Click here for The Hold Steady's new single, "Sequestered in Memphis." The band's upcoming album, Stay Positive, drops July 15 … unless it gets bumped up. Photo of The Hold Steady's Craig Finn by Gabe Loewenberg, from the band's Jan. 19 date at Czar in Ybor City, which I reviewed. Here's the press release I received from Vagrant May 15:
The Hold Steady Announce Summer Tour; Single Out May 20th
Brooklyn-based rockers The Hold Steady have confirmed a string of tour
dates this summer, starting June 8th and going through August 13th.
Pre-sale will begin on May 16th at 10 AM local time, ending May 19th at
10 PM local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Tuesday,
May 20th. Their new album, 'Stay Positive,' will be released on Vagrant
Records on July 15th.
The first single from that album, "Sequestered in Memphis," will be
available on iTunes on May 20th.
This article appears in May 14-20, 2008.