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Wired and well connected since 2003. Stay Positive. New album THE PRICE OF PROGRESS out now! Order here: …

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@theholdsteady
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2 months
Greetings Everyone! Constructive Summer 2024 is here and on-sale this week. Seattle will take place May 30 at Madame Lou’s and May 31 & June 1 at @thecrocodile . Seattle is 21+, except May 31 which is all ages. Washington D.C. will be June 20 at @TheAtlantisDC and June 21-22…
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@theholdsteady
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14 years ago today we released Boys and Girls in America! Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding.
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Boys and Girls in America turns 15 today!
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We’re gonna build something this summer
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Me and my friends are like Double whiskey coke no ice We drink along in double time Might drink too much but we feel fine
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@theholdsteady
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Stay Positive, our 4th studio LP, was released 15 years ago today. We wrote a lot of the songs during the touring for Boys and Girls in America. It was a very busy time and we made the most of downtime in backstages, hotel rooms, etc. We recorded it with the fantastic…
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@theholdsteady
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Happy Birthday to our record Stay Positive, which was released 10 years ago today! Thank you for being a part of it! Stay tuned this week for news on our upcoming shows and more. Stay Positive!
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@theholdsteady
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Announcing our new album, Thrashing Thru The Passion! Learn more and pre-order now:
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@theholdsteady
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4 years
If Biden/Harris only wins places in states mentioned in THS songs
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@theholdsteady
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7 years
"Boys and Girls in America" was released eleven years ago today! Thank you for being a part of it!
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@theholdsteady
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3 years
Be sure to wish @steadycraig a very happy 50TH birthday today! Happy birthday Craig!
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@theholdsteady
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6 years
"Boys and Girls in America" was released 12 years ago today! Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding.
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@theholdsteady
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Our new album, Open Door Policy, is out today! We have a lot of people to thank:
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@theholdsteady
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It’s after midnight here in New York, which means that 13 years ago today we released our third album, “Boys and Girls in America”! A special period in time for us. Thanks for being a part of it!
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@theholdsteady
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Happy 10th Anniversary to our fifth record, Heaven is Whenever!
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@theholdsteady
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3 years
We love this thread. Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding. Welcome aboard! Stay Positive!
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3 years
I’m going to get drunk and listen to The Hold Steady for the first time
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@theholdsteady
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We’re excited to announce OPEN DOOR POLICY, our 8th studio album! It’s out February 19, 2021. Learn more: Hear the first song ‘Family Farm” here!
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@theholdsteady
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Our walkout: “Since You’re Gone”. RIP Ric Ocasek
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@theholdsteady
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Hey, it’s @steadycraig ’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Craig!
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1 year
We are excited to announce our 9th studio album THE PRICE OF PROGRESS out on March 31, 2023 via Positive Jams/ @ThirtyTigers ! Pre-order it here! Learn more and listen to the first single “Sideways Skull” here!
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@theholdsteady
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Thanks for celebrating 20 years of THS with us, @NYIslanders !
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BREAKING: Tampa Bay Rays to announce Ybor City as preferred site of new ballpark, says Ken Hagan.
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@theholdsteady
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Hey from Wrigley Field! See you tomorrow, Chicago!
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@theholdsteady
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6 years
Happy 13th Birthday to Separation Sunday! It’s a special record for us, and we know it is for a lot of you too. Thanks for being a part of it!
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Here we go! @steadycraig + @mountain_goats = This Year
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@theholdsteady
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4 years
Happy Birthday, @steadycraig ! Join us in wishing him a happy one!
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@theholdsteady
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1 year
The Hold Steady turn 20 next year and as part of the upcoming year-long celebration, we're playing a very special show at @saltshedchicago on July 1st with our good friends the @mountain_goats and Dillinger Four. Tickets are on sale Friday 11/18!
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@theholdsteady
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6 months
Thanks for the shout out on @KellyClarksonTV , Daniel Radcliffe! You're welcome to come to a show any time you can make it out. Full clip here:
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@theholdsteady
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Our fourth album Stay Positive was released 11 years ago today in 2008! Our seventh is out in about a month. Thanks for being a part of it!
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@theholdsteady
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2 years
Happy 18 years + 1 day to Almost Killed Me - old enough to vote and buy scratch offs!
