The Hold Steady
Lollapalooza - Chicago
August 4th 2007
Drunken buffoons or party geniuses? Who gives a rats ass when you rock as hard as The Hold Steady does. We are holding judgment but suspect the Twins jersey worn by Craig Finn was aimed at any unfortunate White Sox fans in the attendance and not just a show of patronage to his hometown.
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Oxford Collapse has little to be embarrassed about. Their 2006 Remember the Night Parties was hailed by press yet it eluded the public. Radically raucous in an adolescent way, the album dodged musical stereotypes. This month marks the release of their middle-aged response Bits; the result of a thirty song plethora of material condensed to thirteen unyielding anthems. The album dives more daringly into their brand of post-punk (if you can even all it that) by relying less on lyrical pop (if they even sing like that) and instead favors a wave or rocking guitar revelry (if they’d even admit to that). We take a look at a band that might be on the verge of subsiding simply because we never knew of them. ‹read more›
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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