The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Hold Steady on Rock Band!! http://theholdsteady.net/2010/03/05/the-hold-steady-on-rock-band/ http://theholdsteady.net/2010/03/05/the-hold-steady-on-rock-band/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:33 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=270 “Sequestered in Memphis” is now available on Rock Band and available to purchase in the Rock Band Network store!!

Click HERE for more info.

]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2010/03/05/the-hold-steady-on-rock-band/feed/ 1 Limited Edition “Heaven is Whenever” Vinyl for Record Store Day http://theholdsteady.net/2010/03/05/limited-edition-heaven-is-whenever-vinyl-for-record-store-day/ http://theholdsteady.net/2010/03/05/limited-edition-heaven-is-whenever-vinyl-for-record-store-day/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:01:41 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=266

The Hold Steady will release under 700 vinyl copies in the US, and a very limited number in the UK of their new album ‘Heaven Is Whenever’ (Vagrant Records / Rough Trade) on April 17 as part of Record Store Day, complete with custom screen printed artwork.  The extremely limited run of the album will only be available in independent record stores participating in Record Store Day.  ‘Heaven Is Whenever’ will officially be released on CD, vinyl and digitally on May 3 / 4.

]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2010/03/05/limited-edition-heaven-is-whenever-vinyl-for-record-store-day/feed/ 2 New Album “Heaven is Whenever” Available May 3 in the UK and EU / May 4 in the US http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/23/new-album-heaven-is-whenever-available-may-3-in-the-uk-and-eu-may-4-in-the-us/ http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/23/new-album-heaven-is-whenever-available-may-3-in-the-uk-and-eu-may-4-in-the-us/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:20 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=245 The Hold Steady recently put the finishing touches on ‘Heaven Is Whenever,’ their new album set for release May 4th on Vagrant Records and May 3rd on Rough Trade in the UK and EU. The album was produced by Dean Baltulonis, who engineered the band’s ‘Almost Killed Me’ and produced ‘Separation Sunday,’ and was recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in Upstate NY and Wild Arctic Studios in Queens, NY, with mixing also happening at Wild Arctic.

Singer Craig Finn says ’Heaven Is Whenever’ is about “embracing suffering and finding reward in our everyday lives.” Piano and keys take a backseat to guitar on the new record, which also gets production help from guitarist Tad Kubler.

Recorded in several smaller sessions spread out over a long period of time, the songs on ‘Heaven Is Whenever’ received the benefit of being tested on the band’s recent tours. As Finn says this allowed them to “see what was working and what wasn’t. I believe this record benefits from us working at a more deliberate pace.”

The tracklisting for Heaven Is Whenever is:

1 The Sweet Part of the City
2 Soft in the Center
3 The Weekenders
4 The Smidge
5 Rock Problems
6 We Can Get Together
7 Hurricane J
8 Barely Breathing
9 Our Whole Lives
10 A Slight Discomfort

See The Hold Steady perform songs from Heaven Is Whenever and more at the dates below:

April 2nd Ardsley, NY LIFE the place to be
April 3rd New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
April 5th South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
April 6th Northampton, MA Pearl Street
April 7th Albany, NY Linda Norris Auditorium
April 8th Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theater
April 9th Jermyn, PA Eleanor Rigby’s
April 10th Syracuse, NY The Westcott Theater
April 12th Rochester, NY The Club at Water Street Music Hall
April 13th Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
April 14th Pittsburgh, PA Diesel Club Lounge
April 15th Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant St.
April 16th Harrisburg, PA Appalachian Brewing Company
May 5th Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
May 6th San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 29th George, WA Sasquatch
June 12th Newport, Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Festival
June 14th Paris, FR Fleche D’Or
June 21st Amsterdam, NL Melkeg
June 22nd London. UK HMV Forum
Jun 26th Manchester, UK Academy 2
For more information and tickets please visit http://www.theholdsteady.com
]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/23/new-album-heaven-is-whenever-available-may-3-in-the-uk-and-eu-may-4-in-the-us/feed/ 7 Sasquatch Line-Up Announced! The Hold Steady Confirmed to Play http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/16/sasquatch-line-up-announced-the-hold-steady-confirmed-to-play/ http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/16/sasquatch-line-up-announced-the-hold-steady-confirmed-to-play/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:43:33 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=241 Sasquatch Festival at the amazing Gorge Amphitheatre has announced their 2010 line-up and The Hold Steady are confirmed to play on Saturday, May 29, 2010!

Click HERE for more info about the festival, tickets, and to check out the complete line-up.

]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/16/sasquatch-line-up-announced-the-hold-steady-confirmed-to-play/feed/ 0 The Hold Steady to Play Isle of Wight Festival http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/04/the-hold-steady-to-play-isle-of-wight-festival/ http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/04/the-hold-steady-to-play-isle-of-wight-festival/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:22:59 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=231 The Hold Steady are excited to announce they will be playing the 2010 Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday, June 12. The festival is held at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight.

Click HERE for more info about the festival, tickets, and to check out the complete line-up.

