Two of contemporary rock & roll’s great frontmen and singer-songwriters, the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn and Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood, are linking up for a co-headlining tour in support of their latest solo records. The fall tour will find Finn and Hood performing individually and together, and both will be …
Read More »How Craig Finn Made the Seventies L.A. Record of His Dreams
When Craig Finn wants to make an L.A. album, he doesn’t mess around. He might be best known as the Minnesota-via-Brooklyn frontman of the Hold Steady, a punk bar-band wordsmith specializing in down-and-out tales with a Midwest flavor. But on his great new Always Been, he takes inspiration from Southern …
Read More »The Hold Steady's Craig Finn Tries to Make Good on New Song 'People of Substance'
The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn is back with a new song, “People of Substance,” from his next solo album, Always Been, out April 4 on Tarmac Recordings/Thirty Tigers. The new track is vintage Finn in many ways, especially when it comes to the musician’s distinct vocal delivery and lyrics as …
Read More »The Hold Steady Have a Book for Boys and Girls in America (and Everywhere)
Would you trust the Hold Steady, which Rolling Stone once dubbed “America’s best bar band,” with your kids? Well, America’s best bar band sure hopes so. The group has collectively written Stay Positive, an illustrated children’s book inspired by the title track of their 2008 album. The 32-page book, which …
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