The Gospel of The Hold Steady: How a Resurrection Really Feels

An oral history (with photographs) of the greatest American bar band of the twenty-first century.

"Plenty of rock bands treat their fans like congregants. But, not many shine a light on the arrangement. Fewer still go as far as The Hold Steady, whose lead vocalist and lyricist, Craig Finn, has a disarming way of combining humility and exultation." —New York Times

On January 22, 2003, four men stepped onto a stage in Brooklyn and did something no one else was doing at that time, in that place....