The Hold Steady at Cat's Cradle this Wednesday 8-31

If Thin Lizzy and Bruce Springsteen had a baby, it would be Brooklyn's The Hold Steady.  Since 2004, Craig Finn, Tad Kubler, Galen Polivka, Bobby Drake, and Steve Selvige have been tearing through cities putting on one of the most originally raucous live shows around.  Their style of storytelling  before a backdrop of full throttle classic rock inspired sound is one of a kind.  No topic is taboo within the narrative of The Hold Steady, giving them an R to X rated edge.  I caught them at The Cat's Cradle about 4 years ago and vividly remember thinking to myself how much I'd love to see them in a small bar somewhere.   No matter what size venue they play, The Hold Steady evokes that uniquely rowdy bar band feel.  Catch them back at Cat's Cradle Wednesday, August 31.