The Hold Steady - Knuckles

The Hold Steady - Knuckles


As mentioned earlier, we went to The Hold Steady show on Friday. The show was a part of the Tribeca Film Festival and sponsored by Target. We missed the Bad Veins because they played only a 15 minute set at 6:45pm! The Hold Steady played a 45 minute set and didn't return for an encore. The crowd left that show cursing the film festival, Target and Webster Hall.

All frustration aside, The Hold Steady put on a fun show. The crowd knew every beat and every lyric. I love seeing that sort of unbridled energy; its something missing from a lot of indie shows these days.

Knuckles is from The Hold Steady's first album. The show mostly consisted of songs from their last two albums, but this first album is my favorite of their three.

And a word of advice to the film festival, Target and Webster Hall for next year: if you are going to put on a show, put it on for the fans, do it right and let the bands PLAY!