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@theholdsteady
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On this day 14 years ago, we released our first album ALMOST KILLED ME. Thanks for being a part of it!
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@theholdsteady
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Our fifth album Heaven is Whenever was released 9 years ago today on this day in 2010. Thanks for being a part of it!
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@theholdsteady
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Eleven years ago today, "Separation Sunday" was released. Thanks for being a part of it.
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@theholdsteady
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The Hold Steady turns 15 today! @steadycraig looks back:
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@theholdsteady
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Happy 14th Birthday to Separation Sunday! It’s a special record for us, and we know it is for a lot of you too! If you want to learn more about the making of it from those who created it, listen to our Positive Jams podcast series from 2016:
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@theholdsteady
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Taking the stage tonight to “A Rainy Night in Soho” by The Pogues. Thank you, Shane.
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@theholdsteady
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Our seventh album, "Thrashing Thru The Passion" turned one on August 16! Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding.
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@theholdsteady
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2 years
We welcome both any and all official Weird @alyankovic parodies and Daniel Radcliffe playing @steadycraig in a THS biopic.
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@theholdsteady Daniel Radcliffe is a fan of your music and would love Weird Al to parody it. That’s pretty cool.
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😉
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Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer. HBD.
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Ten years ago today, the “new guy” joined the band. Happy 10th THS Anniversary to @SteveSelvidge ! We can’t imagine the band without you now.
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@theholdsteady
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7 years
SEPARATION SUNDAY turns 12 today!
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@theholdsteady
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2 years
Happy @311 Day to those who celebrate!
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@theholdsteady
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I'm the man who ❤️ you #THSCSW
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@theholdsteady
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4 years
Like a fine single malt crafted to perfection, Separation Sunday has gracefully aged 15 years. Full of flavor, with a lovely finish. We know this is a favorite record for many of you, so thank you for all of your support and kind words about it over the years. (1/3)
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@theholdsteady
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6 years
The Hold Steady is celebrating Constructive Summer on three different weekends in three different cities. Save the dates and get ready! July 26-28, August 2-4, September 12-15. Cities and venues will be announced May 7. Stay Positive! #ConstructiveSummer
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Holy shit!
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Hey @steadycraig they're playing Stuck Between Stations inside U.S. Bank Stadium an hour before the Super Bowl.
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@theholdsteady
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Wishing a happy birthday to Rosalita’s buddy, @steadycraig ! Have a good one! - THS
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@theholdsteady
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A day late, we know - still recovering from London. Our first album ALMOST KILLED ME was released 15 years ago yesterday! Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding.
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@theholdsteady
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We're The Hold Steady. It's fucking great to be here!
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@theholdsteady
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The legendary @_GuidedByVoices ! That’s it. That’s the post.
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@theholdsteady
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Two guitars, twice the birthdays. Happy birthday to both @steveselvidge and @tadkubler , both born on the exact same day! Koob is older by a few hours. 🎸🛹🔨🔧 📷: @LDA_music_uk
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@theholdsteady
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We spent last year celebrating 20 years of THS, but also wanted to point out that today our first record Almost Killed Me turns 20 today. Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding!
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@theholdsteady
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2 years
Tonight’s setlist: November 13, 2021 Encore: Certain Songs Stations Stay Positive (with Mosh Pit Josh) Entitlement Killer Parties
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@theholdsteady
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Swishing though the city center
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@theholdsteady
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We’re 16! Played our first show at The Hold Steady 16 years ago tonight at North Six in Brooklyn.
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@theholdsteady
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12 yrs ago today in 2004, we released "Almost Killed Me". Thanks for being a part of it and everything after.
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@theholdsteady
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6 years
Hey @frankturner , what are you up to tonight? Asking for a friend.
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@theholdsteady
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Happy birthday to the one and only @steadycraig ! 🎂
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@theholdsteady
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We’re really glad that you’re here.
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The Price of Progress, our 9th studio album in 20 years as a band, is out today via Positive Jams/ @ThirtyTigers ! These are songs about people trying to find connection, escape, joy, and enlightenment while trying to survive the challenges of this modern …
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@theholdsteady
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It’s here! Our 7th LP, Thrashing Thru The Passion, is out today. It’s our first album with the six piece lineup of THS, and our first in five years! We are very proud of it. Lots of people deserve thanks for major contributions to the project! Learn more:
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@theholdsteady
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6 years
Remember…tomorrow we announce the cities for Constructive Summer 2018! Stay tuned! #THSCS
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@theholdsteady
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Open Door Policy, the 8th LP from The Hold Steady, came out one year ago today. We’re still really proud of this record and will be celebrating at The Weekender in London on March 4/5/6! Limited tix for Friday still available. We’re really glad that you’re here. Stay Positive.
