Tags
Recent
Music
The Hold Steady: Almost Killed Me / Separation Sunday (Deluxe Editions)
Craig Finn's spoken vocals are a barrier to entry, but the Hold Steady's first two albums literally contain the beginning of the story. These deluxe editions have enough strong extras to warrant a look.
13 Dec 2016
Music
Craig Finn: Faith in the Future
Craig Finn’s second solo album Faith in the Future perseveres in hard times, thanks to Finn’s dark humor.
10 Sep 2015
Music
The Best Albums of 2014
From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.
22 Dec 2014
Music
The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 40-21
From breathtaking reformulations of shoegaze to British soul revival, this batch of stellar recordings from the 2000s is an eclectic one.
08 Oct 2014
Music
Cheap Girls: Famous Graves
Lovers of guitar-driven rock music looking for a smoother Two Cow Garage or more stripped down the Hold Steady would do well to visit Famous Graves.
04 Jun 2014
Music
The Hold Steady: Teeth Dreams
While the Hold Steady's catalog has consisted of detailed character sketches and scenarios extolling the virtues of indulging the devil whispering in your ear, Teeth Dreams deals with the demons left in the wake.
23 Mar 2014
Music
Craig Finn: Clear Heart Full Eyes
On his first solo record, the Hold Steady frontman is backed by a more somber bar band, the kind that gets the drunks slow dancing instead of fist pumping.
22 Jan 2012
Reviews
Slouching Towards Brooklyn: The Hold Steady - 17 December 2011
Part of the reason it is so fun to see these guys live is because they all look like they belong to completely different bands.
Sarah Grant
18 Jan 2012
Music
The 10 Best Hold Steady Songs
The Hold Steady's music represents a delightfully perverse amalgamation of the Rolling Stones’ unbridled sexuality, Jack Kerouac’s open-road spirit, and the Replacement’s independent sensibility. No doubt, any of these 10 songs would make a great “gateway drug” for anyone interested in discovering the charms of the group for the first time.
26 Oct 2011
Reviews
The Hold Steady + The Donkeys: 31 August 2011 - Carrboro, NC
Lead singer Craig Finn dances like a 12-year-old who has forgotten his Ritalin.
Emily Tartanella
12 Sep 2011
Music
The Hold Steady: iTunes - Live from SoHo
An acoustic session that tilts understandably towards a playlist of deflated and sadly-knowing ballads.
15 Feb 2011
Reviews
The Hold Steady + Company of Thieves: 6 November 2010 - Houston
Despite the departure of keyboardist Franz Nicolay at the beginning of the year, the band still more than lives up to their reputation as a great live act.
06 Dec 2010
Music
Top Ten Tracks for Your Holiday Playlist
Weary of Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas” for the 567th time? Here's an alternate selection of songs to consider spinning during the holiday season.
30 Nov 2010
Events
The Hold Steady + Company of Thieves: 19 November 2010—Dekalb, IL
Without a doubt, the Brooklyn-based Hold Steady are one of the most consistently rewarding live bands performing today.
23 Nov 2010
Music
First Impressions: LCD Soundsystem, the Hold Steady, the New Pornographers and the National
A "gut reaction" to four upcoming big releases.
30 Apr 2010
Music
Indie Ambition: Hold Steady
Can Craig Finn pull his bandmates with him and lift them up to his arena tour in the sky? The Rockist ponders the future of the Hold Steady.
28 Jan 2010
Music
The Hold Steady: A Positive Rage (DVD)
The world's best bar band kick out the joys in this live CD/documentary DVD package.
07 Apr 2009
News
TOUR DATES: Secretly Canadian's the War on Drugs plans tour with the Hold Steady
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.
17 Mar 2009
Music
Craig Finn on the Zero Boys
The Hold Steady frontman illuminates the importance of this '80s MOR Midwestern hardcore band.
24 Feb 2009
Reviews
The Hold Steady
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.
24 Aug 2008
Music
The Hold Steady: Stay Positive
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.
Kai Jones
14 Jul 2008
Music
Various Artists: This is Next
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?
30 Sep 2007
Music
The Hold Steady: Boys and Girls in America
From bar band to arena-ready rockers, the Hold Steady reach near-Springsteenian heights on their third album, Boys and Girls in America.
09 Nov 2006
Music
The Hold Steady: Separation Sunday
Breathless music with a dark edge: isn't that how everyone likes their true blue rock 'n' roll?"
Jill LaBrack
11 May 2005
Reviews
Features
PM Picks
© 1999-2020 PopMatters.com. All rights reserved.
PopMatters is wholly independent, women-owned and operated.