Rolling Stone — The Allman Brothers leave the Beacon and schedule a summer trek with Widespread Panic, the Hold Steady map out five June dates after the release of their live CD/DVD A Positive Rage and Grizzly Bear celebrate the release of Veckatimest with a summer ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — the Hold Steady @ the Mohawk during SXSW (Angelina M) I didn't catch the Hold Steady show at Irving Plaza in NYC last night (3/30), but I was at the one pictured above which took place Friday night, March 20th,... more info

My Old Kentucky — MOKB is giving away two tickets to see The Hold Steady and The War On Drugs this Saturday evening in Bloomington, IN at Jakes's - brought to you by our friends at Spirit of '68 PromotionsOne winner will be chosen at random. To be registered to win, ... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore we are honored to present three fabulous bands at the Metro Gallery - Middle Distance Runner, Eulogies, and Payola Reserve.  Also in town is a special show at the Recher Theatre with The Hold Steady and J-Roddy Walston and the... more info

Instrumental Analysis — Hope you all had fun last night. Tonight and Sunday are just as loaded, so without further delay, here's what to check out:Eulogies(photo by brantley gutierrez, via bands myspace)Some bands are starting their multiple city stops on Saturday. The one ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR's Books We Like recommends and excerpts from Leanne Shapton's unique novel, Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry. Read Shapton's Book Notes ... more info

Rolling Stone — When the Brooklyn-via-Minnesota rockers the Hold Steady hit the the stage at Club DeVille at SXSW last Friday afternoon, they were not dressed like Mexican gangsters. They were, however, dolled up as “banditos,” as frontman Craig Finn puts it, Ha... more info

Telegraph.co.ukSouth by So What: A wrap on the festMinneapolis Star TribuneJack Plunkett, AP - Ap Rachael Ray listens to The Hold Steady perform during a party she hosted at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas on Saturday, March 21, 2009.SXSW Di... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Hold Steady* (http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady)'s Boys and Girls in America is on sale for $1.99 today at Amazon MP3 (http://tinyurl.com/cewrwh). Submitted by Ryzenfall more info

Music Mule — mp3: The Soft Pack - Bright Side Anyone who’s read these pages before may know that I saw The Soft Pack in February and was blown away. It happened again yesterday. Their brand of addictive Californina surf rock tunes really get inside your head. T... more info