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Articles tagged "the hold steady" Music ReviewThe Hold Steady: A Positive Rage (DVD)by Michael Keefe[8.Apr.09] :. The world's best bar band kick out the joys in this live CD/documentary DVD package.  NewsTOUR DATES: Secretly Canadian’s the War on Drugs plans tour with the Hold Steadyby PopMatters Staff[18.Mar.09] :. At the end of March The War On Drugs will finally embark on their first full nationwide U.S. tour since the release of their debut album -Wagonwheel Blues- last June. Sound AffectsCraig Finn on the Zero Boysby Mike Deane[24.Feb.09] :. The Hold Steady frontman illuminates the importance of this '80s MOR Midwestern hardcore band.  NewsA rock ‘n’ roll two-fer: Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers hit the road togetherby Chris Riemenschneider [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][18.Nov.08] :. Of all the storytelling rock ‘n’ roll frontmen out there, Craig Finn and Patterson Hood probably spend more time than anyone singing and talking about the bands they love. Finn’s...  Events ReviewThe Hold Steadyby Andrew Gilstrap[25.Aug.08] :. For all of the junkies, hoodrats, overdoses, and blood to be found in the Hold Steady's songs, the entire point of the band's output is to cast an unflinching eye and lend a sympathetic voice.  NewsThe Hold Steady enjoy their status as the world’s biggest bar bandby Chris Riemenschneider [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][22.Jul.08] :. Tad Kubler says it happened backstage at England’s mammoth Glastonbury Festival last summer, when 177,000 attendees were introduced to the Hold Steady. ‘We walked off-stage and the crowd... PopMatters PickMusic ReviewThe Hold Steady: Stay Positiveby Kai Jones[15.Jul.08] :. If there's a nagging conviction behind Stay Positive, it's a constant refusal to be pinned down on E Street, revealing a toxic indulgence to revel in the spit and swagger of the punk side of town. Various Artists: This is Nextby Evan Sawdey[1.Oct.07] :. The world is better for every new pair of ears that gets turned on to Of Montreal and Ted Leo. The only real question is this: do you really need this album to begin with? The Hold Steady hoist a beer to the art of rock ‘n’ roll storytellingby Michael Deeds [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][6.Jun.07] :. Talking as much as he sings during songs, Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn is like the neighborhood storyteller who draws a crowd as soon as the bartender draws him a pint. Ever since critics began... The Hold Steady: Boys and Girls in Americaby Michael Keefe[9.Nov.06] :. From bar band to arena-ready rockers, the Hold Steady reach near-Springsteenian heights on their third album. The Hold Steady: Separation Sundayby Jill LaBrack[12.May.05] :. Breathless music with a dark edge: isn't that how everyone likes their true blue rock 'n' roll?" The Hold Steadyby Chris Bailey[17.Jun.04] :. The most important thing on Craig Finn’s mind was, of course, the Timberwolves game. After going to New York following the dissolution of his first band, Minneapolis’... The Hold Steady: Almost Killed Meby Jon Goff[27.Apr.04] :. Craig Finn is a cyclone of words. Like early Springsteen, Finn seems dead set on cramming as much English as possible into three-and-a-half-minute chunks of bar band fury. But while Springsteen... The Hold Steady: Almost Killed Meby Jason MacNeil[19.Apr.04] :. The Hold Steady are half of the former group Lifter Puller. If you’re not familiar with Lifter Puller, the group mixed a lot of energy and intensity as seen in the likes of the Replacements,... |
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