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The Hold Steady

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Google Glass Project: Five Uses At Your Next Show

    Ever since Android and Google were released people seem to have opened up to the idea that every free service the search giant provides them is in fact paid for with a steady stream of personal information they don't realize Google has. With that in mind: The Google Glass Project is an enormous per ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • 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 30, 2012

    White Denim is Coming to the Firebird

    Probably time to start looking into a permanent camping spot in the parking lot of the Firebird (2706 Olive Street, 314-535-0353). Today the venue announced, among other things, an April 7 show featuring White Denim. Tickets are $10 and on sale now. The Austin band is incredibly difficult to defin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    LouFest 2012 Lineup: Who Would You Like to See?

    LouFest 2012 has a few announcements coming down the pike, and $50 presale passes are already sold out. The festival, entering its third year, will be looking to once again expand slightly, and hopefully the lineup will continue its trend of evolution. We'll be bringing you our 2012 LouFest lineup ... 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

    December 1, 2011

    LouFest 2012 Dates Announced; Presale Tickets Available Now

    LouFest 2012 is officially off the ground: Presale tickets for the two-day festival in Forest Park are now available. It's $50 for a two-day pass or $70 if you wait until the regular sale. Last year's presale sold out in two weeks. The third LouFest will be on August 25 and 26 on Forest Park's Cen ... 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

    August 11, 2011

    Announcing The Official Before LouFest Party

    ​LouFest is just over two weeks, and our excitement is reaching unhealthy levels. You already know the headliners: The Roots, TV On The Radio, The Hold Steady, Deerhunter, !!!, Cat Power, etc. The local lineup is impressive as well: Jon Hardy & the Public, Old Lights and Troubadour Dali lead t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Questlove And Deerhunter Will DJ The LouFest After Party

    wikimedia commons​The official LouFest after party, to be held on Saturday, August 27th at the Gramophone, will feature DJ sets from the Roots' Questlove and members of Deerhunter. Advance tickets are $17 and on sale now. St. Louis' DJ Needles and 18andCounting will open the party -- doors op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    LouFest 2011 Schedule Announced, Tickets On Sale Now

    ​LouFest is back. We already told you about this year's steller lineup, which features TV on the Radio, the Roots, Cat Power, Deerhunter, the Hold Steady, and plenty more, including a solid batch of locals. Today, LouFest released its 2011 schedule; you can take a look at that below. You can a ... 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

    April 8, 2011

    The Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: April 8 to 10

    ​It's FRIDAY, FRIDAY! Gotta get down on FRIDAY! Here's where you can find this weekend's FUN, FUN, FUN and partyin', partyin' (yeah), starting with locals Bikini Acid at Floating Laboratories and ending with Lil' Wayne and a few of his famous friends.

  • Music

    April 7, 2011

    Franz Nicolay

    9 p.m. Saturday, April 9. Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    LouFest 2011 Lineup: The Roots, TV On the Radio, Cat Power and the Hold Steady Are Highlights

    ​Surprise! Happy Tuesday! LouFest just announced the lineup for the 2011 edition of the festival, which takes place in Forest Park on August 27 and 28. Hip-hop hotshots The Roots, indie darlings TV On the Radio, folkie chanteuse Cat Power, neo-shoegazer Deerhunter, bar-band bros the Hold Stead ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Ten Things To Do in St. Louis This Weekend: January 7-9

    It's cold. But there are plenty of reasons to leave your warm house this weekend. Seriously. Some ideas are here; other ideas are below. Friday:Egan O'Keefe​Designer Drugs @ 2720 Cherokee Kick the year off right with these NYC DJs, who have entertained at London Calling in the past. With Cor( ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    Two Cow Garage

    8 p.m. Monday, November 22. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Ten Things To Do This Weekend: November 12-14

    Wikimedia Commons/Juanma1008​Holiday season? What holiday season? The weather says otherwise -- and so does our jam-packed concert calendar. Read the music page for some shows, and go elsewhere for a list of music documentaries at SLIFF, info on the Firebrand Recording Showcase and much, much ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2010

    AM Taxi

    8 p.m. Wednesday, September 22. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of May 17-23

    * = a band coming to town, = a local artist​Euclid Records 1. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street 2. Black Keys - Brothers* 3. Jayhawks - The Bunkhouse Album 4. Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms 5. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of May 10

