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...Saturday. Few bands can realistically stake claim to the title of best band in America, but the Brooklyn quintet is on the short list thanks to rousing bar band anthems and singer Craig Finn's singular vision of the down and out. Simply...

In this article: Craig Finn, Quentin Tarantino, College Park Airport, Inglourious Basterds, FAA, Public Enemy, The Hold Steady, Blink-182, and Pulp Fiction

A Positive Rage A Positive Rage is a live album and documentary double-disc set by the Brooklyn-based rock band The Hold Steady, released on April 7, 2009 by Vagrant Records. The documentary DVD features backstage interviews, fan commentary...

In this article: Franz Nicolay, The Hold Steady, Boys and Girls in America, DVD, Vagrant Records, Almost Killed Me, Separation Sunday, Chicago, and Illinois

...blew shit up with tremolo. Around the time that Thunderbirds Are Now! was a big draw at Mac's Bar in Lansing, Mich., they shared a bill at that dive with a little Brooklyn band called The Hold Steady. Separation Sunday had just been...

In this article: The Hold Steady, Great Lakes Myth Society, Akron/Family, Monkees, Great Lakes, Thunderbirds Are Now!, Franz Nicolay, Separation Sunday, and Austin

...Raucous Waves of Music Churning Up the Pool With Reliably Raucous Waves of Music The Hold Steady was a natural choice to kick off this summer's free JellyNYC Pool Parties at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, which runs through August.

In this article: The Hold Steady and McCarren Park Pool

...AT IRVING PLAZA 17 Irving Pl., at 15th St. (212-777-6800)-March 30: The Hold Steady, the pride of Brooklyn, plays brilliant homespun rock and roll that could bring Bruce Springsteen to his knees (in fact, he's a fan). March 26: When she...

In this article: Elvis Perkins, Marianne Faithfull, P. J. Harvey, Stan Ridgway, The Prodigy, and Broadway

The Week in Music: The Hold Steady, Wire, Nas, the Vines It seems safe to say that Brooklyn's The Hold Steady has become one of New York's most beloved indie bands. After all, back in 2005, with only two albums under its belt, it...

In this article: Nas, The Hold Steady, Wire, Insound, Billboard, Craig Finn, Gang of Four, Talib Kweli, New York Dolls, and Pink Flag

The Hold Steady: all about the party, and what comes after Brooklyn rock group the Hold Steady plays Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 26. It's easy to rock out to the Hold Steady's music, but there are...

In this article: The Hold Steady, Craig Finn, Bon Jovi, God, Tad Kubler, and Seattle Times

...Star on Letterman; Jay Leno 'Done' With NBC? As we told you earlier in the week, on Tuesday, Brooklyn's most beloved indie band, the Hold Steady, released its new album, Stay Positive. And tonight, the band is the musical guest on the...

In this article: The Hold Steady, Jay Leno, NBC, E mail, Pitchfork, USA Today, Conan O'Brien, Late Show with David Letterman, and The Tonight Show

...in Seattle. Dates are below. On the road, The Hold Steady continues to support last year's "Stay Positive," which earned the Brooklyn-based quintet its best chart position to date: No. 30 on The Billboard 200. The lead single, "Sequestered...

In this article: The Hold Steady, DVD, Son Volt, John Agnello, Dinosaur Jr, MySpace, Boys and Girls in America, Northfield, MN, and Chicago