If you think Donavon Frankenreiter's smooth-surfing mix of folk, pop, rock, and funk gets the good times going on record, wait until you hear him dig into it in front of an amped-up audience. You can < …

Founded in the early-'90s in Marietta, Georgia, Third Day rests its reputation on twin pillars: a strong base of faith and unshakeable roots in honest-to-goodness rock 'n' roll . . . which makes the ba …

Here, we rewind Third Day's clock, with a remixed version of "Nothing At All," the leadoff single from 1996's self-titled debut album, a remarkable calling card that showcases the band's crossover pote …

The Avett Brothers have gone from lo-fi D.I.Y. cult heroes to award-winning, Rick Rubin-produced, big-label buzz band . . . seemingly while no one was looking. They bring together folk and country root …

If the measure of a truly great band is how hard they hit their mark onstage, then the Avett Brothers' place in rock 'n' roll history is assured - they built their rep on the relentlessly raging power  …

A staple on the Bay Area scene for more than a decade, Lyrics Born first floored underground hip-hop heads as a key member of Quannum Projects - a tight-knit crew that launched the careers of such cros …

Long considered a sorely overlooked underground long-player, The Album is best summed up by the mind-boggling song "Latyrx." A mission statement of sorts for Lateef the Truthspeaker, Lyrics Born …

If John Legend's stage name points to the hand of destiny in his own success, it also hints at the icons who inspire this new-school soul superstar. He was barely out of his teens when the likes of Jan …

It's the mark of a true artist - the sort of restless creativity that moves John Legend to explore the outer reaches of his talent in everything from the tricky tempos of the modern R&B beauty "Show Me …