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Craig Finn

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Out Every Night: The Best Shows From April 16 to 22

    Ok folks, this week is insane -- the number of excellent shows that did not make the cut for this post could easily fill another, if not for the nagging reality that time is finite. We don't want to short-change you though, so here's the runner-up rundown: Crowbar at Fubar on Monday, Cursive at Off ... More >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2012

    La Dispute

    7 p.m. Monday, April 16. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2012

    Craig Finn and Mount Moriah at Off Broadway, 2/10/12: Review and Setlist

    Kholood EidCraig Finn puts smiles on faces.​Craig Finn | Mount Moriah Off Broadway February 10, 2012 People still talk -- and most of them were doing so through all but the quietest numbers last night, but I digress and we're only three words in -- of the one-and-only show by the Hold Steady ... More >>

  • Music

    February 9, 2012

    Mount Moriah on the search for solitude and its punk-rock past

    Kholood EidCraig Finn puts smiles on faces.​Craig Finn | Mount Moriah Off Broadway February 10, 2012 People still talk -- and most of them were doing so through all but the quietest numbers last night, but I digress and we're only three words in -- of the one-and-only show by the Hold Steady ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Craig Finn Talks About His Solo Tour and Why Most Christian Bands Suck

    Most listeners know Craig Finn as the poetic frontman of The Hold Steady. His show Friday at Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue, 314-773-3363) puts him in a quieter context as he plays songs from his solo debut Clear Heart Full Eyes. From a parking lot in Oklahoma City, Finn spoke to RFT Music about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Surfer Blood Covers Pete & Pete Theme Song, Fulfills Indie-Revival Destiny

    Yesterday I watched as two completely disparate things I like a lot for very different reasons collided and were completely satisfying in the process. (This is like getting your chocolate in my peanut butter, and my peanut butter in your chocolate, only the result is one of those still-pretty-good o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Guy Clark, Craig Finn Lead This Week's Show Announcements

    The so-called fifth Highwayman and living legend Guy Clark brings his 70-year-old self and his outlaw country woes to the Old Rock House February 29, the day the common solar calendar considers leap day. Hold Steady crooner Craig Finn is hitting the road solo, he'll be at Off Broadway on February 10 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Craig Finn is Coming to Off Broadway

    Craig Finn with the Hold Steady at LouFest this year. Photo by Todd Owyoung.​The Hold Steady's Craig Finn is working on a solo album to be released this January. And the attendent tour will take him to St. Louis on February 10, when he will play at Off Broadway. Tickets are $12 and go on sale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Six Indie Rock Songs That Sound Like Christian Rock Songs

    Image via.​A plethora of compelling music has come from indie rock's complicated relationship with Christianity: Sufjan Stevens' folk hymns, David Bazan's tormented crises, the Thermals' blasphemous pop punk. These are the polar opposite of today's contemporary Christian rock, with its overt p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    William Shatner Gets All Outer-Space: Five Songs for His Next Album

    Wikimedia Commons​Last week, William Shatner unveiled the tracklist to his third studio album, Searching For Major Tom. Regardless of how you feel about the actor or his musical career, it's imperative you look at it right now. The album comprises nineteen covers of mostly space-themed songs l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Homespun: B&E, Chords to Live By

    In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews B&E's new CD, Chords to Live By. He has this to say:Chords to Live By is a clever title for B&E's first full-length, but it's a bit misleading: There's only one type of chord this quintet knows, and it's the power chord. The album delivers tw ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2009

    Homespun: B & E

    Chords to Live By
    (self-released)

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    Show Review: Constantines with Crystal Antlers and Old Lights at the Duck Room, June 3

    Bryan Webb of the Constantines The good news for the Constantines is that on a Wednesday night in St. Louis, with no buzz and no promotional exertions, their draw is good for 100. That's double the attendance (I'm told) of their last show at the venue, some two years ago. The bad news is their d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Top 10 Places to Drink in St. Louis Before the Hold Steady Show

    (poster by Logan Alexander; original here) The Hold Steady are playing Monday night at the Gargoyle on the campus of Washington University. It's a dry venue, meaning the only drinking patrons ever do there during a show there is in a bathroom stall or out of a water bottle filled with booze.No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    SXSW Day 2: No Leonard Cohen, the Hold Steady Stay Positive, Blind Pilot Soars

    Imagine, if you will, the worst possible way to spend a day at SXSW, one that doesn't involve an emergency colonoscopy or a Marnie Stern showcase, and then imagine something even more tedious and despairing, a day of utter humiliation and loathing. And then it really starts to go downhill.I should h ... More >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    We made you a mixtape! 2008: The year in music.

    Imagine, if you will, the worst possible way to spend a day at SXSW, one that doesn't involve an emergency colonoscopy or a Marnie Stern showcase, and then imagine something even more tedious and despairing, a day of utter humiliation and loathing. And then it really starts to go downhill.I should h ... More >>

  • Music

    July 30, 2008

    Bryan Adams plays songs from his new album, 11, (and plenty of hits!) on Monday night at the Sheldon — acoustic!

    Imagine, if you will, the worst possible way to spend a day at SXSW, one that doesn't involve an emergency colonoscopy or a Marnie Stern showcase, and then imagine something even more tedious and despairing, a day of utter humiliation and loathing. And then it really starts to go downhill.I should h ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2008

    Indie-An Summer: Two RFT staffers attend the hipster mecca that is the Pitchfork Music Festival

    Imagine, if you will, the worst possible way to spend a day at SXSW, one that doesn't involve an emergency colonoscopy or a Marnie Stern showcase, and then imagine something even more tedious and despairing, a day of utter humiliation and loathing. And then it really starts to go downhill.I should h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: The Hold Steady Review, Photos

    Imagine, if you will, the worst possible way to spend a day at SXSW, one that doesn't involve an emergency colonoscopy or a Marnie Stern showcase, and then imagine something even more tedious and despairing, a day of utter humiliation and loathing. And then it really starts to go downhill.I should h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2008

    Review: Hold Steady, Stay Positive First Listen and Track-by-Track Analysis

    Imagine, if you will, the worst possible way to spend a day at SXSW, one that doesn't involve an emergency colonoscopy or a Marnie Stern showcase, and then imagine something even more tedious and despairing, a day of utter humiliation and loathing. And then it really starts to go downhill.I should h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Lollapalooza, Day Two: A Review

    Imagine, if you will, the worst possible way to spend a day at SXSW, one that doesn't involve an emergency colonoscopy or a Marnie Stern showcase, and then imagine something even more tedious and despairing, a day of utter humiliation and loathing. And then it really starts to go downhill.I should h ... More >>

  • Music

    March 14, 2007

    Top o’ the Morning!

    Take B-Sides’ annual St. Patrick’s day lyrics quiz, just before exploring religion with unlikely bedfellows the Thermals and the Hold Steady.

  • Music

    February 14, 2007

    Homespun: B&E

    We Regret Everything (self-released)

  • News

    December 27, 2006

    2006: The Year in Music

    Week of December 28, 2006

  • Music

    October 18, 2006

    The Hold Steady

    Boys and Girls in America (Vagrant)

  • Music

    June 15, 2005

    Rock Steady

    The Hold Steady bring bombast back to rock & roll

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