Music Feature

A broken-down Pontiac helped shape the Balboas, Akron’s far-flung surf outfit.

Restless bluesman Carl Weathersby hasn’t let his punch go soft.

Norman Nardini thinks he’s the supremebeing of Pittsburgh rock. Somebody forgot to give him the crown.

Seven Mary Three scored with the grunge hit “Cumbersome.” Now what?

Hubert Sumlin was 11 when he fell in Howlin’ Wolf’s lap. Today he’s the blues legend’s living legacy.

As if the ’90s were a wrinkle in time, Furnace St. emits synthpop bliss.