Rollo & Grady — Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav Recommended Shows :: May 3rd – May 9th Monday, May 3rd Broken Social Scene with Julie Doiron @ The Music Box Tuesday, May 4th Oh Darling / Actress / Until June / Dirt Bird @ Spaceland Stephen Brower & the Silent Major... more info

Some Velvet Blog — Here's some tunes from yesterday's live broadcast with The Hold Steady onWXPNmore videos hereListen to the Hold Steady broadcast at NPR Music more info

Chorus.fm — Check the replies for video of *The Hold Steady (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theholdsteady)* performing on Letterman last night. Submitted by: dissident more info

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)The fifth Hold Steady album loses departing flamboyant keyboardist Franz Nicolay and replaces anthemic, fist-pumping choruses with a more reflective, thoughtful sound. Craig Finn is storytelling less and waxing nostalgic more, often cast... more info

The Music Fix — The best bar band in the world make a disappointing return. more info

DrownedInSound — They're in a no man's land of their own making, and they can either stay stuck in the middle, or move forward. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Music For Ants — Last week there was no better place to be in Chicago then watching Hot Chip and The xx’s sold-out concert at Riviera Theatre. It seems like every time I make my way to The Riv, I’ve seen an incredible, life-affirming show (see The Hold Steady, Be... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Moodswings said... Progressive Rock/Avant-Garde: UNIVERS ZERO "RELAPS" Soul/Funk/Hip-Hop: GNARLS BARKLEY "THE ODD COUPLE" Hard Rock: GREAT WHITE "SAIL AWAY" (w/ Bonus Live Disc) Indie Rock: DODGY "HOMEGROWN" http://newmoodswings.blogspot.com Brux... more info

NME — The band announce a series of dates throughout May and July more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Alt-rockers The Hold Steady [ tickets ] have lined up headlining dates in support of the band's forthcoming fifth studio album, "Heaven is Whenever," which drops into stores early next month. more info