Savages Refines Its Furious Post-Punk Sound With Adore Life

The band's 2012 debut, Silence Yourself, was a prizefight of relentless jabs and punches. Bursting onto the finicky UK scene, Savages brought seismic charisma and sonic brutality, quickly establishing itself as a force to be reckoned with. Shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, the group scored a prime slot at Coachella, paving the way for a conquest of America. 

The Wombats’ Glitterbug Is the Group’s Most Refined Effort to Date

After two albums of get-down madness, the band took a different approach for its third effort. Released after a four-year break, April’s Glitterbug offers a collection of shimmering pop melodies draped in Murphy’s autobiographical lyrics, replacing the indie-disco party grooves with more nurtured harmonies. This synthesis is evident from the onset of the LP’s first track, “Emoticons,” which restrains the keyboard-heavy din of the band’s second effort in favor of more percussion and guitars.  

In the Valley Below: "We Were Really
Inspired by Phil Collins"

Keyboardist Angela Gail and guitarist Jeffrey Jacob cut their teeth in several LA outfits until 2011, when the pair, eager to create their own thing, formed In the Valley Below. That same year they released the group's debut EP, featuring the ultra catchy bounciness of “Peaches,” a breakout single that pricked the ears of critics, DJs and tastemakers who immediately dubbed the group one to watch.

The More Portland's Pure Bathing Culture Changes, the More It Stays the Same

Don’t think because Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman have a history performing in the modern folk outfit Vetiver that they don’t know how to get their groove on. Kindred musical spirits, the pair left the hipster environs of Brooklyn in 2011 in favor of the more-spacious hipster environs of Portland, and to concentrate on their own band, Pure Bathing Culture. In 2012 the group released its self-titled debut EP, followed by the eddying dizziness of "Pendulum," the lead single from 2013's Moon Tides. 

20th Century Visionaries:
Print and Photographs from the Permanent Collection

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art has emptied its vaults to display some heavy hitters from its extensive collection. 20th Century Visionaries: Print and Photographs from the Permanent Collection surveys the development of various worldwide artistic movements (such as abstract expressionism, surrealism and pop art) from the 1950s to the present. 

Don Giovanni

Union Avenue Opera starts its 21st season with Mozart's classic comic opera, Don Giovanni. Written in 1787, the opera cemented Mozart's standing as a rock star of his era. Set in Seville, Don Giovanni tells the story a promiscuous cad who abuses and manipulates those around him at every turn. 

SLLSAW VII: Good Vibrations

The Saint Louis Lady Arm Wrestlers refuse to be pinned down by stereotypes or social convention. This group of fighting feminists empowers women through theater and philanthropy. Armed with attitude, brute strength and activism, their second series of matches for 2015, SLLAW VII: Good Vibrations, is a ferocious evening of hand-to-hand combat benefiting Venus Envy's Women in the Arts Scholarship Fund.