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THE HOLD STEADY RELEASE NEW SINGLE
“CONFUSION IN THE MARKETPLACE” B/W “T-SHIRT TUX” AVAILABLE AT ALL DSPs AND STREAMING SERVICES VIA FRENCHKISS RECORDS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
SINGLE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOW EXCLUSIVELY VIA DONATION TO THE K+L GUARDIAN FOUNDATION
“CONSTRUCTIVE SUMMER” DATES CONTINUE NEXT WEEK WITH FOUR-NIGHT-STAND IN TORONTO
“MASSIVE NIGHTS III” CELEBRATION SET FOR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER AT BROOKLYN’S BROOKLYN BOWL
(New York, NY) The Hold Steady has released a brand new single — “Confusion in the Marketplace” b/w “T-Shirt Tux” arrives at all DSPs and streaming services via Frenchkiss Records today, Friday, September 7.
“Confusion in the Marketplace” b/w “T-Shirt Tux” can be heard now exclusively at The Hold Steady’s Bandcamp page HERE. Fans can download the single now by donating to The K + L Guardian Foundation, a fund set up to benefit the children of Unified Scene founder “jersey” Mike Van Jura, who died in November 2012.
Recorded at Isokon Studios in Woodstock, NY with producer Josh Kaufman and engineer D. James Goodwin, “Confusion in the Marketplace” b/w “T-Shirt Tux” continues a string of recent THS single releases that includes “The Stove & The Toaster” b/w “Star 18”, “Eureka” b/w “Esther,” and last year’s “Entitlement Crew” b/w “A Snake In The Shower.” All eight of these new songs mark the return of keyboard player Franz Nicolay.
Additional performers on the new songs include Stuart Bogie and Dave Nelson on horns and Annie Nero on backup vocals. All three singles are available now at all DSPs and streaming services as well as the official Hold Steady Bandcamp HERE.
“Confusion in the Marketplace” b/w “T-Shirt Tux” arrives just as The Hold Steady gets set to continue its “Constructive Summer” series of North American live dates with an eagerly anticipated sold out four-night-stand at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern. The dates begin with a special 10th anniversary performance of STAY POSITIVE in its entirety on Wednesday, September 12 and then continue through September 15. On September 21 and 22, The Hold Steady will be in Chicago as part of Goose Island’s 312 Block Party. For live updates and ticket availability, please visit theholdsteady.net/shows.
“We are counting the days before we hit Toronto for our four-night stand at The Horseshoe Tavern,” says The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn. “Toronto is one of our absolute favorite cities to play, and the (legendary) Horseshoe Tavern has hosted some classic THS shows. These will be no exception, to be sure. Night One, we will be paying tribute to the 10th anniversary of STAY POSITIVE by playing the album in full, as well as a bunch of jams from all the other albums. So come raise a toast to 10 years of STAY POSITIVE with us and hear a few that we don’t pull out very often.
“It won’t all be looking backwards though, as we are pleased to announce some new songs: ‘Confusion in the Marketplace’ and ‘T-Shirt Tux.’ We had a blast making these and hope you enjoy hearing them. We hope to play them for you in Toronto for their live debut. Can’t wait to see you all there and celebrate the last four shows of ‘Constructive Summer’ before we move onto what’s looking like an already pretty constructive autumn…”
The Hold Steady is returning to the Brooklyn Bowl for the third annual “Massive Nights” celebration, November 28 through December 1. Limited tickets remain for “Massive Nights III” and are available HERE.
The Hold Steady is: Bobby Drake (drums), Craig Finn (vocals), Tad Kubler (guitar, vocals), Franz Nicolay (keyboards), Galen Polivka (bass), and Steve Selvidge (guitar, vocals).
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THE HOLD STEADY ANNOUNCES PACKED LIVE SCHEDULE FOR 2019
NYC-BASED BAND SET RETURN TO LONDON FOR THE WEEKENDER
ANNUAL THREE-NIGHT, THREE-SHOW EVENT SET FOR MARCH 8, 9 AND 10
ADDITIONAL DATES INCLUDE FRANK TURNER’S LOST EVENINGS III FESTIVAL,
SET FOR BOSTON’S HOUSE OF BLUES ON MAY 17
HEADLINE SHOWS IN JERSEY CITY, NJ AND HAMDEN, CT ALSO SLATED
MASSIVE NIGHTS III CELEBRATION SET FOR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
AT BROOKLYN’S BROOKLYN BOWL
After three sold-out shows in London earlier in the year, The Hold Steady has announced plans to return next year for a very special three-day concert event. THE WEEKENDER will see the NYC-based band taking the stage at London’s Electric Ballroom on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9, followed by a limited capacity third show at Oslo, in Hackney, London on Sunday, March 10. In addition, an exclusive screening of The Hold Steady’s acclaimed 2009 documentary, A Positive Rage, will be held the afternoon of Sunday, March 10 at the Picturehouse cinema in Hackney. Tickets for THE WEEKENDER – which marks The Hold Steady’s only scheduled UK live dates for 2019 – are on sale now HERE.
