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The Talkhouse Reader‘s Guide to New York

Craig Finn, Anastasia Coope, Fievel Is Glauque, and more share their favorite places in the city.

December 4, 2023

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Twenty Years of Frenchkiss Records

Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav recaps some of the highlights in his label's two decades worth of releases.

November 1, 2019

On Listening to Jens Lekman in January 2017

Franz Nicolay (the Hold Steady, the World/Inferno Friendship Society) listens to Life Will See You Now on Inauguration Day.

February 20, 2017

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks James McMurtry’s Complicated Game

With heartland characters who fend off impending trouble with the thought of love, James McMurtry portrays the hope and sadness of today’s America.

February 27, 2015

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Sleaford Mods’ “Tied Up in Nottz”

I’m not sure I believe in summer songs. Summer is my least favorite season. I grew up in Minnesota where it’s mostly cold. I can deal with cold.

July 15, 2014

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks the Donkeys’ Ride the Black Wave

I was introduced to the Donkeys sometime around the release of their 2008 record Living on the Other Side. My friend John Darnielle told me abo

June 4, 2014

Kurt Braunohler Talks the Hold Steady, Rock & Roll Communion, and the Joy of Fucking Up

First things first, I like the Hold Steady. And, full disclosure, I opened for them (doing stand-up) a couple of times last year. Opening for a...

March 22, 2014

Craig Finn (the Hold Steady) Talks Daughn Gibson’s Me Moan

Daughn Gibson's music is most notable for how it melds sounds rooted in the recent past with those from the not-so-distant future. We live in a...

July 11, 2013