Here Comes The Flood — Girls In Trouble, the indie band retelling the stories of the women in the Torah for the indie crowd, celebrate the release of their self-titled debut album with two special shows in New York. On November 2, Girls in Trouble will join forces with ... more info

8/1 — 150 - Band of Horses Everything All the Time149 - Ray Lamontagne Trouble148 - Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand147 - The Acorn Glory Hope Mountain146 - Richard Thompson Front Parlour Blues145 - Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days144 - Robert Wyatt Co... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 30. M.I.A. - "Galang"; This is the song that turned M.I.A. into an international star. The song is catchy in its repetition and shows off a variety of styles and sounds all mixed into one crazy bag. It's what started the craze and set the rise of M.I... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Life as a musician has its ups and downs. But The Hold Steady's Craig Finn knows how to stay positive. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — RIP, Jim Carroll. Minnesota Reads reviews Jean Thompson's latest short story collection, Do Not Deny Me, and introduces a new critical term "The Hold Steady effect." I’ve come to dub this “The Hold Steady Effect” which is clearly d... more info

Uncut — I mentioned yesterday’s that I was just off to see The Hold Steady at the Islington Academy and I duly went and they were, as ever, duly brilliant – urgent, incendiary, delirious, a symphonic juggernaut, a hurtling thing, a wholly rousing noise. ... more info

Uncut — In the email newsletter I send out every Monday (you can subscribe to it on uncut.co.uk), I wrote about the number of great gigs looming over the next few weeks, starting tonight, in fact, with The Hold Steady at the Islington Academy. I'm going to t... more info

The Newsroom — Craig Finn, lead singer of The Hold Steady, chats with our own Liz Glover about the rock band's upcoming tour and health-insurance reform. more info

The Quietus — London gig details revealed more info

Clickmusic — The band to play Islington Academy before the End Of The Road festival. more info