The Hold Steady have also just unveiled plans to join Frank Turner at his upcoming LOST EVENINGS IIIfestival, serving as special guest at Boston, MA’s House of Blues on Friday, May 17. Tickets for LOST EVENINGS III are available HERE.
“The UK has always been so great to The Hold Steady,” says Finn. “We’re excited to be returning for another weekend in 2019. As for Frank, he’s has always been a vocal fan of ours. It’s an honor to be asked to play his festival. Looking forward to being a part of the energy in Boston!”
That same weekend will also see The Hold Steady hitting the tri-state area for a pair of additional live dates, set for Jersey City, NJ’s White Eagle Hall on Thursday, May 16 and Hamden, CT’s Space Ballroom on Saturday, May 18. Tickets for these shows will go on sale November 2. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.theholdsteady.net/#shows.
Last, but certainly not least, The Hold Steady is currently getting ready for the third annual MASSIVE NIGHTScelebration, set for Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Bowl on November 28through December 1. Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1 are already sold out; limited tickets for Wednesday, November 28 and Thursday, November 29 remain and are available now HERE.
The Hold Steady is: Bobby Drake (drums), Craig Finn (vocals), Tad Kubler (guitar, vocals), Franz Nicolay (keyboards), Galen Polivka (bass), and Steve Selvidge (guitar, vocals).
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THE HOLD STEADY MARK 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF STAY POSITIVE WITH NEW PODCAST
PODCAST HOSTED BY THE GUESTLIST’S SEAN CANNON AND JOURNALIST ERIN KEANE WITH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOLD STEADY
SERIES PREMIERES TODAY VIA APPLE PODCASTS AND OTHER LEADING PODCAST OUTLETS
ALL FIVE EPISODES AVAILABLE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7
STAY POSITIVE: 10TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION ARRIVES DECEMBER 7
The Hold Steady have announced today’s premiere of THESE MIRACLES WORK, a five-part podcast detailing their watershed 2008 album, STAY POSITIVE. A new episode will premiere each day this week, with all five available on Friday, December 7 to coincide with that day’s release of the 3-LP deluxe 10thanniversary edition of STAY POSITIVE. THESE MIRACLES WORK is available free on Apple Podcasts as well as all other leading podcast outlets.
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO TRAILER
LISTEN TO THESE MIRACLES WORK
Featuring brand new interviews with The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn (vocals/guitar), Tad Kubler (guitar), and Franz Nicolay (keyboards), THESE MIRACLES WORK explores in depth the unique role STAY POSTIVE plays in the band’s life and body of work. Over five episodes, listeners will hear about The Hold Steady’s breakthrough success with their third album, BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA, how that affected the writing and making of STAY POSITIVE, what makes STAY POSITIVE unique, what led to Nicolay’s departure from the band after the STAY POSITIVE tour, and the 2016 reunion that set The Hold Steady into the six-man lineup they maintain today.
Published by Louisville Public Media, THESE MIRACLES WORK is produced and hosted by Peabody Award-winner Sean Cannon and journalist/author Erin Keane. The podcast also features rock critic and journalist Annie Zaleski as a guest on Episode 4.
“The Hold Steady is very unique, but the story Erin Keane and I found while looking at STAY POSITIVE is a universal one,” says Cannon, host/producer of the popular podcast interview series, THE GUESTLIST. “The thing I love the most about THESE MIRACLES WORK is that we were able to ride the line between serving fans and telling a compelling story about how life can change you – as a person and a band. Whether you’re a member of the unified scene or not, there’s something for you.”
STAY POSITIVE: 10TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION is available for pre-order now via Vagrant Records. The limited edition, triple gatefold, colored vinyl 3-LP set is being offered in an array of bundles, with extras including an exclusive STAY POSITIVE 10th Anniversary Poster and an exclusive “Watertower” STAY POSITIVE10th Anniversary t-shirt.
PRE-ORDER STAY POSITIVE
Having just completed their annual raucous and redemptive four-night Brooklyn Bowl residency, The Hold Steady will visit London next year for a very special three-day concert event. THE WEEKENDER will see the NYC-based band taking the stage at London’s Electric Ballroom on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9, followed by a limited capacity third show at Oslo, in Hackney, London on Sunday, March 10. In addition, an exclusive screening of The Hold Steady’s acclaimed 2009 documentary, A Positive Rage, will be held the afternoon of Sunday, March 10 at the Picturehouse cinema in Hackney. Tickets for THE WEEKENDER – which marks The Hold Steady’s only scheduled UK live dates for 2019 – are on sale now HERE.
