Jaimoe Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 This is a fucking rock and band for all of you. I'm going hell or high water:8.4.07 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza8.5.07 Covington, KY Madison Theater8.6.07 Toronto, ON Opera House8.7.07 Montreal, PQ La Sala Rosa8.9.07 Brooklyn, NY Prospect Park Band Shell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottieking Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Must.see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 See you in Montreal. Best rock'n'roll band going.This is the concert news of the year for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 The Opera House show is $15 at Ticketmaster with a Ticketmaster "Convenience Fee" of $3.50. $18.50 to see one of the best rock bands in a small venue? What a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 maybe you hold steady folks can help me get these guys. i have "boys and girls in america" wnd am underwhelmed. is there another release of theirs that will hook me? or live stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Their performance of "Stuck Between Stations" gave me a "first experience" experience similar to the time when I first saw My Morning Jacket on Conan doing "One Big Holiday". Both bands kicked me in the teeth and I never saw the kick coming. Tim, I believe you'll find some great performances of THS on Youtube, including their terrific Letterman gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 maybe you hold steady folks can help me get these guys. i have "boys and girls in america" wnd am underwhelmed. is there another release of theirs that will hook me? or live stuff?I didn't get them until I saw them live, if that's recommendation enough.Try Separation Sunday, their previous disc. In a way I like it more than Boys&Girls for its cohesiveness and storytelling, although there is quite a bit of overlap between the two albums in the latter regard. I just love Craig Finn's lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) This one, Jaimoe?Aloha, Edited May 30, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 The band flirts hard with power-pop thanks to the catchy guitar power-chords, which immediately attracted me. The Elvis Costello meets Bruce Springsteen vocals got me right after the guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 And I like the lyrics about drugs and girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 I found a torrent of a recording of a recent (March) show:http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/240584/Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottieking Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Personally, I love the first album, The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me. It's the killer combo of clever lyrics, rock n roll riffs, and that cadence in delivery.As far as the last album, try listening to it on random. Or start with Citrus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 LOVE the Hold Steady. They were a stand-out performance for me @ Langerado this year. Just missed their show in NYC when I was there a few weeks ago -- they were playing too close to Constantines start time so we made the executive call to miss it (reluctantly). Agreed -- their lyrics on drugs and girls are brilliantly straight-forward, simply catching. Here are some pics I took of them @ Langerado -- didn't get a good one of their drummer, but he was rocking a wicked RUSH shirt. They put on such an incredible performance. Their keyboard player is like a demonic cabaret perfomer. Their bass(laser) player is like a young Keith Richards .... not in looks -- he looks like a dishevelled Andrew McCarthy from Pretty in Pink... but rather in the fact he's boozin' the hell out of the show the whole time and has the most impeccable smoking-while-playing technique I've seen of our generation. Lead guitarist is quite an engaging performer... lots of interaction with the crowd. Good times; catch 'em if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I cannot get enough of the first album or Boys and Girls. I find the sophpomore effort a bit too downtempo.I am going to Montreal for sure!If you don't like Boys and Girls, I am not sure there is anything we can do for you...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I just checked and the Toronto show is on a stat holiday. That means I won't be going since I'm scheduled to work. They are a great band, I'm not passing up 2X 1/2 for 12 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 that's really only 1.5 for 12 hours as you would get paid even if you weren't working, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I get double-time and a half thanks to being in a union. I'm not sure I'd get a lieu day for being off sick either, but yes, I would get paid for being sick, just not the big bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I'm going hell or high water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I'm going hell or high waterHell and high water don't pay well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 pansy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I think that Separation Sunday was a better album then Boy and Girls. Your Little Hood Rat Friend is a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 I'm not going to work and will be at the show in August in T.O.If you live in the GTA and plan on hitting this sucker up, and you should, tickets are available at Rotate This for $15. I'm sure they'll add a $1.50 on top of the price, but maybe not. TM adds at least $3 as a "convenience fee", but I'm heading to Rotate This this weekend. TM is a well-know soul-sucking entity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 i missed them last weekend at sasquatch. i am also going to miss them in montreal and toronto because i don't like them enough to drive to either city. plus it's too close to the long weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elemeno Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 what i find amazing AD is the fact that your head even fits through the average size door.thanks for the youtube vids. great pics M. i think i'm gonna check out more of their stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 what i find amazing AD is the fact that your head even fits through the average size door.Best post of 2007. Confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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