A rowdy roots-rock outfit led by one of the most expressive singers and gifted lyricists of his generation, the Springsteenian Craig Finn leads his band The Hold Steady through an impassioned reading of “Killer Parties†in this audience video clip from a packed Philly show last October, which finds jubilant concertgoers peacefully rejoicing alongside the musicians on stage.
The closing track off the band’s excellent 2004 debut album The Hold Steady Almost Killed Me, “Killer Parties†includes the now-legendary-around-these-parts line: “Ybor city is tres speedy but they throw such killer parties.â€
This article appears in Jan 2-8, 2008.