Radio Exile — Music from The Hold Steady, The Rural Alberta Advantage and The Gary. Discussed: we hate Vampire Weekend, bands we loved then we hated, bands we hated then loved, Bjork, Bing and who the fuck is Gavin Schmitt? more info

Rolling Stone — The Hold Steady, “Atlantic City” [Bruce Springsteen Cover] And, sure, the Hold Steady covering Springsteen ain’t exactly novel, either, but the context here is alarming: it comes at the end of a long, involved post about a gruesome murder in 19... more info

JamBase — TIME TO GET SOME SAND BETWEEN YOUR TOES A distinctly summery feel permeates this week's mini-mix. The music on our stereos and in our tiny, white ear-buds shifts as temperatures rise, the humidity and sunshine steering us towards tunes fit for ... more info

MVSW — The Hold Steady, The Bronx @ El Rey Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Le Switch @ The Echo Bleu, Drake Bell, Heather Waters, Elisa Ferrari, Scott Simons @ Hotel Cafe Vieux Farka Toure, Luke Top @ Troubadour HoneyHoney @ Roxy Yes @ Gibson Amphitheatre Foot Ox, St... more info

JamBase — Rothbury Music Festival :: 07.05.09 :: Rothbury, MI Images by: Chad Smith Willie fan Painted Ladies Sam Roberts Band Toots Smiling Festivarian Ani DiFranco Matisyahu and friends Grace Potter The Hold Ste... more info

JamBase — THE HOLD STEADY ANNOUNCE CANADIAN TOUR The Hold Steady The Hold Steady has announced a Canadian tour set for early fall. The band will kick off their highly anticipated northern trek with a September 17 show in Alaska at Anchorage's Beartoot... more info

My Old Kentucky — Make a note. Until you hear otherwise from me, The Avett Brothers are the Best Band in America.That's right. The Best Band in America doesn't even have a full-time drummer. And I'm not easily impressed. I'm also not prone to hyperbole and, as I have ... more info

Live Daily — Alt-rockers The Hold Steady [ tickets ] have lined up summer and early fall headlining dates as they continue to back their fourth studio album, "Stay Positive," which surfaced last year. The Brooklyn-based crew kicks off the outing July 2 in Tamp... more info

Live Daily — Alt-rock icons Weezer [ tickets ] and Blink-182 [ tickets ] have signed on to headline the 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival [ tickets ], which organizers have announced will be a free event. "Times are tough and money's tight," reads an announcement po... more info

JamBase — Virgin Mobile FreeFest! Virgin Fest 2008 by Jurick The 2009 Virgin Mobile Music Festival will now be a FREE event. Dubbed the Virgin Mobile "FreeFest", the all day free event will be held on August 30 at the beautiful, 40 wooded acres of Merriwe... more info