August 7, 2012  |   It's hard to categorize Battles' sound -- so hard that even they don't like to.

December 7, 2011  |   The New Orleans musical tradition, as storied and varied as it is, can add another name to its impressive list of native sons and musical styles: Trombone Shorty and his "Supafunkrock."

October 27, 2011  |   An unlikely culprit has stirred up controversy in the music community: The Lacey Act, legislation aimed to curb illegal logging. Based on suspicions that the Gibson Guitar Corporation violated the act by importing illegal wood, federal agents raided the company's facilities in Tennessee in August, raising concern among musicians that their instruments could be at risk of government confiscation.