THE WEEKENDER follows The Hold Steady’s long awaited return to London in March 2018 after a four-year absence, a trip that saw the band selling out Friday and Saturday night shows at Camden’s iconic Electric Ballroom as well as an additional – and much smaller – Sunday night show at The Lexington.
The Hold Steady are also a part of Frank Turner’s upcoming LOST EVENINGS III festival, serving as special guest at Boston, MA’s House of Blues on Friday, May 17. Tickets for LOST EVENINGS III are available HERE.
That same weekend will also see The Hold Steady hitting the tri-state area for a pair of additional live dates, set for Newark, NJ’s White Eagle Hall on Thursday, May 16 and Hamden, CT’s Space Ballroom on Saturday, May 18. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.theholdsteady.net/#shows.
The Hold Steady is: Bobby Drake (drums), Craig Finn (vocals), Tad Kubler (guitar, vocals), Franz Nicolay (keyboards), Galen Polivka (bass), and Steve Selvidge (guitar, vocals).
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THE HOLD STEADY RELEASE FIRST NEW SONG OF 2019
“THE LAST TIME THAT SHE TALKED TO ME” ARRIVES MARCH 8
AT ALL DSPs AND STREAMING SERVICES
NYC-BASED BAND’S NINTH NEW SONG IN 15 MONTHS
STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY AT BANDCAMP NOW
UPCOMING LIVE SCHEDULE INCLUDES SOLD OUT SHOWS
IN LONDON, BOSTON, AND HAMDEN, CT
(New York, NY) The Hold Steady are releasing their first new song of 2019 — “The Last Time She Talked To Me” arrives at all DSPs and streaming services via Frenchkiss Records on Friday, March 8. The song is now available exclusively at The Hold Steady’s Bandcamp page HERE. Fans can download the single by donating to The K + L Guardian Foundation, a fund set up tobenefit the children of Unified Scene founder “jersey” Mike Van Jura, who died in November 2012.
Recorded at Isokon Studios in Woodstock, NY, with producer Josh Kaufman and engineer D. James Goodwin, “The Last Time She Talked To Me” is the ninth in an amazing series of THS single releases over the past 15 months, a string that includes “Confusion in the Marketplace b/w T-Shirt Tux,” “The Stove & The Toaster b/w Star 18,” “Eureka b/w Esther,” and “Entitlement Crew b/w A Snake In The Shower.” Additional performers include Stuart Bogie and Dave Nelson on horns and Annie Nero on backup vocals. All of the aforementioned singles are available now at all DSPs and streaming services as well as the official Hold Steady Bandcamp HERE.
The Hold Steady are visiting London this week for “THE WEEKENDER,” a sold out three-day concert event that will see the NYC-based band taking the stage at London’s Electric Ballroom on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9, followed by a limited capacity third show at Oslo, in Hackney, London on Sunday, March 10. In addition, an exclusive screening of The Hold Steady’s acclaimed 2009 documentary, A Positive Rage, will be held the afternoon of Sunday, March 10 at the Picturehouse cinema in Hackney.
The Hold Steady will then return to North America for a number of spring dates, beginning Thursday, May 16 at Jersey City, NJ’s intimate White Eagle Hall – limited tickets remain available HERE. That same weekend will also see the band joining Frank Turner at his sold out LOST EVENINGS III festival, set for Boston, MA’s House of Blues on Friday, May 17. The weekend wraps up in Hamden, CT with a sold out show at Space Ballroom on Saturday, May 18. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.theholdsteady.net/#shows.
The Hold Steady is: Bobby Drake (drums), Craig Finn (vocals), Tad Kubler (guitar, vocals), Franz Nicolay (keyboards), Galen Polivka (bass), and Steve Selvidge (guitar, vocals).
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THE HOLD STEADY SHARE NEW SONG, “YOU DID GOOD KID”
NEW ALBUM, THRASHING THRU THE PASSION, OUT AUGUST 16
THRASHING THRU THE PASSION PAIRS FIVE BRAND NEW SONGS
ALONGSIDE FIVE DIGITALLY RELEASED BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 2017 AND MARCH 2019
ALBUM PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW
The Hold Steady have released a new song, “You Did Good Kid,” the second new one from Thrashing Thru The Passion, and can be downloaded with album pre-orders. Thrashing Thru The Passion is the band’s seventh studio album and is out August 16 on Frenchkiss Records. Fans can receive access to exclusive album bundles, including such extras as a poster, lithograph and enamel pin set. All album pre-orders will come with a free download of “You Did Good Kid” as well as the first song “Denver Haircut.” Both songs are available now at all DSPs.
“‘You Did Good Kid’ is the first song we worked on for this session, and remains a favorite,” says Craig Finn. “It went though a few iterations before we came to this arrangement, and I’m really psyched on it. It feels great to play live.”
