It's 1 a.m. and Mardi Gras World is still kicking. Spring breakers and locals alike are packed tight to see some of today's top acts in EDM, hip-hop and indie rock. With shows starting at dusk and ending at three in the morning, the two-day festival known as Buku only got more crowded and more rowdy as the night progressed.

Each year hundreds of musicians perform live in the intimate confines of the Magnolia Avenue Studios of 88.1 KDHX.

I've always been the kind of person that doesn't like to limit myself to one genre of music, and this year was perfect for that.

My mom is a graphic designer, so whenever I buy a new album and I share what I'm listening to with her, she pays just as much attention to how it looks as she does how it sounds.

The tribute album "Just Tell Me That You Want Me" offers a fresh, youthful take on Fleetwood Mac classics.

Each month, this site features numerous photography pieces based on the work of KDHX's intrepid volunteer photographers. These photos are some of their best.

Partway through her set at the Firebird last night, Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino thanked the crowd for making "our first official St. Louis show" a sell-out.

Best Coast sold out the Firebird on Wednesday night, which gave local opening act Sleepy Kitty an enthusiastic, packed crowd to play to. Brusier Queen, another girl/boy guitar/drum duo, continued rocking the crowd.

Locked in an eternal summer, the music of Best Coast can halt the procession of time and season, if only for a few songs.

Best Coast
"The Only Place"
Mexican Summer

On Best Coast's second album "The Only Place," singer-songwriter Bethany Cosentino's ultra-polished voice gives the power to L.A.-based power pop duo Best Coast, and, stripped of the fuzzy lo-fi quality of their last album, sometimes sounds a little too perfect for a band with a retro California/slacker reputation.