News
“[Huey Lewis] is probably a pretty cool dude.”
Aug 30, 2011
By Christopher Roberts
Apparently The Hold Steady don't think it's quite so hip to be square. When covering Huey Lewis & the News' 1985 hit "The Power of Love" for the A.V. Club's Undercover series, Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn admits that he wasn't exactly a fan of the song when it came out, saying that he doesn't have a good relationship to the song and that "I was a little old for this song probably, I was probably already into punk rock when I heard this song." More
Support Includes Explosions in the Sky, The Hold Steady, Telekinesis, and The Head and the Heart
Aug 01, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Death Cab for Cutie have announced their fall tour, which is kicking off September 30 in Cincinnati and commencing October 22 in Seattle. More
Performers Also Include Cut Copy, Beach House, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Friendly Fires, Empire of the Sun, Battles, and others
Jul 26, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
Today, Treasure Island Music Festival announced their 2011 lineup. More
Musicians and Actors on Their Childhood Memories
Jul 29, 2010
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar's Summer 2010 issue is a special issue we're calling the Wasted on the Youth Issue. The basic idea of the issue was to talk to musicians and actors about various facets of their childhood/teenage years, from their first favorite bands/concerts to childhood memories to movies/TV shows of their youth, etc. We were interested in talking to musicians and actors about some of their earliest memories and their childhood passions. Many of the articles include childhood or teenage photos of the musicians interviewed. We have the full details on the issue that includes these artists: The National, The Antlers, Fred Armisen, Camera Obscura, Judah Friedlander, Fucked Up vs. Devo, Here We Go Magic, Jim James, Jónsi, Kele, The Kids in the Hall, Liars, Local Natives, Menomena, Chloë Grace Moretz, Elisabeth Moss, Portishead, Robert Rodriguez, School of Seven Bells, Tegan and Sara, Russell Tovey, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Edgar Wright, and many more! More
Band Hits The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Tomorrow Night
May 19, 2010
By Laura Studarus
The Hold Steady are hitting the road in support of their new album Heaven Is Whenever. You can also catch them on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson tomorrow night. More
Band Played “Heaven is Whenever”
May 14, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Continuing his quest to prove he's the indie rocker of basic cable faux-newscasters, Stephen Colbert welcomed The Hold Steady to his show last night. We have the videos. More
Promotional Tour Starts April 2
Feb 24, 2010
By Laura Studarus
New York rockers The Hold Steady are busy prepping their fifth studio full-length Heaven Is Whenever, set for release May 4. We have album details and tour dates. More
Interviews
Greatest Stories Ever Told
Jul 29, 2010
By Hays Davis
Musicians reflect on their first concerts. Includes stories from Tegan & Sara, Camera Obscura, Girl Talk, Owen Pallett, Art Brut, The Hold Steady, MGMT, Broken Social Scene, Ariel Pink, !!!, Mew, Real Estate, The Dears, Vivian Girls, Mayer Hawthorne, The Drums, Telekinesis, Fuck Buttons, El Guincho, and more. More
Reviews
Heaven Is Whenever
Vagrant
May 06, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Who would have thought that a handlebar 'stache would be so sorely missed? In all seriousness, the owner of said moustache—The Hold Steady's keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Franz Nicolay—was an integral part in writing the critical darlings' success story. More
May 16, 2009
By Chris Tinkham
On the documentary DVD that’s packaged with this live CD, Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn comments: “This band was created in sort of the shadow of the Replacements.” Nothing wrong with that, given that The Replacements recorded an influential string of classic studio albums in the 1980s, but it makes The Hold Steady a dubious band to release a live album. More
