Brooklyn Vegan — The 2012 edition of Calgary, Alberta festival Sled Island is set to take place from June 20-23 at venues throughout the city. This year includes over 200 bands performing at 30 venues plus a large comedy schedule, film screenings,... more info

KEXP Seattle — There are few songwriters who can tell as story vividly and poignantly as Craig Finn. While his songs with The Hold Steady typically depict the lives of the down-and-out — gutter rats, barflies, drug addicts and a lot of people who make some pretty... more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonCraig Finn could write short stories, or even poems, but instead he chooses music. Normally this indefatigable storyteller recites his everyman narratives over the heady propulsive rush of his US bar band, the Hold Steady, but his recent ... more info

ContactMusic — The Hold Steady singer Craig Finn will launch his first beer enterprise in London next week 19Mar12 The frontman has teamed up with experts at Signature Brew to create his own brand of beer called Clear Heart Fans will get the chance to taste th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Hold Steady @ the Intrepid in 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) today in NYC * Sasha Dobson @ Barbes * Leo Kottke @ City Winery * The Big Terrific @ Cameo Gallery * Jim Jones @ Gramercy Theater *... more info

Chicago Tribune — Craig Finn: The Hold Steady singer ventures out on his own with his first solo album, “Clear Heart Full Eyes” (Vagrant), which offers the moody, downcast flip side of his band’s celebratory rock, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Weste... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — For music releases...the first couple months of a new year is usually a dead time filled with leftovers, new bands, and sophomore albums.  It's very hard to make lists for bands with one album since their list is pretty much every song on their debu... more info

411 Mania — The first solo record from The Hold Steady's frontman Craig Finn is a trip into the world of singer-songwriters. Any fan of that group can tell you the trip isn't very far. Luckily, it's a good one. more info

Guardian Music — (Full Time Hobby)His solo debut sees Craig Finn abandoning the Hold Steady's trademark Springsteenesque bar blues. There are no "whoah whoahs", and the songs don't blaze out of the speakers as if they were racing each other home. Instead, beautiful s... more info

DrownedInSound — Craig Finn of The Hold Steady has gone solo. His debut record, _Clear Heart Full Eyes, is released on January 23 through Full-Time Hobby and now he's been announced as the tour support for The Felice Brothers. They'll be playing the following shows o... more info