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The Hold Steady do good old-fashioned rock music complete with legitimate guitar solos, rough working-man vocals and skilful rock 'n' roll piano to create a sound that is both classic and modern. They blend just the right amount of experimentation by the way of new-wave keyboards while also including old-school 60s style organ with soul horns and trumpets. The band released a brand-new album titled "Stay Positive" earlier this month that has reached #30 on the Billboard 200 chart, and The Hold Steady has received an increasing amount of national attention including a recent appearance on the David Letterman show. They will perform at Parish with the Philadelphia-based punk rock band The Loved Ones.
The Hold Steady
Brooklyn, NYmyspace.com/theholdsteady
theholdsteady.com
pitchfork:
Finn not only has a commanding, rousing voice but he also says something worth hearing,more
Finn not only has a commanding, rousing voice but he also says something worth hearing, displaying gifts for both scope and depth that are all too rare in contemporary rock-- indie or mainstream.more at pitchforkmedia.com
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The Hold Steady has built up a devout fan base since growing out of the legend of Midwest rock band Lifter Puller, and lead singer/firebrand Craig Finn makes it easy to understand why. His style trades on patently singular vocal screeds that siphon added power when the rock gears turn higher and looser, as they did on 2006’s breakout Boys And Girls In America. The band has been playing shows seemingly all the time since then, but with its fourth album, Stay Positive, just released, expect some all-new stories about drinking, partying, and Midwestern ennui. Philly power trio The Loved Ones favors passionate, fist-pumping anthems delivered by decent, sensitive fellas who likely blast Tim and Darkness On The Edge Of Town at parties once their hardcore-punk friends pass out.
Posted 29 days ago.