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]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2010/02/04/the-hold-steady-to-play-isle-of-wight-festival/feed/ 0 Thank You Franz- http://theholdsteady.net/2010/01/23/thank-you-franz/ http://theholdsteady.net/2010/01/23/thank-you-franz/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:43:30 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=229 After five great years with The Hold Steady, Franz Nicolay has decided to move on.  Franz is an extraordinary musician that brought a lot to our band and remains a good friend.  We wish Franz the best of luck in his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions and good times along the way.  It was truly a blast.

Sincerely,
THS

]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2010/01/23/thank-you-franz/feed/ 7 Boys and Girls in America #11 on Paste Magazine’s Top 50 Albums of the Decade http://theholdsteady.net/2009/12/04/boys-and-girls-in-america-11-on-paste-magazines-top-50-albums-of-the-decade/ http://theholdsteady.net/2009/12/04/boys-and-girls-in-america-11-on-paste-magazines-top-50-albums-of-the-decade/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:45:56 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=223 holdsteady

11. The Hold Steady: Boys and Girls in America [Vagrant] (2006)
The early promise of The Hold Steady came to full fruition on this career milestone that made classic rock cool again. Craig Finn’s story songs about desperate losers and God-obsessed hedonists were as literate as ever, Tad Kubler rocketed power chords to the back of the arena, and Franz Nicolay added vintage E Street Band keyboard fills. And thanks to a full slate of killer melodies, this time the boys and girls could not only chant along—they could sing along, too. Andy Whitman

]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2009/12/04/boys-and-girls-in-america-11-on-paste-magazines-top-50-albums-of-the-decade/feed/ 3 Order “Vs. the End of…” http://theholdsteady.net/2009/12/04/order-vs-the-end-of/ http://theholdsteady.net/2009/12/04/order-vs-the-end-of/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:34:09 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=219 Order “Vs. the End of…”, a history of Lifter Puller at our webstore.

Lifter Puller was a band from Minneapolis. They existed in various line ups from 1994 to 2000. The band released three full length albums, one EP, and a number of singles. Band members Craig Finn and Tad Kubler went on to form The Hold Steady.

“Vs. the End Of…” is a 96 page book that details the history of Lifter Puller with photos, lyrics, and an oral history. The book comes with a download card that allows readers to download Lifter Puller’s full catalog.

]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2009/12/04/order-vs-the-end-of/feed/ 1 Pre-Hold Steady Band Lifter Puller Remembered With Reissue Series, Book http://theholdsteady.net/2009/11/12/pre-hold-steady-band-lifter-puller-remembered-with-reissue-series-book/ http://theholdsteady.net/2009/11/12/pre-hold-steady-band-lifter-puller-remembered-with-reissue-series-book/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:14:09 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=200 Maybe now we’ll find out what happened to Nightclub Dwight!

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Photo by Patrick Costello

Before they moved to New York and formed the Hold Steady, Craig Finn and TadKubler made up half of Lifter Puller, a Minneapolis band who broke up before many had a chance to hear them. If you’ve never heard Lifter Puller, try to imagine a version of the Hold Steady that marries Finn’s splenetic, broken rants to jagged, terse 90s indie rather than blustery, meat-and-potatoes bar-rock– where Archers of Loaf figure way more heavily than Thin Lizzy. Kubler served as bassist for Lifter Puller, so his flashy guitar heroics were entirely absent, but Finn’s dense, vivid lyrical style remains virtually unchanged.

Lifter Puller formed in 1994 and called it quits in 2000, only finding an internet-based cult following after their breakup. Other than a few one-off reunion shows in 2003, the band has remained entirely inactive since the breakup.

But with an upcoming series of reissues, as well as a book, Lifter Puller are going to be introduced to a whole new audience.

On December 1, the Orchard will digitally release the band’s entire catalog, making it the first time this music has been available digitally. 1997’s Half Dead and Dynamite, 1998’s The Entertainment and Arts EP, and 2000’s Fiestas & Fiascos will all be available with bonus live tracks, while the band’s 1997 self-titled debut will be released it is original form.
The Orchard will also release a singles/odds-and-ends set called Slip Backwards. We’ve got tracklists for everything below, as well as a live version of “To Live and Die in LBI” recorded in 1998 at the Minneapolis club 7th Street Entry, one of the bonus tracks on the Half Dead and Dynamite reissue.

December will also see the publication of Lifter Puller Vs. the End Of, a Lifter Puller-themed book that Finn put together alongside Girls Guide to Rocking author Jessica Hopper (full disclosure: Hopper is a friend of mine). The book will include pictures, lyrics, interviews, and testimonials.

]]> http://theholdsteady.net/2009/11/12/pre-hold-steady-band-lifter-puller-remembered-with-reissue-series-book/feed/ 0 The Hold Steady – Signed Mixtape Shirt: Charity Auction http://theholdsteady.net/2009/11/09/the-hold-steady-signed-mixtape-shirt-charity-auction/ http://theholdsteady.net/2009/11/09/the-hold-steady-signed-mixtape-shirt-charity-auction/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:50:50 +0000 The Hold Steady http://theholdsteady.net/?p=191 Insound.com has asked some of their favorite bands and artists to customize their own mixtape shirts to auction off for charity. Tad Kubler has put together a tracklist of favorites and signed this shirt. All proceeds from the auction of this special, hand signed band mixtape shirt will be going to benefit the nonprofit 826NYC.ORG.

Click HERE or any of the images below to bid!!

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