The Hold Steady Soundtracking The Minnesota Twins

No Hold Steady aficionado need be reminded the band's got love for Minnesota -- an inescapable fact on nearly every song the band's ever put to tape. And having seen 'em live even once, you've heard Craig confess his lifelong... CONTINUE READING THE HOLD STEADY SOUNDTRACKING THE MINNESOTA TWINS»

Posted on April 3, 2007 (6 comments)
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The Hold Steady Set To Sweep Through The States

Good news for the boys and girls of America that haven't had the beer-splattering pleasure of seeing The Hold Steady plow through their most recent collection of tunes. Craig and the gang will start touring in April with a smattering... CONTINUE READING THE HOLD STEADY SET TO SWEEP THROUGH THE STATES»

Posted on March 27, 2007 in Tour Dates (9 comments)
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New Hold Steady Video - "Stuck Between Stations"

See how the guys are all waiting for Craig to give 'em the go ahead to start rocking out their Brooklyn practice space and Galen is just casually reading John Berryman in the interim? That's called foreshadowing! (Even if there's... CONTINUE READING NEW HOLD STEADY VIDEO - "STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS"»

Posted on March 21, 2007 in Video (24 comments)
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A Bar Band Walks Into A Bar...

You know that old joke, right? Another version: "You can take the bar band band out of the bar but ... wait, no you can't." The New York Times profiled Brooklyn's best bar band, starting at Momofuku's Noodle Bar, where... CONTINUE READING A BAR BAND WALKS INTO A BAR...»

Posted on March 12, 2007 (6 comments)
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Bruce Springsteen On The Hold Steady

Stereogum reader Andy writes after The Hold Steady's "ridiculously good" show at London's Borderline on Friday night:The guys were awesome, plowing through almost all of Boys and Girls... with wild sweaty abandon. Craig finished by telling us that whatever the... CONTINUE READING BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ON THE HOLD STEADY»

Posted on February 19, 2007 (15 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | The Hold Steady

The Hold Steady Do Letterman

Just before taking off for the UK, where they'll play a string of sold-out shows (and have apparently been anointed THE American band for '07), The Hold Steady swung by the Late Show studios for a take on the critically... CONTINUE READING THE HOLD STEADY DO LETTERMAN»

Posted on January 15, 2007 in Video (18 comments)
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Stereogum's Favorite Live Shows Of The Year

While we're almost done with thinking about the year that was, we can't let it go by without recapping the year in our favorite concerts. Most of the shows we saw were in the LES ('cause it's closer than say... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF THE YEAR»

2006 Gummy Award Winners

WELCOME2007 WINNERS2006 WinnersCOMMENTS Glad you guys could join us for this, the presentation of the 25th annual Gummy Awards! We promise we'll keep this thing under three hours (har). It's time for us to honor those characters in the... CONTINUE READING 2006 GUMMY AWARD WINNERS»

Pitchfork's Top Albums Of The Year

Most of you probably figured Pitchfork's Top Albums list would feature some combination of Joanna Newsom, The Hold Steady, and TV On The Radio in the top three slots (at least based on their nine-point-whatever scores). Well most of you... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK'S TOP ALBUMS OF THE YEAR»

Stereogum Does CMJ: The Orchard Party

[WARNING: This post is about The Hold Steady. If you don't like them, this may send you into fits of rage over everything from the band's age to Craig's inability to sing. If this is you, we suggest skipping to... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: THE ORCHARD PARTY»

Posted on November 6, 2006 in Concert (1 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Cold War Kids | Dirty On Purpose | The Hold Steady

New Hold Steady Video - "Chips Ahoy"

Check out the first video from the most polarizing new indie rock album on the blogosphere. Hold Steady's silly costumes and ironic '70s aesthetic won't go far convincing the doubters Boys And Girls is a work to be taken seriously... CONTINUE READING NEW HOLD STEADY VIDEO - "CHIPS AHOY"»

Posted on October 20, 2006 (32 comments)
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Win Hold Steady Comics (And Coasters!)

They're a band more polarizing than Klosterman (name another with more extreme reactions!). And okay, we lied, one more post about The Hold Steady this week –- so this OPTIONAL contest is for the fans; haters, scroll on. But despise... CONTINUE READING WIN HOLD STEADY COMICS (AND COASTERS!)»

