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CD Review: The Hold Steady, “Heaven Is Whenever”

Ken Shane May 14, 2010 8

It’s the dobro on the song “The Sweet Part of the City” that you hear first on the new Hold Steady album Heaven Is Whenever (Vagrant Records) . Your immediate reaction is that something

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DVD Review: “The Hold Steady: A Positive Rage”

Ken Shane April 15, 2009 7

“There are so many of these indie-rock shows that you go to that are so joyless. I just want people to feel this joy and celebratory nature of rock and roll when they come

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