The creation of the new album, “Pep Talks,” coming out on May 3 left Judah & the Lion banjoist Nate Zuercher with a stronger bond of brotherhood with the band and team. Zuercher shares his personal ...

When alternative folk-rockers Judah & the Lion wrote their last batch of songs, the last thing on their minds was making an album that might save a few lives. But they wound up making one anyway. The ...

For Judah & the Lion’s Nate Zuercher, “Pep Talks,” the band’s new album, has done exactly what the title promises, lifting him up and helping him to find hope in a time of pain. The record is filled ...

Sitting in the sunny backyard of a Los Angeles AirBnB, hours before they’re set to play before a small acoustic show just down the road, Judah & the Lion’s Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald are talking ...

Alternative folk band Judah & the Lion (Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald) released “Leave It Better Than You Found It (feat. Ruston Kelly),” a powerful ode to living a life worth living. The song ...

Some shows start with a bang. Judah & The Lion’s concert at House of Blues Boston on Oct. 17 was different. As the lights dimmed, a calm wash of white light illuminated the stage, and a spotlight ...