Review: The Hold Steady; May 4, 2010; Belly Up, San Diego
Photo credit: Doug Sopfe
Craig Finn makes for an unlikely rock star. It’s partly his anti-hipster look, always sporting novelist eyeglasses and either a button-down shirt or a Twins T, but more than that it’s the vibe. Continue reading…
Bonnaroo 2007
When I left Thursday afternoon, I felt like shit with an ungodly case of mono and, apparently, Lyme disease. I thought I might die there, but by Friday, I felt much, much better. It may be stupidly-named, but Bonnaroo apparently cures all ills.
Review: The Hold Steady; March 14, 2007 at The Hi-Tone Cafe; Memphis, TN
When: March 14, 2007 around 10:30 PM
Where: The Hi-Tone Cafe; Memphis, TN
I had already bought the tickets for The Hold Steady because my wife was supposed to go with me. Then, two days before the show, she decides that our marriage “just isn’t working out,” and she needs more time to find herself. Apparently, this missing part of herself resides at the bottom of a bottle of anything alcoholic.
The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
2007, Vagrant Records
Now that the White Stripes have signed to Warner, The Hold Steady have inherited the title of Today’s Hands-Down Best Straightforward Indie Rock Band.