    ​* = a band coming to town, = signifies a local act Vintage Vinyl 1. NATIONAL---High Violet 2. DEAD WEATHER---Sea Of Cowards 3. NEW PORNOGRAPHERS---Together* 4. OZOMATLI---Fire Away 5. GOGOL BORDELLO---Trans-Continental Hustle* 6. USHER---Raymond V. Raymond 7. CARIBOU---Swim* 8. FLYING LOTU ... More >>

  • Music

    May 5, 2010

    The Forecast

    7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Music

    March 10, 2010

    Titus Andronicus

    4 p.m. Sunday, March 14. Vintage Vinyl, 6610 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Show Review: Ghostland Observatory and DJ Lord at the Pageant (SoCo underCOVER show), October 15

    marqueemag.com/tag/ghostland-observatory/​Few indie bands are as divisive as Ghostland Observatory. For every fan and critic who fawns over its catchy dance punk grooves, there are others who decry tthe band as "robot rock for the flyover states" or, as Pitchfork infamously panned "Daft Punk for f ... 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 10, 2009

    Twangfest Auction Rolls On, Fest Starts Tonight With Alejandro Escovedo at the Pageant

    Twangfest 13 starts tonight at the Pageant with Amy Lavere, Hot Club of Cowtown and Alejandro Escovedo, but the Twangfest eBay Auction, an annual charity event for KDHX Community Media, has been rolling for a week, with many items ending this afternoon. Lots of cool and rare music stuff. Check it ou ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2009

    Teenage Prayers

    9 p.m. Wednesday, May 13. The Wedge, 442 Bates Street.

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: April 3 to 5

    Friday, April 3 *The Ting-Tings/DJ Superconductor, Pageant *Rosebuds/Megafaun, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center *Beach House/Raglani, Billiken Club *Goldcure, Way Out Club *Glass Waves, The Gramophone *Tionol, Schlafly Tap Room *Off With Their Heads/Humanoids, Firebird *The Spares, Music Folk *Fresh He ... 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

    February 18, 2009

    Dave Matthews Band The Hold Steady = BFFs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, June 17?

    So, odder bedfellows have existed, but this alleged show is on par with mods vs. rockers and metalheads vs. punks. According to Pollstar and an email I got from Dave Matthews Band's publicist, hipster barflies the Hold Steady are opening for the massively popular frat-rockers at the Verizon Wireless ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    2008: The Year in Song, A to Z Style

    So this is a wee bit late -- sorry, I've been battling a cold since New Year's Day, bah -- but hopefully still relevant: three "discs" worth of 2008 quality music. This is meant to be a companion list to the Top 10 Top 40 songs piece I penned, a way for people to perhaps discover some new bands and/ ... More >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

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

    So this is a wee bit late -- sorry, I've been battling a cold since New Year's Day, bah -- but hopefully still relevant: three "discs" worth of 2008 quality music. This is meant to be a companion list to the Top 10 Top 40 songs piece I penned, a way for people to perhaps discover some new bands and/ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    The Hold Steady at the Gargoyle, April 6. Why Yes, the Alcohol-Free St. Louis Venue.

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2008

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

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Q & A with Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: The Hold Steady Review, Photos

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Jarvis Cocker Review, Photos

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2008

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

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2008

    Listen/Stream an MP3 of a new Hold Steady song, "Sequestered in Memphis"

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    John Doe in a Clayton Kitchen: X Marks the Spot

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Lollapalooza, Day Two: A Review

    The Hold Steady is known for its songs about drinking in bars, among other things. So of course the Brooklyn band is playing the Gargoyle on April 6, according to Blurt. Why yes, the NO-BOOZE venue in town. Metrotix link live, buy tickets now.So, who's trekking to Bloomington or Urbana instead? I do ... 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.

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2007

    This Just In: Tuesday, 2/6

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

  • 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

    December 28, 2005

    My Favorite Things

    2005's best and brightest albums

  • Music

    August 17, 2005

    Thunderbirds Are Now! and Rahim

    Sunday, August 21; the Hi-Pointe (1001 McCausland Avenue)

  • Music

    June 15, 2005

    Rock Steady

    The Hold Steady bring bombast back to rock & roll

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