Styx

While many great bands fell under the prog rock umbrella during the 1970s and ’80s, there aren’t a ton that could comfortably be described as hard rock and soft rock without it seeming oxymoronic. Styx is an exception. Not only could the Chicago rockers craft elite-level power ballads like “Lady” and “Babe,” hyper catchy power pop tunes like “Too Much Time On My Hands,” and atypical classics like “Mr. Roboto,” the band could shift course within a single song like the ballad-turned-rocker “Come Sail Away.” That’s progressiveness in action. In a certain way, a Styx concert manages to encapsulate almost the full spectrum of sounds from that golden era of classic rock into one delightfully digestible package. Any night sonically sailing away with Styx is time well spent.

Styx • Tue, March 4 at 7:30 pm • $72-$95 • All ages • First Interstate Center for the Arts • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd • firstinterstatecenter.org