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Ra Ra Riot performs in The Current studios
It is unusual for young, college bands to gain widespread critical acclaim just months after their formation, but that's exactly how Ra Ra Riots story began.April 15, 2009
Cold War Kids perform live in The Current studios
Propelled by the support of bloggers early on in their career, the Cold War Kids have maintained their mystique and draw to keep the buzz going.April 15, 2009
Andrew Bird performs in The Current studios
Finding his beginnings in The Squirrel Nut Zippers and his rock group A Bowl of Fire, Andrew Bird has grown his folk/rock loop-filled whistling songwriting style into a signature solo sound.April 13, 2009
Halloween, Alaska performs in The Current studios
Minneapolis natives Halloween, Alaska have been swiftly spreading their musical prowess since their formation in in 2002.April 10, 2009
The English Beat performs live in The Current studio
It's been thirty years since The English Beat (or The Beat as they are called in the U.S.) formed in Birmingham, England in 1979. Well-known for their early-80s ska/punk hits like "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Too Nice To Talk To," The English Beat broke up in 1983.April 10, 2009
Glasvegas performs in The Current studios
The indie-rock quartet uses influences from all over the UK and combines them with rockabilly and doo-wop sensibilities, creating a sound that has gained them wide ranging praise from around the globe. Their self-titled debut was released in January, 2009.April 7, 2009
The Ting Tings perform in The Current studios
The Ting Tings have gained fans from around the globe, flexing their versatile musical muscles by shining on both indie and top 40 charts in the last twelve months.April 6, 2009
Bob Mould performs live in The Current studio
Bob Mould, a musician famous as a solo artist and as a former member of bands Husker Du and Sugar, has started out his 2009 with the release of his ninth solo record, "Life and Times."March 31, 2009
Oren Lavie performs live in The Current studio
Singer, playwright, director and songwriter Oren Lavie has grown up all over the world, carrying influences from each of his seemingly native lands into his music.March 31, 2009
Eleni Mandell performs live in The Current studio
Eleni Mandell's breathtakingly honest and sweeping compositions have gained her acclaim far and near from her native Los Angeles. He swaggering pop-noir style has take full flight in her newest CD, "Artificial Fire."March 27, 2009
Handsome Furs perform live in The Current studio
Through mashing musical contradictions, the Handsome Furs have quickly stormed the music world since debuting in 2007. The husband-wife team of Dan Boeckner (also in Wolf Parade) and Alexei Perry tie together electronic sensibilities with jangly pop while telling stories that span the emotional grid.March 26, 2009
A.C. Newman performs live in The Current studio
A.C. Newman isn't just on the indie-pop music radar - he is the radar, and continues to captivate listeners with his newest record, "Get Guilty."March 24, 2009
The Broken West performs in The Current studio
"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On," the 2008 CD release from The Broken West, is power pop at some of its strongest, straight from the powerfully poppy world of Southern California.March 24, 2009
The Duke Spirit performs in The Current studios
The Duke Spirit were founded on one of music's most time-honored traditions: singer Liela Moss and guitarist Luke Ford met in art school and dropped out to form a band.March 17, 2009
Tricky performs live in The Current studios
Seemingly thrashing through hip-hop, soul, pop, rock, and everything in between, the music of English born musician Tricky thrives on the unexpected.March 14, 2009