
The Hold Steady


BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU: Playlist for December 6, 2017
This week's edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU featured tracks from Nick Cave, Angel Olsen, Pulp, Kendrick Lamar, Wolf Parade, St. Vincent, The Hold Steady, Hot Snakes, The Jesus Lizard, Regina Spectkor, SAVAK, Wilco, and lots more.

The Hold Steady wrapped up BK Bowl run w/ The Whigs & Frank Turner (night 3 pics, review)
“Welcome to Night Three,” Craig Finn said as The Hold Steady took the stage for the penultimate show of their “Massive Nights” run at Brooklyn Bowl. It was the second year in a row the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Minnesota band took up residency at the venue for a series of highly anticipated holiday performances...

What’s going on Saturday?
Tonight's NYC-area shows include St. Vincent, Morrissey, Jay-Z, Animal Collective (playing 'Sung Tongs'), The Hold Steady, Spoon, Brooklyn Rock Lottery, The Dream Syndicate, Descendents, Do Make Say Think, Mayhem, Deer Tick, Squeeze, and more.

The Hold Steady covered Minutemen at BK Bowl night 2 (videos, setlist)
After beginning their four-night holiday show run at Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday (11/29) with Patterson Hood, The Hold Steady continued last night (11/30) with openers Cayetana. They changed the setlist up pretty significantly between the two nights...

The Hold Steady began BK Bowl run w/ Patterson Hood; Craig Finn covered Mtn Goats
Check out the setlist of night one (including THS and Patterson covering AC/DC together) and THS' new "Massive Nights" beer. Cayetana open night two.

The Hold Steady release 2 new songs ahead of this week’s NYC holiday shows
The Hold Steady are doing their second annual Brooklyn Bowl holiday run this week -- from Wednesday (11/29) through Saturday (12/2) -- and ahead of the shows, they have released two new songs, "Entitlement Crew" and " Snake In The Shower."

BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU: Playlist for November 1, 2017
For our first SiriusXMU Blog Radio show of November, we played a bunch of brand new songs from the likes of US Girls, Fever Ray, Protomartyr, King Krule, Bjork, Julien Baker and more, plus songs ripped from BV headlines (Nick Cave, Sonic Youth, Chance the Rapper, Mazzy Star, and more)...

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