Silent Uproar — Athens, GA' The Whigs will be on tour all summer supporting their latest, In The Dark. The trek will find the band sharing the stage with Kings of Leon, The Hold Steady and The Black Keys. [thewhigs.com] more info

Pitchfork — The Sasquatch! Festival took place this past weekend, May 29-31, at the Gorge in George, Washington. It featured sets from Pavement, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, the National, Broken Social Scene, MGMT, LCD Soundsystem (pictured above), the Ne... more info

Chorus.fm — The L Festival (http://www.thelmagazine.com/blogs/NorthsideFestivalNews/) will be taking place on June 24-27 all over Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn. This year's line-up includes* The Hold Steady, Sunset Rubdown, The Dodos, Cymbals Eat Guit... more info

NME — Group will now play extra shows in August and October more info

Stereogum — The Hold Steady’s loss is Against Me!’s gain? Looks like it. Per a press release that went out this afternoon: “Against Me! has welcomed a fifth member to their touring line up — former Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay … Nicolay will j... more info

ContactMusic — Former THE HOLD STEADY star FRANZ NICOLAY has signed up to tour with punk act AGAINST ME.The pianist announced he was quitting The Hold Steady after five years in... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Judson BakerThe Hold Steady's new album, Heaven Is Whenever, might not be their best, but they've still got their mind-obliterating live show. In a recent interview with us, frontman Craig Finn said, "I've always thought that our live thing ... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — The Hold Steady's lead singer/barker, Craig Finn, quits drinking every year for a month and a half for Lent, but he's back to imbibing for the headlining slot at an event in Miami's Design District sponsored by the king of green-bottled beers, Heinek... more info

Altsounds — Athens, GA trio THE WHIGS are very excited to announce a massive tour that will include a headlining run and opening slots with Kings of Leon, The Hold Steady and The Black Keys. Beginning June 4th at Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY, these 3-months of... more info

Chorus.fm — You can check out Stephen Colbert's interview with *The Hold Steady (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theholdsteady)* here (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/309296/may-13-2010/the-hold-steady). The band also performed "Hurricane J,"... more info