Al Tauber was raised in Champaign, Illinois, inheriting Christian values from his mother, an appreciation for blazing guitar solos from his rock-listening older brother, and a soft spot for the undulating expanse of a cornfield from his surroundings. After his garage band days, Al was forced to play a guitar "with a hole in it" when his college fellowship group lost its song leader. Al warmed to this unplugged instrument after seeing Jimmy Abegg accompany Charlie Peacock in an acoustic set at Cornerstone Festival. From then on, Al approached the instrument from an adventurous angle far removed from the "three chord strumming pattern" he had previously associated with the acoustic guitar.

Andi Tauber's early musical upbringing was somewhat neglected without older siblings to counter the influence of her parents' Tom Jones and José Feliciano albums. Singing has always been a part of her life—as far back as she can remember, she made up harmony parts to sing along with her favorite recordings. A voice major at Illinois Wesleyan University, classical music was always forced to share space in her heart with the likes of Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Van Morrison (along with Tom and José, of course).

Andi and Al began playing music together after their marriage in 1989. They played first in church, then at coffeehouses and events, then bars, clubs, used car dealerships—you get the picture—pretty much a downhill slide. Their career picked up in 1995 when they moved to Chicago, which remains their home to this day. They still play coffeehouses, and bars, but now "only your bigger, nicer, used car dealerships."

In 1996 they released their first CD, "Days Like This," recorded just as they perform live. At that time they began working with a raft of other talented musicians. They helped form the Songwriters of Faith Alliance (SOFA), with five other Chicago area singer-songwriters, which released the compilation CD "So Far" in 1998. Their latest CD, "Harder," released in 2003, has a more band-oriented, grittier sound, while still prominently featuring the acoustic guitar which has always been the backbone of their performances.

Recently andi and i entered into a relationship with Emmaus Ministries, an outreach to males involved in sexual exploitation on the streets of Chicago. Now, in addition to their regular performances, they present a program called "Stories from the Streets" which attempts to connect Christians with the guys Emmaus serves by telling the guys' stories in a variety of methods, including music.