LoveAndTheft

Love and Theft members Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles are preparing for the release of their self-titled album on June 5. It's the group's second record, following 2009's'World Wide Open,' but it marks their first as a duo, with original member Brian Bandas having left the group in 2010...

Artist: Love and Theft Video: 'Angel Eyes' Why We Dig It: Shot on Stephen Barker Liles' farm outside Nashville, 'Angel Eyes' is the duo's debut single and their first since bandmate Brian Bandas departed last year. It's also Stephen and L&T partner Eric Gunderson's first for RCA Nashville, having signed with the label last year, following the closing of their previous label home, Lyric Street

For Love and Theft members Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles, Nov. 14 has always been a special day, but this year, there was extra reason to celebrate. Monday (Nov. 14) marked the official radio add date of 'Angel Eyes,' the duo's debut single on RCA Records Nashville...

Happy news for Love and Theft fans! Now a duo of since the departure of Brian Bandas, the band has signed a record deal with RCA Nashville. Musicians Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles are currently working on their first album for the label...

In 2008, Taylor Swift's then-just-released album, 'Fearless,' became a monster hit and garnered lots of attention not only for the singer but for the subjects of her deeply personal songs. One such tune was 'Hey Stephen,' which included dreamy, romantic lines such as, "I can't help it if you look like an angel / Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain" and "come feel this magi

Tim McGraw revealed at the beginning of the year that he is heading out on his new tour, Emotional Traffic, along with opening acts Luke Bryan and the Band Perry. Now the superstar has released dates for the first leg of the trek, which will kick off in Texas, and take him to his home state of Louisiana, as well as to Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and West Virginia...

Exercise more and eat less -- that may be the most common New Year's resolution, but that's not exactly what we heard when we asked about the resolutions of some of country's brightest stars! Here are a few of our favorite celebrity plans for 2011: Jaron and the Long Road to Love: "To end the long road to love...

Tim McGraw has been tapped to headline the inaugural Show-Me Music and Arts Festival, slated for June 17-19 in Springfield, Mo. The event will include more than 20 acts ranging from bluegrass to country to alternative. Love and Theft, Jessie James and Steve Holy have also been confirmed as performers...

Friday night (Dec. 3), Love and Theft graced the stage of the Ryman Auditorium for their final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry program as a trio. Last week, The Boot announced exclusively that guitarist and vocalist Brian Bandas would be leaving the band after the first of the year to pursue a different creative path than Love and Theft's remaining members, Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson

Love and Theft's Brian Bandas will leave the band next year, the group confirms exclusively with The Boot. While founding members Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles will continue the Love and Theft tradition as a duo in 2011, Brian, who has been with the band since they formed in 2006, will depart following the trio's New Years Eve show...