Fellow jacketeer Ali and I went to see The Hold Steady at Mezzanine last night. Some words:

1. Dude - As in, what 99% of the people in attendance were.
2. Rock - What i love about THS is their willingness to play straightforward rock music (music that my parents would recognize as rock) in an age of self-conscious restraint.
3. Joy - As Craig Finn said from the stage: “there is much joy in this”. THS are about as far from shoegaze as you can get
4. Resurrection - After the show i told someone that it felt like a revival. But my favorite song is “How a Resurrection Really Feels”

The Hold Steady - How a Resurrection Really Feels

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