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The band exited the stage, and the lights went dark-red, which seemed to leave open the possibility of an encore. But encores are awkward at small clubs like RecordBar, and eventually the bright-yellow lights came up. The band hung around after the...
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Finn performs with Mount Moriah, Sad Baby Wolf, and Ash Reiter as part of the Noise Pop festival on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Bottom of the Hill. 8 p.m. , $15. Sign up for the Music Newsletter: Keep your thumb on the local music scene with music...
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 16: Craig Finn of The Hold Steady performs as part of the Treasure Island Music Festival on October 16, 2011 in San Francisco, California. View Photo »
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Over the years, my idea of what a producer is [has] changed. I thought it was a guy that told you to, y’know, clip a mic on backwards and sing into this kind of room and stuff. I don’t think they’re there to sonically change your record… but a leader ... They are there to literally produce a record, to ...
– Craig Finn SOURCE: HitFix -
But the mood on , his first solo album, is decidedly bleak— populated by disillusioned lovers and working class escapists, the lyrics splitting at the seams with dark religious imagery. With the Hold Steady, there's usually a silver lining showing...
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Finn boasts nearly two decades of experience between his former and current bands, Lifter Puller and The Hold Steady, respectively. The idea for a solo project came about when The Hold Steady decided to take a five-month hiatus, leaving the frontman the...
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Album reviews: Critics review the latest by Bahamas, Mark Lanegan Band and Ani DiFranco
Edmonton Journal
The production’s heavy on retro rave beats and urgent electronic blasts, creating a bizarre, aggressive but entirely captivating album. Al Kratina, Montreal Gazette Clear Head Full Eyes Craig Finn (Vagrant) ***1/2 For his first solo album, Craig Finn...
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That dawned on me the other day, that we haven't played there since last December
– Craig Finn SOURCE: Minneapolis Star Tribune -
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He and the band are still going steady – 11 new songs have been written and recording is planned for the start of the summer with the hope of a 2012 album release – but with five records in the bag for the band, he admits: "I wanted to do something...
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Event: The Dirty Hits, The Evening Rig, and The New McCarthy on Saturday, Feb 18 at 331 Club
The A.V. Club
Whether going full-throttle or humming along in a lower gear, Miller’s songs stick to what he knows—bar rooms, broken hearts, and nights of teenage debauchery gone by. It’s a formula The Hold Steady has ridden to massive success, and although Miller’s...
About Craig Finn
Wikipedia
Craig Finn is an American singer and guitarist born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Edina, Minnesota. He is best known as the front man for bands Lifter Puller and The Hold Steady. He currently lives in New York City. His lyrics are often noted for having a strong literary bent, stringing together recurring characters and storylines... Full Article
