Jim James to Perform at Obama Event in New Hampshire

By Ryan Bort at 11:15 AM on September 27, 2012

On Oct. 1, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James is set to perform at Keene, N.H.’s Colonial Theater as part of an awareness event for the upcoming presidential election. The event will take place on behalf of the Obama campaign....  read more

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CBGB Festival Confirms Guided by Voices, Pains of Being Pure at Heart

By Hilary Saunders at 12:20 PM on May 9, 2012

Back in March, we reported the sparse details announced for New York City’s CBGB Festival. And now, the inaugural event has confirmed a slew of details on dates, performers, locations and ticket badges.  read more

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Video Premiere: Craig Finn - "Respective Coasts"

By Hilary Saunders at 4:00 PM on April 17, 2012

For the third consecutive year, _Esquire_ has teamed with the Big Brother Big Sisters of America organization to present a unique songwriting challenge: selected artists must write and record a song using a specific phrase, the proceeds of which will go to charity.  read more

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Craig Finn of The Hold Steady Crafts His Own Beer

By Kristen Blanton at 11:29 AM on March 15, 2012

Craig Finn of The Hold Steady teamed up with Signature Brew to debut his own brand of beer. He's named the tasty drink "Clear Heart" after recent solo album Clear Heart Full Eyes.  read more

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From The Vault: The Hold Steady (Live At SXSW '09)

By Paste Staff at 9:00 AM on January 27, 2012

Watch The Hold Steady perform a 16-song set at Club de Ville in Austin, Texas during SXSW 2009.  read more

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Craig Finn: Can't Look Away

By Geoffrey Himes at 4:29 PM on January 25, 2012

When you climb the stairs from the underground Bedford Avenue stop on New York’s L Train, you emerge into a world where everyone is 25, skinny and dressed in black. As you walk Bedford Avenue to the northeast, however, you cross McCarren Park and enter a world where people come in all ages, fashions and misshapen forms.  read more

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Craig Finn: Clear Heart Full Eyes

By Justin Cober-Lake at 12:49 PM on January 25, 2012

Clear Heart Full Eyes, an album title more sincere than it might appear, features many of the same themes and imagery that Finn might supply for his main outlet, but it's not a redundant listen.  read more

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Paste mPlayer Issue 29 Is Live!

By Josh Jackson at 2:41 PM on January 24, 2012

This week’s issue features First Aid Kit, Cloud Nothings, The Beards of Comedy, a never-before-published Joe Strummer interview and novelist Thomas Mullen’s essay defending his chosen art form....  read more

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Craig Finn Announces Clear Heart Full Eyes Release

By Tyler Kane at 12:27 PM on November 7, 2011

The Hold Steady frontman, Craig Finn, will release his first solo album on Jan. 24 on Vagrant Records. The album, 'Clear Heart Full Eyes,' came about when Finn started writing a song every day in his Brooklyn apartment. The songs weren’t exactly in The Hold Steady’s realm, which is something Finn acknowledges in a press release.  read more

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Craig Finn To Release Record Store Day Exclusive

By Adam Vitcavage at 5:11 PM on October 27, 2011

Craig Finn, the Hold Steady’s frontman, will release a 7” on Nov. 25 for Record Store Day. Honolulu Blue will give fans a preview of Finn’s highly anticipated solo debut due out early next year.  read more

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