Hold Steady
Stay Positive

Some folks say authenticity and rock 'n' roll have never quite been firm bedfellows, but in the age of karaoke people still have a hankering for somet...

On the documentary DVD that’s packaged with this live CD, Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn comments: “This band was created in sort of the ...

A camera shakes, a fan gurns, beer cans are held aloft. The Hold Steady, the intelligent face of middle aged hedonism, are up and roaring. It's one lo...

When Hold Steady shows are great — like the 2007 Halloween gig documented on A Positive Rage — they're so boozy, sweaty, shout-along, ironic–devil–hor...

When a band sells out their esteemed hometown club, in this case, First Avenue in Minneapolis, it’s a sign that proclaims –“yeah, we made it.” Such is...

The Hold Steady. Passerbys might label them a Springsteen knock off, but those who stick around, even for five minutes, immediately figure them out. T...

Some bands cannot be fully appreciated unless you see them live. The Hold Steady are not one of those bands. No, the odd thing about The Hold Steady i...

If you got into Brooklyn’s the Hold Steady via their 2008 album, StayPositive, then this is for you. First, because, if you have Stay Positive,you wil...

When Craig Finn sings of barely containable teenage restlessness,rage and release, he sings of cheap raves, recreational drugaddicts, cut-rate wine an...

This quintet's buzz, along with their fan base, has been growing over their four studio albums in the last five years, and this live effort was record...