When I first discovered The Hold Steady it was love at first listen. They were like nothing I’d ever heard before. I fell hard and fast and there was no looking back. But, sadly, as is often the case of for fickle young girls, the love grew tired. As The Hold Steady and I fell [...]
Posts Tagged: The Hold Steady
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Jul 09
On proper concert attire
Out of the last 38 concerts I’ve attended, thirty-seven times I’ve worn a plain black t-shirt, jeans, and my favorite orange and blue tennis shoes. Once I wore a bright red Twins shirt, jeans, and my favorite blue and orange tennis shoes. The Twins shirt, which I got for like $4, has become a constant [...]
13
Jul 09
Introduction to a unified scene
This here is Max & Jaycie sitting with me on the steps of the Basilica. They are chanting “Urban Spoon, Urban Spoon, Urban Spoon” because they are brats who like to drive me crazy. There’s an Urban Spoon iPhone app that helps you choose a place to eat. It’s pretty cool. However, despite what Jaycie [...]
13
Apr 09
Positively raging Easter
I’m not sure how you spent your Easter Sunday, but I spent mine sitting on a couch with my nephew Max singing along loudly to The Hold Steady’s new live album, A Positive Rage. We did this mostly to annoy Sister #2 because she hadn’t yet received her copy. She deserved it since she banned [...]
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Nov 08
A THS/DBT review by someone who isn’t a bratty 22 year old
Bob Longmore from How Was The Show, proves my theory that The Hold Steady/Drive-by Truckers show was fucking magic.
18
Nov 08
Now, this is what I was talking about
Okay, this is what I was talking about, Hold Steady and the Drive-by Truckers rocking the free world.
And in case you are interested, Let there be Rock
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Nov 08
I am so glad I am not 20 anymore
Hi, I am a 20-something knucklehead who is pissed off when the world doesn’t revolve around me like it should, and this makes me get all bitter because a bunch of 30somethings went to go see another bunch of 30somethings play rock and roll at a time that was not convenient to me. Wah! [...]
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Nov 08
The one where I cry at the Drive-by Truckers/ Hold Steady concert
There was a moment last night when both The Drive-by Truckers and The Hold Steady were on the First Ave stage together, and as they tore through “Let There Be Rock” Craig Finn threw his arms out towards the audience and on his face was such a look of pure ecstasy that my eyes immediately [...]
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Jan 08
In the dream I was kissing in the chill out tent if you yaknowwhatimean
Dear Internet,
You will be happy to know that after four days of nothing but The Hold Steady, I am forcing myself to listen to something else. This has everything to do with the odd sex dream I had about Craig Finn/Rex from Fimoculous (my subconscious on more than one occasion has decided that Craig/Rex are [...]
16
Jan 08
They gave me oranges and cigarettes
I don’t know why but it seems that I cannot get enough of The Hold Steady’s Chill Out Tent. I’ve probably listened to it at least six times since I got up this morning.
4
Dec 06
Craig Finn on St. Paul Westerberg
From Tito, comes this awesome tidbit from a Pitchfork Interview with Craig Finn of the Hold Steady.
Pitchfork: Have you had any contact with Paul Westerberg since being on Vagrant?
Craig Finn: Never.
I’ve seen him once. I used to see him on the streets around, and I saw him once since then in a Barnes & Noble, [...]
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Jul 05
yeah, i can’t think of a witty title at all.
first of all, i don’t know how y’all without iPods do this listening to music nonsense. CDs? Are you kidding me?
second of all, when i’m not so busy i totally have to write about the creepy knock on the door last night and the 2 hour phone call that resulted from the knock.
third of [...]
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Jul 05
to make mondays bearable
1. sit on the couch in ratty grey shorts and a paul westerberg shirt
2. work from home, doing the part of your job you like — writing
3. listen to the hold steady (you can too — your little hoodrat friend
4. eat a banana
