Bowery Presents has easily cemented themselves as the premiere concert promoter in the New York City area, booking shows in their fully-owned and operated venues as well as places like the Beacon and Radio City. After recently expanding their empire to both Boston and Maine, Bowery Presents has now announced that they will be opening a new music venue in Philadelphia to be called Union Transfer . The 600-person venue, which was once home to a train depot, will host about 200 shows a year and will open with a show from Clap Your [...]
Frank Yang I suspect my personal history with My Morning Jacket reads like many others'; discovered them circa At Dawn , was rocked by It Still Moves , had my mind blown by Z and was confounded by Evil Urges . I haven't spent enough time with their latest Circuital yet to know how that chapter will play out, but while I bemoan the absence of even a [...]
Photo by Stacy SchwartzWhen Craig Finn performed solo at the Fitzgerald this April for the MPR interview series Wits, the Hold Steady frontman took a detour from his band's upbeat bar-rock sing-along
This morning, my car sits packed to its dear 2001 Sentra gills. I am heading off into the southwestern climes of the United States, across six states with my seven year-old, a stack of good music and audiobooks, and a hankering for the open road. We'll hit Mesa Verde, see family in Phoenix, sun in San Diego, attend a Dodgers-Padres game (so I can teach him to properly boo LA), camp along the north rim of the Grand Canyon, and stay in various KOA cabins along the way. We plan on s'mores and stargazing, and maybe finding a swimming hole [...]
Lifter Puller — Sherman City From Half Dead and Dynamite (No Alternative; 1997) She says we'll wake up all bloody / In the parking lot at Friendly's
Words by Jacob Barron This column completes the quartet of seasonal soundtracking opportunities, and, appropriately, marks the column's unofficial one-year anniversary. Happy birthday soundtracking! I know we didn't post autumn until September last year, but whatever! I'm trying to get you a free dessert from Applebee's, soundtracking, so shut up and be cool. In addition to autumn, we've been through winter and spring , leading us inexorably on to summer, which I think is easily the easiest [...]
Popped Music Festival is set to return to Philadelphia for the first time since 2009. The 2-day festival will take place Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th.
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… For the second year in a row, England's long running Truck Festival will return to the United States, settling once again at The Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY. Set to take place from September 9-11, the fest will be headlined by the impressive one-two punch of The Hold Steady and Okkervil River, who will joined by Ra Ra Riot and Wye Oak with another 30+ bands and comedians [...]
New York's Truck America Festival is back for 2011. The annual bash will once again return to Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY from September 9-11. Organizers for the festival have announced the initial line-up for the three-day event. Among the acts are set to take part are The Hold Steady , Ra Ra Riot , Wye Oak , and Okkervil River . Over 30 more bands and comedians are still to be announced. For more information, or to purchase [...]
The full line-up for this year's Popped! Music Festival has been announced. The 2-day bash is once again returning to FDR Park in Philadelphia, PA on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24. Among the acts set to take part in the festival are The Shins , Cage The Elephant , Girl Talk , Panda Bear , and Elbow . The Hold Steady , The Vaccines , and Foster The People are also set to take part in the bash. [...]
After bringing the likes of Vampire Weekend and Gogol Bordello to the streets of Philadelphia in 2008, the Popped! Music Festival suffered a number of set backs. LiveNation pulled out of its planned involvement just a month before the 2009 edition was set to begin, forcing the festival to downsize and become part of a Philadelphia street festival. Popped! was not heard from at all the following summer. But it appears the indie-friendly festival is ready to give it another go as it has announced plans to return this fall as a two-day event. Set for [...]
According to Pitchfork , the Shins, Panda Bear, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, Cults, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Rakim are just some of the bands that are playing at the Popped! Music Festival on September 23rd and 24th here in Philly at FDR Park. No official word yet from the Popped! camp on this, however.
The Life is good brand will throw another festival bearing its name at beautiful Prowse Farm in Canton, MA on September 24 and 25. HT faves The Avett Brothers, the Ryan Montbleau Band, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Hold Steady, Martin Sexton, Ray LaMontagne and the Levon Helm Band are all set to perform at this year's event. Ingrid Michaelson, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Tristan Prettyman, Dwight and Nicole, Brandi Carlile, Raphael Saadiq, Zee Avi and Johnny Dee and [...]
Ultimate indie label Dead Oceans released Born with Stripes from The Donkeys earlier this year, and now it looks like the band have a few tour dates lined up in support of the album. A handful of these shows are with bar rock gone big time act The Hold Steady . The full schedule for the Donkeys, which concludes with a show at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory on September 2 is posted after the jump. The Donkeys tour dates: Dates marked * w/ The Hold Steady [...]
Blogophilia refers to the series of mixes that were developed from promotional mp3s found on different music blogs. As we've grown, we've come to rely less on other blogs and more on what we're sent that we review or feature. We receive a lot of requests to repost old Blogophilia mixes, and have to kindly refuse because of space issues. Well, that's going to change. This summer, we'll feature 2-3 Blogophilia posts a week until we're current. If you've followed this site, you'll know we already maintain links [...]
The Hold Steady have lined-up a string of dates for a forthcoming summer tour. The band are set to kick off the jaunt on August 24 in Milwaukee and will play dates in Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta, among others. The jaunt is set to be wrapped-up on September 1 in Washington, DC. Supporting the band on most dates will be The Donkeys . Check out all tour dates below. Tour dates: 08/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom # 08/25 – [...]
Good news, everyone! I'm still not a father! Also, the Hold Steady are touring this summer. Man, this post is just packed with good news. Craig Finn and his merry band have announced tour dates kicking off on August 24th in Milwaukee, WI and ending on September 1st in Washington, D.C. (thanks to CoS ). As to whether a new album is coming from THS, that is yet to be determined...so keep your fingers crossed. The Hold Steady tour dates: 8/24 – Milwaukee, WI, Turner [...]
Photo by Christopher Nelson The Hold Steady will spend at least one week on the road this summer as the band has mapped out an eight-date run for late August/early September. With an appearance at the St. Louis, MO-based LouFest at the center of the itinerary, the leg will launch on August 24th in Milwaukee. From there, Craig Finn and co. will hit Chicago and Omaha before playing the aforementioned LouFest on August 27th. They'll then wrap up their travels with shows in Louisville, Atlanta, and Carrobo, and Washington, DC. [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. Titus Andronicus opened up their set of Replacements covers at the Our Band Could Be Your Life 10th anniversary show with a rendition of "Kids Don't Follow" featuring Craig Finn of the Hold Steady taking on the role of the Minneapolis police officer. Watch out for some crowd diving from Finn half way through. More photos and video of the event coming soon.
* including one song that sounds like it's about Florida but isn't, and one song that doesn't sound like it should be about Florida, but is. I wasn't born in Florida, but my family moved here when I was eight years old, and it is home to me. No matter how many times I move away, I am always drawn inexorably back to St. Petersburg, with its gorgeous water, perfect weather, and the best people you could ever hope to meet. Contrary to popular belief, Florida isn't overrun with centenarians; we have our share of [...]
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