Posted on October 5, 2006 in Contest (147 comments)
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A Hold Steady Guide To The Twin Cities

Last Hold Steady post of the week, we promise. But More Cowbell did such a swell job with this that we wanted to put it out there for those who "get it." Just hit this Google map and click on... CONTINUE READING A HOLD STEADY GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES»

Posted on October 3, 2006 (5 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Keith Urban | Lost | The Hold Steady

The Hold Steady @ Irving Plaza, NYC 10/1/06

You guys had a lot to say about the new Hold Steady album. At Stereogum HQ, it's been on repeat all weekend. Sounds "like Elvis Costello fronting the E Street Band," says Entertainment Weekly. That's spot on. And how could... CONTINUE READING THE HOLD STEADY @ IRVING PLAZA, NYC 10/1/06»

Posted on October 2, 2006 in Concert (23 comments)
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Stream The New Hold Steady

Although it refuses to leak, the new Hold Steady is streaming in its entirety at Vagrant. We've heard about as much of it as you have, but from the first twenty seconds, it sounds like every music journo is about... CONTINUE READING STREAM THE NEW HOLD STEADY»

Posted on September 29, 2006 (63 comments)
Tags: Immaculate Machine | Paul McCartney | Samuel L. Jackson | The Hold Steady

A Hold Steady Podcast

Craig Finn took a break from shooting his band's new music video to play DJ for a 5-song podcast. He spins and discusses favorite tunes by Replacements, Bad Brains, Soul Asylum, Gorilla Biscuits, and The Descendents. Not sure what the... CONTINUE READING A HOLD STEADY PODCAST»

Posted on September 26, 2006 in Celebrity Playlist, MP3 (5 comments)
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Hold Steady Want Your Home Movies

Via Pitchfork: Hold steady launches "social networking site" boysandgirlsinamerica.com:This whole album is about guys, girls, love, and growing up in america. We want to you know about what you think about the opposite sex, relationships, love, the whole shebang. We... CONTINUE READING HOLD STEADY WANT YOUR HOME MOVIES»

Posted on August 31, 2006 (5 comments)
Tags: The Hold Steady | Yo La Tengo

New Hold Steady - "Chips Ahoy!"

When we met up with the Hold Steady at Lollapalooza, Craig Finn told he us hoped Boys And Girls In America would stay off the P2Ps at least a month before it's 10/3 due date. So far so good. It's... CONTINUE READING NEW HOLD STEADY - "CHIPS AHOY!"»

Posted on August 18, 2006 (43 comments)
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Predictfork

Kudos to predictfork.blogspot.com. (thanks Jim!) You guys wanna play? Here are some to start with; feel free to add your own: Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And... CONTINUE READING PREDICTFORK»

Posted on August 9, 2006 (25 comments)
Tags: The Hold Steady | Yo La Tengo

Adios, Illinoise

We’re still recovering from our sojourn to the self-described "musical center of the universe" this weekend, and a little worse for the wear. But the last days of Lolla gave us the festival's most unforgettable moments, amazing weather and... CONTINUE READING ADIOS, ILLINOISE»

Hold Steady Hit The Road

Anyone going to Hold Steady's free show at Castle Clinton tonight? You'll presumably hear cuts from the band's third album Boys and Girls in America (10/3). And I'm jealous of you. (I have to wait 'til Lollapalooza.) Rolling Stone's Rob... CONTINUE READING HOLD STEADY HIT THE ROAD»

Posted on July 27, 2006 (10 comments)
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More Target Rock

Yesterday we discussed Target's "Baby Got Backpack" commercial. Today someone sent me a link to oddsagainst7even.com. It's another new Target campaign, aimed at college-bound indie-rock fans. Bloc Party, 22-20s, British Sea Power, the Hold Steady and other bands are featured... CONTINUE READING MORE TARGET ROCK»

Posted on August 3, 2005 (56 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | The Hold Steady

Chuck Klosterman's 21 CDs From The Past 3 Years

Chuck Klosterman, the cool-obsessed pop culture essayist who loves Kiss but believes "Coldplay is absolutely the shittiest fucking band I've ever heard in my entire life" (Pg. 3), has compiled a list of recent "high-quality" albums May Esquire readers can... CONTINUE READING CHUCK KLOSTERMAN'S 21 CDS FROM THE PAST 3 YEARS»