Attending the Church of The Hold Steady: Where Craig Finn spits the gospel of Gideon and Southern Comfort flows from the taps like dirty holy water
October 26th, 2009 by travis hayI reviewed The Hold Steady’s free concert at the Crocodile Thursday night for Crosscut. The jump links to the full review.
The Hold Steady mixes well with alcohol — after all they have been labeled “America’s bar band” by critics and fans — so pairing the Brooklyn quintet with Southern Comfort for a free concert at The Crocodile Thursday night was a no-brainer.
The Kentucky-based booze sponsored the invite-only event that was billed as a show where The Hold Steady would play a set filled with covers of songs by their influences. In theory this is a recipe for a great rock cocktail, but instead of getting a musical blend of liquor and a mixer the show was more like a straight shot of The Hold Steady sans chaser. Only four of the 20 or so songs in the band’s set were covers, which was a little disappointing, but it is tough to complain considering the show was free.
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