Surfing and music seem to share at least one characteristic: the surrendering to an unbreakable and unbounded power. One yields to the force of nature similarly to how one submits to the craft of singing and songwriting. Donavon Frankenreiter recognizes this commonality as both a surfer and musician.

New England settlers, most likely descendants of English Puritans, founded Whitewater, Wisconsin, a small town situated between Madison and Milwaukee, where singer and guitarist Jeffrey Foucault was raised in a Christian evangelical house.

Reggae is in the midst of revival, but to imply the music died and needed reviving is to misunderstand the movement. It’s less of a revival and more of a revitalization.

In his recent autobiography entitled "Chronicles: Volume One," legendary musician Bob Dylan writes frankly about his life as a musician spanning back to when he first arrived on the scene in New York's Greenwich Village in 1961. Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minn., in 1941, Dylan talks about his destiny to write and sing…Read more By the grace of the sun

New Zealand rock quartet The Datsuns are what you would consider a good live band. Formed in 1996, The Datsuns -- Dolf de Borst (vocals, bass), Phil Buscke (guitar), Christian Livingstone (guitar) and Mat Odment (drums) - released its major-label self-titled debut on V2 Records in 2002, long after the band had already established itself…Read more Live from New Zealand

Adam Dorn, known to his fans as Mocean Worker, has been involved in the music business in one form or another since he was a teen. Son of legendary producer Joel Dorn, who has worked with the likes of Roberta Flack and saxophone virtuoso John Coltrane, Mocean Worker left high school at the age of…Read more Electronic Worker

It was in 1977 when a few native New Orleans musicians agreed to form a traditional jazz brass band in the spirit of the genre's earliest kind of organized music groups. These groups are synonymous with the city's historically rich culture and music scene, particularly within the context of the jazz funeral. The group, now…Read more New Orleans originals

Ace guitarist Derek Trucks is what you would call a music know-it-all. His musical tastes and inspirations come in numerous forms, everything from traditional Indian music to rock 'n' roll like the Allman Brothers Band to jazz giants such as Miles Davis and John Coltrane to classical pianist Glenn Gould. Trucks, who grew up mostly…Read more The Derek Trucks Band recently released a new live album, ‘Live at Georgia Theater’

When most people think of bands born out of the Orange County music scene, groups like Sugar Ray and No Doubt usually come to mind. However, the dark, ethereal music of the quartet Trespasser William is something quite different from the heavily influenced Ska, punk and reggae atmosphere popular in this region of Southern California.…Read more Trespasser William

On the surface, the music of jazz saxophonist Greg Osby is one that could drive some listeners to the edge of insanity. It's fast, oftentimes chaotic and freely dissonant. However, underneath the technical atmosphere of those wildly flying notes lies something strikingly profound - a rather sensitive man whose musical presence slips past the radar…Read more Sensitive Insanity

"For me, I'm outgoing but I'm also soft-spoken at the same time, and I think the vibes and the marimba have a very percussive side in that you can be aggressive but they also has a very sweet sound that makes them very supportive," said jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris when asked about his attraction to…Read more ‘Evolution’ of a Band