A triple-bill of local talent at Plush on Saturday, December 8, featured three shades of rock, each fiercer than the next.

Middle Class Fashion delves deep into the art of the hook. Contrasting bombastic bass riffs and shimmery minor note piano rolls, the St. Louis supergroup delivers timelessly dapper pop.

The Magnetic Fields inhabited the Sheldon Concert Hall Wednesday evening as a part of the Sheldon Sessions series.

A solo Ted Leo opened the evening at the Pageant with a quiver of power-pop tunes.

Listening to Said the Whale, one encounters the unexpected in the familiar. Like a feathery, sometimes feverish, breath of fresh, airy folk rock, their music has a buoyancy that elevates the listener.

Regina Spektor thrilled a sold-out Pageant in St. Louis on Thursday, November 8, touring in support of her sixth release, "What We Saw from the Cheap Seats."

As if the title alone weren't indicative enough, a quick look at the cover art and it's easy to see that "Songs in Red and Gray" is an album with an autumn theme. It is the perfect soundtrack for a fall day, be it a bright, sun-dappled October afternoon or a dreary, rainy November morning.

Madonna, the undisputed Queen of Pop, brought her live spectacle of sight and sound to St. Louis for the first time on Thursday before a packed house at the Scottrade Center, eliciting widely mixed reactions amongst her faithful followers.

St. Louis' Heavy Anchor played host to a trio of local bands on Friday, November 2, showcasing some of the best local music of the year.

With a full band in tow, A.C. Newman livened up Blueberry Hill on Monday with his smart power pop.