After being arrested for noise violations and disturbing the peace, Vinyl is stuck doing community service for a charity that specializes in providing company for elderly ponies. However, the mare that Vinyl is assigned is anything but normal, featuring a bad temper and a disdain, bordering on hatred, for Vinyl’s music.

But, maybe, just maybe, this mare’s mysterious past can help Vinyl through her own heartbreak, and to a better tomorrow with the love of her life, Octavia. All she needs is a lesson on the genre known as the blues.