Music scenes depend on the youth of new recruits, people like Marc Kuzio and David Smith. Kuzio is a 19-year-old bandleader from Raleigh, and Smith, his friend, is a 21-year-old college DJ at N.C.

The Daily Tar Heel's Margaret Hungate spoke with Merge Record's label manager, Christina Rentz, on the label’s history and influence on the music scene in the Triangle and beyond, as Merge approaches ...

Stories about maturity hold all the appeal of a finger-wagging lecture on “growing up,” “acting like an adult” and “pulling your head out of your ass.” But when it comes to the M. Ward/ Lambchop/ ...

KENNESAW — One local choral teacher’s family trip to a Cartersville history museum helped turn a music lesson into something she hopes her students will remember forever. For You ...