The Hold Steady @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

The Hold Steady
@ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY - June 10, 2009

They started off - surprisingly - with "First Night". They played all of Boys and Girls America. They played "Knuckles". They played "How A Resurrection Really Feels". They sounded absolutely perfect. The crowd was packed with total fans - everyone singing along to everything, including all the b-sides (like "Arms and Hearts" and "Girls Go For Status"). No real mosh pit problems, no stage crashing, no crowd surfing, just intensity. In summation, after seeing this band many, many times - this was the best yet. And that's saying a lot.