By definition, electronic artists combine sounds and styles. LA-based DJ MiMOSA, however, seems to be on a mission to challenge the very meaning of genre itself.

Dave Nada and Matt Nordstrom combine forces as Nadastrom, a DJ/production crew that believes "there are never any rules" when it comes to dance music.

DJ Shadow
"The Less You Know, the Better"
Island, Verve

Contrary to its title, DJ Shadow's "The Less You Know, the Better" is a fulfilling experience for longtime fans, but won't blow away any newcomers.

The second and final day of LouFest was headlined by TV on the Radio and featured performances by Ume, Das Racist, !!! and many more.

I don’t make it to many hip hop shows but after last nights performance by a Rhymesayer heavy line-up at the Pageant that is certain to change.

Jay Fay (the nom de mix of Josh Fagin) is a young St. Louis DJ whose bold and eccentric remixes have caught the attention of the Internet and electronic music heavyweights like Diplo.

One of St. Louis' most eclectic and original producers, Phaseone draws from a vast spectrum of genres (hip-hop, R&B, glitch, dub-step and shoegaze) to create his svelte and spacey electronic style.

If I were 18 again, I’d throw out the fake ID I got by paying $8 and showing only my county library card to a nameless “state official” from an unmarked storefront on Cherokee Street, before Cherokee Street had streetlamps and coffee shops and rock venues, so that I could get into Stages: Five Levels of Dancing on the East Side.

Vancouver producer Felix Cartal describes his sound as "energetic, feel-good electro," but that only scratches the surface of the music of this prolific mixologist.