Brooklyn Vegan — The Hold Steady @ McCarren Pool (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) today in NYC * DANCE * NY Comedy Festival * free comedy @ Caroline's * The Gutter Twins @ Warsaw * The Heavy, Kenan Bell @ Union Pool *... more info

Pitchfork — Surely you know Franz Nicolay as the mustachioed melody-maker tickling the ivories and making funny faces with his drinking buddies in the Hold Steady. But Franz contains exponentially more rock than just one band can contain. In addition to his work... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - A music fan recently approached Craig Finn, lead singer of The Hold Steady, with an observation. He'd seen about 40 bands perform over the previous year, and only members of Finn's band and Drive-By Truckers were seen smiling onstage. more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - A music fan recently approached Craig Finn, lead singer of The Hold Steady, with an observation. He'd seen about 40 bands perform over the previous year, and only members of Finn's band and Drive-By Truckers were seen smiling onstage. more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- A music fan recently approached Craig Finn, lead singer of The Hold Steady, with an observation. He'd seen about 40 bands perform over the previous year, and only members of Finn's band and Drive-By Truckers were seen smiling ons... more info

JamBase — Lucero Frontman Ben Nichols Announces Release of Highly Anticipated Solo Debut The Last Pale Light in the West - a Mini-LP due out January 20, 2009 Lucero Signs to Universal Records and Announces Release of Sixth Studio LP for Summer 2009 Ben ... more info

Pitchfork — Art by Wes Freed The Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers are about to redeem their chosen genre's decades-old bad reputation with the kickoff of their joint "Rock and Roll Means Well" tour. The first stop on the mission of do-goodery is tonight (Octobe... more info

Pitchfork — Art by Wes Freed The Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers are about to redeem their chosen genre's decades-old bad reputation with the kickoff of their joint "Rock and Roll Means Well" tour. The first stop on the mission of do-goodery is tonight (O... more info

Paste Magazine — Atlanta is in for an explosive collision of rock 'n roll worlds when former Paste cover gentlemen The Hold Steady join forces with Athens, Ga.'s Drive-By Truckers to play at our own Tabernacle this Saturday, Nov. 1, as part of their Rock and Ro... more info

Pitchfork — Every so often, the folks from Fordham University's non-commercial, listener-supported WFUV ring up their favorite bands and invite 'em into the studio for an on-air session. Somewhat less often, WFUV files through the recent offerings and compiles t... more info