LISTEN TO “YOU DID GOOD KID”
LISTEN TO “DENVER HAIRCUT”
PRE-ORDER THRASHING THRU THE PASSION
Thrashing Thru The Passion collects five new songs recorded this year alongside five acclaimed ones released digitally between November 2017 and March 2019. The album was recorded at The Isokon in Woodstock, NY with producer Josh Kaufman and engineer D. James Goodwin. Additional performers include Stuart Bogie, Dave Nelson, Jordan McLean and Michael Leonhart on horns and Annie Nero on backup vocals.
The Hold Steady will celebrate Thrashing Thru The Passion with “Constructive Summer 2019,” a series of live show weekends across the United States. These weekends take place in Seattle, WA’s The Crocodile (August 15-17), Chicago, IL’s Thalia Hall and Empty Bottle (August 22-24), Nashville, TN’s Basement East (September 5-7), Boston, MA’s The Sinclair (September 12-15), and the fourth annual “Massive Nights” event at NY’s Brooklyn Bowl (December 4-7). For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.theholdsteady.net/#shows.
The Hold Steady is: Bobby Drake (drums), Craig Finn (vocals), Tad Kubler (guitar, vocals), Franz Nicolay (keyboards), Galen Polivka (bass), and Steve Selvidge (guitar, vocals).
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THE HOLD STEADY LIVE SHOWS 2019
AUGUST
15-17 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile (Aug 17 SOLD OUT)
22 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
23 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle – SOLD OUT
24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall – SOLD OUT
SEPTEMBER
5-7 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
12-15 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair (Sept 13 & 14 SOLD OUT)
DECEMBER
4-7 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl – (December 7 SOLD OUT)
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THE HOLD STEADY
THRASHING THRU THE PASSION
(Frenchkiss Records)
Release Date: August 16, 2019
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THE HOLD STEADY NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY
THRASHING THRU THE PASSION PAIRS FIVE BRAND NEW SONGS
ALONGSIDE FIVE DIGITALLY RELEASED BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 2017 AND MARCH 2019
The Hold Steady’s new record, Thrashing Thru The Passion, is out today. Thrashing Thru The Passion is the band’s seventh studio album and collects five new songs recorded this year alongside five acclaimed ones released digitally between November 2017 and March 2019. The album was recorded at The Isokon in Woodstock, NY with producer Josh Kaufman and engineer D. James Goodwin. Additional performers include Stuart Bogie, Dave Nelson, Jordan McLean and Michael Leonhart on horns and Annie Nero on backup vocals.
LISTEN TO “YOU DID GOOD KID”
LISTEN TO “DENVER HAIRCUT”
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The press is raving about Thrashing Thru The Passion:
“What does this mean for this band moving forward…especially when you have songs this good.”
-NPR
“A shockingly fun return-to-form collection of sad-sack storytelling.”
-Rolling Stone
“The total effect of Thrashing Thru The Passion is that of The Hold Steady at their most casual and confident, tossing off these songs that would be tour de forces for anyone else as if they have a bushelful of them just hanging around the studio.”
-American Songwriter
“A loose, welcome return.”
-AV Club
“They’ve never been so streamlined and Craig Finn hasn’t been so funny in years.”
-Philadelphia Inquirer
“It seems their new approach to band life is yielding some pretty great results…reminds you of the band’s glory days…It’s the shortest album they’ve ever written, and it zips by with no filler.”
-Brooklyn Vegan
“You don’t listen to Hold Steady albums, you live in them. On their seventh album they further cement their punk poet laureate credentials.
-The Guardian (4 stars)
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The Hold Steady has begun celebrating Thrashing Thru The Passion with “Constructive Summer 2019,” a series of live show weekends across the United States. The band just started their run at Seattle, WA’s Crocodile (August 15-17). Up next is Chicago, IL’s Thalia Hall and Empty Bottle (August 22-24), Nashville, TN’s Basement East (September 5-7), Boston, MA’s The Sinclair (September 12-15), and the fourth annual “Massive Nights” event at NY’s Brooklyn Bowl (December 4-7). For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.theholdsteady.net/#shows.
The Hold Steady is: Bobby Drake (drums), Craig Finn (vocals), Tad Kubler (guitar, vocals), Franz Nicolay (keyboards), Galen Polivka (bass), and Steve Selvidge (guitar, vocals).
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THE HOLD STEADY LIVE SHOWS 2019
AUGUST
15-17 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile – SOLD OUT
22 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
23 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle – SOLD OUT
24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall – SOLD OUT
SEPTEMBER
5-7 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
12-15 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair (Sept 13 & 14 SOLD OUT)
DECEMBER
4-7 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl – (December 7 SOLD OUT)
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