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We're excited to announce the July 25, 2023 publication of our new book THE GOSPEL OF THE HOLD STEADY: HOW A RESURRECTION REALLY FEELS by Michael Hann and The Hold Steady.

The book features stories from the band and some of our favorite writers, as well as contributions from The Unified Scene.

Starting today, you can preorder a LIMITED EDITION package for the book directly from akashicbooks.com, which will include:

• A copy of the book signed by the band
• A copy of the limited edition, full color chapbook TJK on THS, featuring candid, behind the scenes photographs of the band members by Tad Kubler from the last 20 years of The Hold Steady. This volume has an intro by Craig Finn and is signed by Tad. It is currently only available as part of this pre-order.
There are a few options to choose from during the pre-order:

THE GOSPEL OF THE HOLD STEADY will be available everywhere books are sold on July 25, but this preorder package is exclusively available on akashicbooks.com.

We're really excited about it and hope you are too!

PRE-ORDER THE GOSPEL OF THE HOLD STEADY: HOW A RESURRECTION REALLY FEELS

INTERNATIONAL FANS: You can purchase via this pre-order or wait until next week when we'll have a sales window with more consumer-friendly shipping costs for overseas orders. Stay Tuned!

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Austin…..we did it! The weather/lightning didn’t exactly make it easy, but a tremendous spirit of cooperation prevailed to make our first Austin show since 2014 a very special one. It was a night we will remember. This was the first show of 3 with @mountaingoatsmusic, with two coming up in Chicago. We’ve known John Darnielle and some of his bandmates for about as long as we’ve had this band, so it was exciting to be sharing a stage with them. The got the evening off to a rocking star with a favorite “Palmcorder Yajna”. The crowd was great and things were rolling along beautifully for about an hour until…..a storm rolled in. The venue had prepared us for this possibility. The audience needed to be evacuated due to lightning. TMG and THS huddled backstage and tried to figure out what came next. Per policy, there could be no lightning within 10 miles for 30 minutes before anyone could play. We waited it out, and we were thrilled to see the crowd re-enter in mass. It was late now, just before 11pm and The Mountain Goats returned to the stage and play “No Children” and “This Year”. CF joined for a little bit on the last one, and there was overall a feeling of elation that we were going to pull this off. THS took the stage at 11.30. Walk on music was “Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers” by ZZ Top, which felt appropriate. We opened with Hornets and were off to the races. The crowd was amazing and we were super grateful to have a dedicated crew that stuck with us through the storm. There was a feeling of triumph as we ended "Killer Parties". While we’d had some curveballs thrown at us, we were able to persevere and have an incredible show in Austin, for the first time in a long time. A huge thanks to the wonderful people in the audience who were such a huge part of this crazy night. Another huge thanks to the excellent staff at @stubbsaustin for making sure everyone stayed safe. And further props our crew, The Mountain Goats and their crew for working together to navigate a tricky situation. Outdoor rock comes with its own risks, but the reward in Austin was a beautiful night that we all felt great about despite the challenges. Stay Positive! 📷: Judson Baker
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SCENE REPORT - 6/3/23 - @stubbsaustin - Austin, Texas “Stay Positive” with Mosh Pit Josh
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Today, Monday, June 19th, from midnight to midnight PT, we’re echoing @Bandcamp by participating in their fourth an… https://t.co/awUODOaLp5
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Josh Javor at X-ray Touring: josh@xraytouring.com

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