The trio known as The Cutie Mark Crusaders are at a loss for ways that they are supposed to get their cutie marks. But after a long night in the clubhouse, they stumble across a secret show being played by a band that no one had ever heard of, playing a music that sounded like nothing else they had ever heard before. It is only after they learn about indie rock from Spike and attend a show in Ponyville that they are truly inspired, and made to feel good about themselves.