The Hold Steady Archives

Podcast Preview: Craig Finn’s That’s How I Remember It featuring Patterson Hood

Podcast

By Talkhouse Podcast | June 9, 2022

Podcast Preview: Craig Finn’s That’s How I Remember It featuring Patterson Hood

The Hold Steady frontman is your new favorite podcast host.

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Twenty Years of Frenchkiss Records

Music

November 1, 2019

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Twenty Years of Frenchkiss Records

Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav recaps some of the highlights in his label's two decades worth of releases.

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks with Syd Butler (the 8G Band, Les Savy Fav, Frenchkiss Records) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

Podcast

By Craig Finn and Syd Butler | February 21, 2017

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks with Syd Butler (the 8G Band, Les Savy Fav, Frenchkiss Records) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

The duo talk a memorable run-in with Joe Strummer.

On Listening to Jens Lekman in January 2017

Music

By Franz Nicolay | February 20, 2017

On Listening to Jens Lekman in January 2017

Franz Nicolay (the Hold Steady, the World/Inferno Friendship Society) listens to Life Will See You Now on Inauguration Day.

Tommy Stinson (the Replacements, Guns N’ Roses, Bash and Pop) Talks with Wayne Kramer (MC5, Gang War) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

Podcast

By Tommy Stinson and Wayne Kramer | January 12, 2017

Tommy Stinson (the Replacements, Guns N’ Roses, Bash and Pop) Talks with Wayne Kramer (MC5, Gang War) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) steps in for a special Q&A.

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks James McMurtry’s Complicated Game

Music

By Craig Finn | February 27, 2015

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks James McMurtry’s Complicated Game

With heartland characters who fend off impending trouble with the thought of love, James McMurtry portrays the hope and sadness of today’s America.

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Sleaford Mods’ “Tied Up in Nottz”

Music

By Craig Finn | July 15, 2014

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Sleaford Mods’ “Tied Up in Nottz”

I’m not sure I believe in summer songs. Summer is my least favorite season. I grew up in Minnesota where it’s mostly cold. I can deal with cold.

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks the Donkeys’ Ride the Black Wave

Music

By Craig Finn | June 4, 2014

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks the Donkeys’ Ride the Black Wave

I was introduced to the Donkeys sometime around the release of their 2008 record Living on the Other Side. My friend John Darnielle told me abo

Kurt Braunohler Talks the Hold Steady, Rock & Roll Communion, and the Joy of Fucking Up

Music

By Kurt Braunohler | March 22, 2014

Kurt Braunohler Talks the Hold Steady, Rock & Roll Communion, and the Joy of Fucking Up

First things first, I like the Hold Steady. And, full disclosure, I opened for them (doing stand-up) a couple of times last year. Opening for a...

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Daughn Gibson’s Me Moan

Music

By Craig Finn | July 11, 2013

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Daughn Gibson’s Me Moan

Daughn Gibson's music is most notable for how it melds sounds rooted in the recent past with those from the not-so-distant future. We live in a...