With a sultry delivery and a slamming beat, Xenia Rubinos' new track "Hair Receding" melds hard, experimental rock and Afro-Caribbean sounds into something deeply felt and wholly original.

A sparse audience of sleepy-looking loners and softly chatting couples sat at the high tables on the edges of the main room at the Old Rock House. The local guys of Tone Rodent climbed onstage, each of them either tuning strings or tweaking knobs or putting on a good don't-give-a-shit face.

Masked but not quite anonymous, Swedish experimental band Goat put on a spectacular, light show-lit concert at the Old Rock House on Wednesday night.

If there's a musical touchstone that links Acid Baby Jesus, HellShovel, Little Big Bangs and Demonlover, it's American psychedelic music -- kinda.

Mike Dillon has been recognized since the late '80s for his unique sound and extraordinary live performances as a percussionist, and he continues to live up to his reputation today with his latest quartet.

Jason Kao Hwang's most recent release is an eclectic collage of jazz, classical and Chinese music that sets aflame the traditional structure of the common jazz record. Let us indulge and joyously incinerate with "Burning Bridge."

It's safe to say that just about everyone knows Primus. You might not own every disc or have seen the band live, but you've probably caught a video on MTV for "Mr Krinkle" or "My Name Is Mud," or maybe you've caught one of bass player/singer Les Claypool's many side projects.

When St. Louis noisy-folk provocateurs Theodore broke up a year ago, Demonlover and Water Liars rose from the shards and refracted their old mainstay's vibe in new directions.

Grizzly Bear's newest release, "Shields," is a jagged and dynamic masterpiece.

A soundcheck could be heard on the sidewalk, as fans of Kishi Bashi waited to be let in for Saturday night's show at Off Broadway.