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.

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 ...