Interviews
Interview (2007)
Literary American garage rockers the Hold Steady have met with massive acclaim for their third album, 'Boys and Girls in America'. Chris O' Toole speaks to guitarist Tad Kubler about the band's increasing popularity and the inspiration for their work
Live
Hold Steady / So So Glos - Garage, Glasgow, 15/10/2014
Tony Gaughan enjoys powerful sets from the much acclaimed Hold Steady and their tour mates, Brooklyn power punk outfit the So So Glos, at the ABC in Glasgow
Rock City, Nottingham, 9/12/2008
Sarah Mwangi is impressed by Springsteen-esque Hold Steady's energy and passion at rescheduled show at the Rock City in Nottingham
Dublin Castle, London, 18/1/2008
On a Friday have been garnering a reputation over the last few months for their strong stage presence and for having the same original name as Radiohead. Sarah Maybank watches them play an inflammatory set at the Dublin Castle in London
Borderline, London, 17//2/2007
Despite the massive publicity surrounding garage rock outfit and lyrical American rockers the Hold Steady, Chris O' Toole is uninspired by their performance at a gig at the London Borderline on their first British tour
Reviews
Chips Ahoy (2007)
Catchy vinyl only latest single from the much acclaimed Hold Steady
Boys and Girls in America (2007)
Sleazy, evocative tales of sex, drugs, booze and rock and roll on third album from much hyped Minneapolis-band the Hold Steady, which will appeal to fans of early Springsteen, Thin Lizzy and the Replacements
Chips Ahoy ! (2006)
Instantly classic debut UK single from the Minneapolis-formed, now Brooklyn-based Hold Steady, which proves to be a rambunctious hybrid of early Springsteen, the Replacements and Rocket From The Crypt
Related
Interviews
Craig Finn
Interview
Craig Finn, the front man with the much acclaimed the Hold Steady, speaks to Benjamin Howarth about his third solo album, ‘We All Want the Same Things’
Craig Finn
Interview
Andy Cassidy chats to Craig Finn from critically acclaimed New York-based garage rockers the Hold Steady about his just released first solo album, 'Clear Heart Full Eyes'
Live
Craig Finn
Slaughtered Lamb, London, 15/9/2015
Ben Howarth watches Craig Finn, more used to playing with a booming rock band behind him, perform an intimate solo set in front of an enthralled crowd in the basement room of London’s Slaughtered Lamb pub
Ottawa RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest
Ottawa, 9/7/2012...15/7/2012
...and in the second week performances from Lauryn Hill, Pack AD, the Cowboy Junkies, the Hold Steady, Bettye Layette and Balconies
Hold Steady and Sean Na-Na
Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, 29/10/2006
Riding a wave of critical acclaim to the top of the indie rock heap, Andrew Carver watches literature-inspired rock n'rollers the Hold Steady play an exuberant set at the Zaphod Beeblbrox
Features
Heaven Is Whenever We Can Get Together 3 - ‘Certain songs, they get so scratched into our souls.’
In the third part of his four part series, Steve Miles continues his interview with Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, putting his writing process under the spotlight, and looking at how focus on mental health plays a key role in the band’s bond with the audience.
Heaven Is Whenever We Can Get Together 1 - ‘A small flame that burns very, very hot.’
In this special article spread over four parts, Steve Miles discusses the role of intimacy and belonging in music. He begins by remembering encounters with Joy Division and New Order, and starts to conduct an extensive and wide-ranging interview with The Hold Steady frontman, Craig Finn.
Heaven Is Whenever We Can Get Together: 2 - ‘The best advice that I've gotten’
In the second part of this four part article Steve Miles examines the links between religion and fandom with The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, and ponders the effect of gigs by The Smiths, The Libertines and The Dandy Warhols as he continues to find an answer to the question of why and how music matters so much.