Fans of The Hold Steady might be interested to know that Craig Finn and Tad Kubler had a different band when they were still living in Minneapolis, and that band was called Lifter Puller. Active from 1994-2000, the band's collection is going to be made available digitally in a deluxe edition this December. Lifter Puller had little success while together but as soon as they broke up received
Lifter Puller Catalog To Make Deluxe Edition Digital Debut This DecemberLifter Puller was a rock band from Minneapolis. They existed in various line ups from 1994 to 2000. Lifter Puller was formed when Craig Finn moved back to his hometown of Minneapolis after graduating college. At first the band was heavily influenced by early 90s indie rock such as Pavement, Archers of Loaf, Sebadoh, etc. As
Lifter Puller was a rock band from Minneapolis. They existed in various line ups from 1994 to 2000. Lifter Puller was formed when Craig Finn moved back to his hometown of Minneapolis after graduating college. At first the band was heavily influenced by early 90s indie rock such as Pavement, Archers of Loaf, Sebadoh, etc. [...]
Lifter Puller was a band from Minneapolis who played in various line ups from 1994 to 2000. They were formed when Craig Finn moved back to his hometown of Minneapolis after graduating college. Lifter Puller released three full length albums, one EP, and a number of singles. In the early 2000s band members Craig Finn and Tad Kubler moved to New York City and formed The Hold Steady. The band's catalog will be available digitally for the first time next month, along with a new collection of odds and ends titled Slips Backwards . They will also be releasing a [...]
MP3: Lifter Pulller - "To Live and Die in LBI (Live)" On December 1, Lifter Puller will be reissuing their catalog in digital format. While Craig Finn and Tad Kubler would later go on to form The Hold Steady, Lifter Puller is one of those influential bands that made their mark on the indie world like few others. In addition to the reissues of their self titled debut, Half Dead And Dynamite , The Entertainment And Arts EP and Fiestas & Fiascos , the band will also be releasing a [...]
The influential Twin Cities-based band's recordings will see the light of day once again.
The title might be wordy, but it truly says it all. On December 1st, The Orchard will digitally reissue the entire catalog of Lifter Puller , the Minneapolis outfit that featured now Hold Steady members Craig Finn and Tad Kubler. As the story goes, Lifter Puller formed in 1994 and would release three full-length efforts and an EP before calling it quits in 2000. And while The Hold Steady were formed shortly thereafter, the band's discography would go on to earn a cult following, which would be realized by a sold-out three-night reunion [...]
Robert Christgau's one-line review of long defunt Minneapolis quarter Lifter Puller's final bow, Fiestas and Fiascos: "Postpunk E Street for fuckups clocking e-dollars." Frankly, we blanch at add... Continue reading "Lifter Puller Finally Come Back Into Print" >
Everything changed when Craig Finn returned to the scene with his new musical charges the Hold Steady. While his original group, the amazing Lifter Puller, began to fade out in the late-'90s before Finn moved to NYC, the Hold Steady took no time to catch on with the masses.
In this weeks installment of From the Closet I would like to shine a light on one of the greatest bands that you probably haven't thought of in ten years: Lifter Puller . Lifter Puller , also know as LFTR PLLR, reigns from the great state of Minnesota, which has also given us such luminaries as The Replacements , Husker Du , Soul Asylum , and the purple one himself, Prince . Between the years of 1994 and 2000, Lifter Puller created some of the most inventive rock music put to tape. [...]
Northern Outpost , the Max Becker created local music interview and performance online TV show, is back for their seventh episode. This week their featuring the Minneapolis-based spontaneous electro-rocking clan of Military Special who have just released their new album Civil Union . On this week's show from Uptown's Owl Recording, we get to hear about they band's growth on Civil Union , what they enjoy about playing locally, and their take on the longevity of the high quality local indie rock scene that they are now a part of. Watch it til the [...]
Believe it or not, this is the only live footage of the Minneapolis legends on YouTube. (So far.)
And rightfully so. I've found that in the past few weeks I've been listening to Stay Positive more and more. I still think there's been better albums released this year but of my 5 favourite records of 2008 their's is the one that's the easiest listen and as such the one that I can stick on when I'm in work or whatever and jump right into. Though I have to say, when I first heard Separation Sunday a few years back I never thought they'd break through in the fashion that they have. [...]
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