WIN THIS! Lifter Puller Vs. The End Of

MOKB readers likely have a pretty good handle on my love of The Hold Steady. Chalk it up to hometown heroes, a prolonged 80s hangover or Catholic guilt, I consider Almost Killed Me (2004), Separation Sunday (2005) and Boys and Girls In America (2006) three of the top 50 releases of the decade. Of course, not many people realize that prior to THS, Craig Finn and Tad Kubler did time in a Twin Cities post-punk quartet known as Lifter Puller. More stoned than Stonesy, Lifter Puller bubbled up in the...

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