Craig Finn at City Winery
Craig Finn at City Winery in April (more by Lou Montesano)

Craig Finn & John K Samson touring together, playing NYC on Halloween

Craig Finn at City Winery
Craig Finn at City Winery in April (more by Lou Montesano)

Here’s an amazing way for fans of lyrical indie/punk to celebrate Halloween: Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn and former Weakerthans frontman John K Samson are teaming up for a show at NYC’s City Winery. Tickets will be on sale soon.

It doesn’t appear that either musician has a tour announced. UPDATE: The City Winery show is part of a full tour for Craig and John. All dates are listed below.

Craig Finn has other upcoming shows/events too, including two others in NYC. He’s opening The War On DrugsTerminal 5 show on 9/19 (tickets), and he’ll be in conversation at Le Poisson Rouge‘s Friday Night Jam on August 18 with Rabbi Dan Ain and Relix’s Mike Greenhaus (tickets). He also plays the Pizza Luce Block Party in Minneapolis.

Earlier this year, Craig Finn released his new solo album We All Want the Same Things, and he celebrated with a release show at City Winery.

Last year, John K Samson released the great solo album Winter Wheat.

The Hold Steady are doing a Brooklyn Bowl run for the holidays, like they did last year (tickets).

Craig Finn & the Uptown Controllers — 2017 Tour Dates
SEPTEMBER
19 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 *

OCTOBER
13 – Gainesville, FL – High Dive
14 – Atlanta, GA – City Winery
15 – Nashville, TN – City Winery
16 – St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room
17 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
18 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
20 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
22 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
23 – Chicago, IL – City Winery
24 – Detroit, MI – The Shelter
25 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
27 – Buffalo, NY – The Leopard Lounge at Town Ballroom
28 – Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy Philadelphia
29 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
30 – Boston, MA – City Winery
31 – New York, NY – City Winery

* w/The War On Drugs
all October dates with John K Samson