One of indie-rock's most influential bands of the late-'90s, Sleater-Kinney will come roaring back to life early next year with a new album, career-spanning vinyl box set and reunion tour, including a Valentine's Day date that's sure to be a bona-fide love-in at First Avenue. Tickets to the Feb. 14 show go on sale Friday at noon for $30.

A clue that the First Ave date was coming, the club sent out a photo via Instagram last week of a new star on its wall that simply reads, "I-5, Exit 108." That's the way to get to the band's namesake Sleater Kinney Road in Olympia, Wash. After 12 years and seven albums for the Kill Rock Stars and Sub Pop labels -- including 1997's seminal "Dig Me Out" -- the trio called it quits in 2006 when its career was still peaking. Its second-to-last show at Lollapalooza in Chicago that summer was actually the best of a half dozen S-K shows seen by this writer, just a hyper-rocking, ultra-tight affair that felt like a triumphant farewell.

At least one of the members, guitarist/co-vocalist Carrie Brownstein, went on to be more famous after the band went on hiatus, thanks to her involvement with the IFC series "Portlandia." She and drummer Janet Weiss toured with a new band, Wild Flag, in that time, and Weiss also performed here often with Stephen Malkmus, Quasi and Bright Eyes. Singer/guitarist Corin Tucker bowed out for a while to concentrate on motherhood but finally returned in 2012 to play the Entry behind her second solo album.

There's a new S-K album already in the can, "No Cities to Love," coming Jan. 20 on Sub Pop. The first track from it, "Bury Your Friends," is posted below. An expansive vinyl box set with all their prior albums, titled "Start Together," will be issued Tuesday.