Surprise! The Hold Steady @ Hard Rock Cafe

The Hold Steady
@ Hard Rock Cafe
New York, NY - March 18, 2007

Here's to sudden discoveries of relatively unannounced, semi-secret corporate promotional gigs full of free booze and a free band, namely the Hold Steady.
The new material sounds great, much more textured and solid than in November. The now-classic catalog is fresh and ferocious. The band seemed in good spirits and Craig, just by looking skinnier than ever, is an inspiration. The 21 and over crowd cut down on the up-front crowd antics but that didn't stop a 50-year-old from giving Craig a ball cap and then crowd surfing. Yeah, "elderly hipsters <3 href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EE4C2C2800D2BB66">Insta-Clip playlist

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