The Hold Steady - Club de Ville (SXSW 2009; March 20)

text: Nathan Rostron / photos: Ari Sommer

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I hadn’t yet seen the Hold Steady live, but I’d heard good things. As they took the outdoor stage at a very crowded Club de Ville, the crowd went nuts. And the band seemed to be enjoying every minute of it. The lead singer, Craig Finn, scampered around the stage like a televangelist drunk on the Word. The Word of Rock. THS played a fantastically energetic set of talky rock that shifted from spoken word to jam band finesse, to goddamn hand-clap-inspiring rock and roll. The crowd was left happy and elated. 

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  1. 1Creatively Boundless Sat Apr 11, 2009 | 09:37 pm

    I love the hold steady
    http://creativelyboundless.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/i-think-craig-finn-was-drunk-that-night-a-positive-rage/

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