The music of the Lumineers reflects traditional folk blended with upbeat acoustic rock and a magnetism that's begun to grab the nation's attention.

Bo and the Locomotive are standing beneath a neighbor's blossoming tree, playing a new song behind their Dogtown home.

Before Paste Magazine told the nation so, it wasn't presumptuous to say Bo and the Locomotive is one of the best reasons to get excited about St. Louis music.

By evolving rhythmic complexity toward subversively melodic pop, Maps and Atlases has arrived on fertile soil.

Pretty Little Empire and Scarlet Tanager gave a raucous crowd at Off Broadway plenty to celebrate on Saturday night.

Touring in support of a new album, Deas Vail performed Tuesday night at the Gramophone. The Arkansas-based act put on a lively set for the sparse but vocal crowd.

Last night, St. Louis hosted Portugal. The Man on its first major headlining tour. But this was no normal tour. Its sponsor, Jägermeister, was everywhere, complete with a DJ spinning for the set changes and the all-important Jäger girls strutting about the Pageant in tight leather, handing out freebies and other swag.

St. Louisans flocked to the Peabody Opera House on Sunday night to see Florence + the Machine perform its major hit songs in a theatrical, twirling, emotional manor.

Louder than sirens, louder than bells: An enthralled crowd worshipped at the altar of Florence + the Machine in the drizzly Sunday twilight.

Taking place in an empty 2720, a club which normally hosts a slew of reggae and hip hop shows, Union Tree Review's "Excavate" became one of Show Me Show's most thrilling performances.

"As you may know, rock 'n' roll is about transcendence," quips Ezra Furman as he introduces "The Queen of Hearts." And while it's tongue-in-cheek, Furman does seem to have found a bit of transcendence in his work.

The Mountain Goats showed that the cliff they're climbing is a high one. They played to a semi-private audience at the Gargoyle last night. The show was free for Washington University students, and only 75 tickets were available to the public. Their vigorous set grew bumps on the arms of the crowded audience.

There's something deeply disconcerting about the music of mr. Gnome. Arch and jagged, primal and poetic, fragile and explosive, the Cleveland duo proves that opposites really do attract.

Even with the transplant status of several band members and a few stints living abroad, the Head and the Heart have put down deep Seattle roots.

There's something in the music of Seattle's the Head and the Heart that brings on a wash of nostalgia and emotion: sepia-toned memories of rivers and fields, lilting three-part harmonies and saloon piano chords.

An 88.1 KDHX DJ for 17 years, Rob Levy still calls Juxtaposition, his show that airs every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Central, "a work of chaos."

Chicago native Shawn Rosenblatt, aka Netherfriends, gives a rooftop performance of the song "Bloomington, IN," for Show Me Shows.

After a week of streaming their new cd, "Phantom Limb" on kdhx.org, Water Liars held their CD release party at Off Broadway.

It was a sparse crowd Wednesday night at Off Broadway, but those of us who did show up were in for a real treat.

Mount Moriah's subversive blend of rock, country and folk exudes stillness and grace. Their songs draw the listener in with the promise that a deeper wisdom lies somewhere inside.

In a quaint Creve Coeur home decked out for the holidays, with the smell of fresh baked Christmas cookies and not one but two Christmas trees, David Arthur, of SimplyEsoteric treated us to songs and stories that were as personal as the backdrop, with a timbre as warm and welcoming as the cookies.

Hacienda, an impressively-bearded four-piece family band from San Antonio, opened for Heartless Bastards last night at the Firebird. While the bands aren't labelmates, their styles are somewhat similar and make for a well-paired touring team.

With an indie pop edge and literate subtlety, St. Louis band Vintage Years makes dreamy songs soaked in reverb and gospel soul.

The Pageant played host to a night of good feeling music on Thursday night.

If you're a music lover (and we guess you are), then you're surely as excited as we are about a brand new year with brand new music. It can be hard to keep up with releases, but our DJs are here to help.