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Craig Finn & John K Samson played City Winery dressed as Paul Stanley for Halloween

Craig Finn and John K Samson played their own sets and also did some covers together at the end of the night, including a version of The Weakerthans’ “Aside.” Here’s pictures, video, and setlist…

HiFi Bar, RIP: Carl Newman, Craig Finn, Ted Leo, Okkervil River & more offered tributes

“It was a haven for working NYC musicians who just wanted to hang out in a non-careerist environment. It was previously Brownies, where all of your favorite bands played before anyone had heard of them. It feels like the heart of what was New York for me has been cut out.” – Will Sheff

Craig Finn dressing as Paul Stanley at Halloween show, encourages crowd to do the same

The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn is on tour with The Weakerthans’ John K Samson, and the Halloween show in NYC will be Paul Stanley-themed. Also, watch Craig and John cover Gillian Welch together…

Mountain Goats tribute LP coming ft. Laura Jane Grace, Craig Finn, Andrew Bird, more

John Darnielle is premiering the songs from the album on his new podcast ahead of the album’s April 2018 release. The first episode, featuring Laura Jane Grace’s cover, premiered today.

Ryan Adams, Craig Finn, Tanya Donelly, Carl Newman & more pay tribute to Grant Hart

Billie Joe Armstrong, Michael Ian Black, Colin Meloy, Ted Leo, Superchunk, Jesu, Future of the Left and more have also paid tribute to the late Husker Du member.

Ted Leo, Craig Finn, Brian Fallon & more playing Joe Strummer tribute in Asbury Park this weekend

The late Joe Strummer would’ve been 65 on August 21 and to celebrate his memory, Jesse Malin is throwing a benefit concert at Asbury Park’s Stone Pony Stummerstage on Saturday (8/19). Jesse is headlining “Summer StrummerJam 2017” but the real draw is an all-star birthday tribute set…

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

Fans of lyrical indie/punk can celebrate Halloween with The Hold Steady and The Weakerthans’ frontmen on one show.

The War on Drugs expand fall tour, add second NYC show (with Craig Finn)

The War on Drugs‘ new album,  A Deeper Understanding, is out at the end of the month and in September they’ll start their fall tour, which includes a show at NYC’s Central Park SummerStage on September 22 (tickets). That won’t be your only chance to catch them here

legendary NYC superfans Dennis & Lois the subject of a new documentary (watch a clip)

The Ramones were their first obsession but it was not their last. They have seen over 10,000 shows together, Happy Mondays wrote a song about them on their classics Pills, Thrills & Bellyaches LP, and they’re still going strong.

Craig Finn celebrated his new LP at City Winery (pics, review), played Seth Meyers

“I still believe we all want the same things,” Finn said at his album release show at New York’s City Winery on Tuesday night (4/4). “We just disagree as to how to go about getting them.”
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