Lifter Puller

...is given, except for that it's planned to be released in 2009 along with a book. The band released Fiestas & Fiascos in 2000 before breaking up. Guitarist and vocalist Craig Finn and bassist Tad Kubler went on to form The Hold Steady...

In this article: Tad Kubler, Punknews.org, Craig Finn, The Hold Steady, and Fiestas & Fiascos

...social environment and as a nexus for many arts and cultural events. Loring Park is mentioned extensively by Craig Finn in the bands Lifter Puller and the Hold Steady. Portions of the television series Man v. Food's first season finale was...

In this article: Loring Park, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Horace Cleveland, Charles M. Loring, Craig Finn, and Hold Steady

Though several members came out of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area - Finn and Kubler first won fans in the Twin Cities band Lifter Puller - The Hold Steady is now based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Art Brut opens the show by playing punk-inspired rock...

In this article: The Hold Steady, Art Brut, Tad Kubler, Craig Finn, NME, Franz Nicolay, and Boys and Girls in America

Finn and lead guitarist Tad Kubler (both formerly of Lifter Puller) developed the idea of The Hold Steady when, while watching the The Band concert film The Last Waltz, Finn asked Kubler, "Dude, why aren't there any bands like this anymore?"

In this article: The Hold Steady, Craig Finn, Boys and Girls in America, Tad Kubler, Separation Sunday, Bob Dylan, I'm Not There, Pitchfork Media, Frenchkiss Records, and Drive-By Truckers

...the likeliest candidates for success. Pulling together after the demise of the imaginative, verbose, and mostly overlooked indie act Lifter Puller, Craig Finn relocated to New York to start a new band. Holding to his distinctive...

In this article: Craig Finn, The Hold Steady, Lucero, Boys and Girls in America, Self-medication, Jesus Christ, and J Mascis

...Lifter Puller records. Some obsessive fans were contacting me. And while these fans were unlikely ever to see a Lifter Puller show, The Hold Steady could certainly fill a void. In January 2003, we hit the stage. I think we had nine songs.

In this article: The Hold Steady, Minneapolis, New York, Tad Kubler, Bob Drake, Almost Killed Me, Separation Sunday, and The Band

...thing. But it wasn't until Finn told a new Hold Steady origin myth that I understood the connection I was missing: After Lifter Puller closed up shop, Finn moved to NYC from Minnesota hoping to do "comedy, writing, some New York s---."

In this article: Craig Finn, Hold Steady, Drive-By Truckers, New York City, Tad Kubler, Jason Isbell, and Bruce Springsteen

...2003, Finn was surprised at how many people came. It was an introduction to the power of the Internet, since many people were Lifter Puller fans curious to see what the two were up to. Four years later, they opened for the Rolling Stones...

In this article: The Hold Steady, Craig Finn, Tad Kubler, Drive-By Truckers, NEW YORK, Rolling Stones, Seattle, Paste, and Maxim magazine

...he did a project with Mr. Projectile known as The Brokerdealer, a techno styled group. They released two unnamed EPs on http://www.thebrokerdealer.net/. This website has shut down, but the songs are still floating around the Internet. Finn...

In this article: Craig Finn, The Hold Steady, New York City, Boston, Sal Paradise, Charlemagne, Breck School, Riders on the Storm, and Uncut Magazine