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@theholdsteady
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Thanks to all those at @brooklynbowl that made Massive Nights 2020 a reality!
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@theholdsteady
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Two new songs for you today! "Confusion in the Marketplace" b/w "T-Shirt Tux". Get them @Bandcamp !
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Our first top ten album! Entering at #6 , pretty cool. Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding.
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Setlist, 12/3/20 - Night 1 Encore: Citrus Sequestered Stay Positive (w/ Mosh Pit Josh) Killer Parties
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@theholdsteady
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Sequestered 👏👏In Memphis 👏
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@theholdsteady
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Seeing a band we opened for a few years back. 🤷🏻‍♂️👅 #stonesnofilter #therollngstones #seattle #usa #tour
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@theholdsteady
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New headshots! Thanks to Adam Parshall.
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@theholdsteady
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YOU GOT IT SHEIK
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STAY POSITIVE YOU FUCKING JABRONI
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Hometown dudes. 🎤🥁👯‍♂️🏙 #THSMN
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Together.
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@theholdsteady
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It's one thing to start it with a positive jam, it's another to see turtles screw. You demanded, we delivered. Pre order your "Turtle Lovers" t-shirt here!
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WE ARE ALL at the biggest THS show ever
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@theholdsteady
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6 years
This day in THS history: “Teeth Dreams” released four years ago today!
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We're gonna build something...
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Very good to see some old friends last night! @drivebytruckers @pattersonhood
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It really pleases us to be around so many people
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@theholdsteady
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Night 1! Here we go! #THSBB
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Setlist - Night 2 - 12/4/20 #THSBB “This setlist fucks like a couple turtles on Zoom” - Someone in the live chat Encore: We Can Get Together Stations Esther Family Farm Killer Parties
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@theholdsteady
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T.C. Bear ( @TC_00 ) made the pilgrimage to @FirstAvenue to visit our star today. Win @Twins !
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@theholdsteady
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Thanks to Daniel Radcliffe for selecting “Killer Parties” as one of his #DesertIslandDiscs on @BBCRadio4 !
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"I’ve been insanely lucky" Daniel Radcliffe on his career. #desertislanddiscs with @laurenlaverne
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We miss you, Scott. @frabbits
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Teeth Dreams, our 6th LP, turns 10 today!
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Hey, thanks @Cubs ! Happy birthday Tad and Steve!
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It's @steadycraig 's birthday! Wish him a happy one. Here's a gif!
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Micah and his Mom came to last night’s show @thesinclair - but it wasn’t the first time they caught up with @steadycraig ! They’d met seven years earlier at the Arch Street Tavern show in Hartford on July 19, 2012. Amazing! The kids at the shows will have kids of their own.. 😉
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Tonight: First show with fans in 615 days @FirstAvenue ! @KissTheTiger1 : 7:45 PM @GullyBoysband : 8:35 PM The Hold Steady: 9:35 PM
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@theholdsteady
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Our friend @sethmeyers asked us to write a theme song for his new Netflix special, Lobby Baby. It is very funny. Our friend @SplitSingleband produced it for us and we performed it when we were at @LateNightSeth in September. You can watch it today!
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Heaven is Whenever we can get together.
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@theholdsteady
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Hey everyone, we've got two new songs! "The Stove & The Toaster" b/w "Star 18". We plan to be playing these songs during the upcoming shows in NJ, Philly, SF and Toronto. Check them out now! #THSCS
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Hello, Twin Cities!
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Happy @311 Day to those who celebrate!
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@theholdsteady
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So excited for our shows in London this weekend! To celebrate, we thought we’d drop two more new songs in advance of the shows. The songs are called “Eureka” and “Esther” and you can check them out here! #THSLDN
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We're Gonna Build Something NEXT Summer. All scheduled tour dates have been moved to 2021. Full details and new dates: #THSCS
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@theholdsteady
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Our first album, ALMOST KILLED ME turns 13 today! Thanks for all of the kind words. Now crank it loud.
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