wilson-Karges, Bobby Figueroa, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray, Ron Altbach, Sterling Smith, Jerry Schilling, Carli Muñoz, Gerry Beckley, Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, Walt Parazaider, Joe Thomas, Fred Vail, Ed Roach, Rick Henn (Sunrays), Gary Griffin, John Stamos, Paul Von Mertens, Nelson Bragg, Darian Sahanaja, Nick Walusko, Probyn Gregory, Jeffrey Foskett, Virginia Jardine, Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Steve Binder (T.A.M.I. Show director), Melinda Wilson, Kenny Aronoff, Daryl Dragon, Ron Swallow, Chip Rachlin, Jon Parks, Arny Geller, Richard "Dickie" Maier, Don Reedman and Nick Patrick.

Lee Dempsey
Editor emeritus, financial and business manager and historian
Joe Natale
Assistant editor
Ron Kohl
Assistant editor
Keith Devoe
Assistant editor
Brian Berry
Photographer and historian
Ian Rusten
Author and historian