On Tuesday, Feb. 24, we streamed the live performance of Sleater-Kinney at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. You can now watch the archived video of that performance.

New ideas permeate the band's 13th album, on which every song finds a way to surprise. Mastermind Kevin Barnes mixes a love of rock, funk and disco with unexpected ways to expand the brain.

The classic Brit-pop band's eighth studio album, The Magic Whip, releases April 28. Hear the first single "Go Out."

Even when built around familiar pop-song structures, Dan Deacon's music is juxtapositional and wonderful -- a pursuit of the ecstatic that obliterates genre distinctions. Deacon's new album, 'Gliss Riffer', comes out Feb. 24. Get a first listen here.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and that turns our thoughts to matters of the heart: sometimes that means new or enduring love — and sometimes that means the end of love. Whatever Valentine's Day means to you this year, we're asking you to submit your requests for love songs and breakup songs.

While they were in town to play the Turf Club and First Avenue, three members of Dr. Dog stopped by The Current's studios to pick a set of songs to share with our audience.

Gonzalez's songs are slight little creations, with minimal words encapsulating big ideas and breezy pop melodies disguising weighty notions about life's endlessly refracting illusions.

Back in 2013, The Current staff got together and thought, "What would happen if listeners could sound off on music that the programming team were considering adding to our playlist?" The result is what we hoped: a lively discussion on 11 songs from brand new bands to veterans. Here are the results!

To honor Black History Month, The Current celebrates by spotlighting African-American musical icons from throughout history and across genres. As February approaches, help us pick the artists to feature for Black History Month this year!

Stream Chris Koza's new solo album 'In Real Time' in its entirety.