The Hold Steady

I think I've finally recovered from another SXSW. I hope everyone had a great time at the BrooklynVegan events this year. Can't wait for next year...

Inside Red 7, the fresh-faced singer/guitarist Kip Berman of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart stealthily opened the sextet's set, playing a song alone on stage that could have been mistaken for part of the band's sound check in its tentative minimalism before the other five members took th…

Chevrolet took over the Cedar Street Courtyard during SXSW, offering up three nights of music in one of Austin's more unique open-air spaces...

Craig Finn took a break from promoting his solo album and joined back up with The Hold Steady, who played as a 5-piece (no keyboard), for a few Texas shows earlier this month, the April 12th Spurs game included...

The Hold Steady @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar (more by Eric Townsend)

Craig Finn has been busy releasing a solo album and touring behind it, but now his band The Hold Steady have also announced their next move, and that is two shows in Texas in April...