Gigwise — Band set to play ten shows... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Smoke or Fire - "Neon Light" (MP3) Smoke or Fire (photo by Katie Hovland) Much like The Hold Steady, Against Me or The Gaslight Anthem, Richmond's Smoke or Fire revel in the hard-rockin' melodicism of Bruce Springsteen,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Hold Steady @ MHOW in April (more by Jessica Amaya) today in NYC * MoMA Nights * Sean Conly @ The Stone * Marvin Sewell @ The Stone * Caves, Jigglers @ Don Pedro * Kraft @ Avery Fischer... more info

NME — Group will now end the gig-trek in Pittsburgh on November 23 more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Franz Nicolay - "This Is Not A Pipe" (MP3) To quote GZA, "You gotta diversify." Franz Nicolay knows that. As if Franz wasn't diverse enough, since he left The Hold Steady, Nicolay has delved into Complicated Gardening... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Konstantin Sergeyev) Former keyboardist for The Hold Steady and wearer of an excellent mustache, Franz Nicolay released a story-telling solo effort called Major General and is gearing up for another, Luck & Courage (out October 12), but in ... more info

DrownedInSound — As part of our 10-week "DiS is 10!" celebration, we have asked 50 of our favourite people to tell us about one of their favourite albums of the past 10 years. In our second "favourite 50" installment, DiS contributor and 'My Name Is Emo' columnist Da... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Hold Steady's Craig Finn talks to Spinner about his early love for hardcore music. Writers on Process is my favorite new blog, featuring interviews with authors and musicians on the craft of writing. As part of the A.V. Club's... more info

NME — Bands set to perform at the Texan bash in November more info

Silent Uproar — Wintersleep will join The Hold Steady for a three-week stint, beginning September 20th in Richmond, VA. The band is out supporting its latest album, New Inheritors. Stream five album tracks on the band's website. [wintersleep.com] more info