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Craig Finn
The 2012 Line-up
- The Flaming Lips
- Built to Spill
- Sleigh Bells
- Bob Mould
- Archers of Loaf
- Die Antwoord
- Porter Robinson
- Surfer Blood
- Cursive
- The Dodos
- Atlas Sound
- Wye Oak
- Glass Candy
- Matthew Dear
- Craig Finn
- Class Actress
- Veronica Falls
- Mac McCaughan (Solo)
- Imperial Teen
- Budos Band
- Christie Front Drive
- The Soft Pack
- Jolie Holland
- Grimes
- Thao
- John Vanderslice
- Big Freedia
- Two Gallants
- Young Prisms
- Laura Veirs & The Hall of Flames
- The Fresh and Onlys
- oOoOO
- Papercuts
- Oranger
- Bleached
- Ume
- Dirty Ghosts
- Release the Sunbird
- Mount Moriah
- Laura Veirs & the Tumble Bees
- Disappears
- bare wires
- Sonny and The Sunsets
- 20 Minute Loop
- Foxtails Brigade
- Shannon and The Clams
- Sad Baby Wolf
- Brilliant Colors
- White Cloud
- Allah-Las
- Will Sprott of The Mumlers
- Born Gold
- Social Studies
- Talkdemonic
- Pickwick
- Taxes
- Tyler Lyle
- Virgin Islands
- Yalls
- Big Tree
- Tambo Rays
- Sea of Bees
- The SHE'S
- Giggle Party
- Carlos Forster
- Hollerado
- Chains Of Love
- Hard French
- Churches
- Melted Toys
- The Lonely Forest
- Lilac
- The Big Sleep
- Great Apes
- Sister Crayon
- Peppercorn
- Slouching Stars
- Hospitality
- Overwhelming Colorfast
- AU
- Cannons and Clouds
- Cate Le Bon
- Chapter 24
- Dreams
- FIDLAR
- Double Duchess
- Maus Haus
- Exray's
- Young Mammals
- onelinedrawing
- Emily Jane White
- Ash Reiter
- Bird By Snow
- Tropical Popsicle
- PreTeen
- Sun Foot
- Surf Club
- Built Like Alaska
- Big Black Delta
- B33SON
- Vogue & Tone
- Rachel Haden
- Fake Your Own Death
- pennybirdrabbit
- Vir
- Sasha Bell
- DJ Aaron Axelsen
- Garrett Pierce
- Princeton
- New Diplomat
- Tortured Genies
- Violent Change
- Walken
- Carnivores
- DJ MossMoss
- 21st Century
- Electric Flower
- Greg Ashley
- Seventeen Evergreen
- BT Magnum
- Black Bananas
- Distortion+
- Here Here
- Chromatics
- Soft Metals
- DJ Omar
- Adventure Club
- The M Machine
- Frank Broyles
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Tuesday Feb 21 7:00 PM
on Bottom of the Hill
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Craig Finn
Clear Heart Full Eyes
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Singer/songwriter Craig Finn holds a reputation for being a natural storyteller and classic rock enthusiast whose songs merge personal ethos with complex narratives. Originally raised in Minneapolis, where many of his tunes take place, and now living in Brooklyn, Finn is best known as the frontman of The Hold Steady, a smartly tight knit group that deals with var- ied thematic elements in catchy indie rock standards. Formed at the turn of the millennium, and breaking through with their 2006 LP, Boys and Girls in America, Finn and company have been recording together with consistent critical praise and playing to an ever growing fan base. At the heart of the attention is Finn’s witty and illuminating spirit, guiding the band through bar stomping romps and crowd pleasing jams with ease and intellect.
Last year saw The Hold Steady on a bit of a hiatus, with the band overall adjusting to line up changes and Finn committing to a novel idea-turned-experi- ment-turned-mild obsession; crafting simple, acous- tic songs at the staggering rate of one per day. After amassing dozens of home recorded rough sketches over the course of a few months, Finn took his demos and relocated from his long time home in Brooklyn to the sweltering Austin summer and a three week cram session of recording. The result is Clear Heart Full Eyes, an album that is more intimate and vulner- able than anything Finn has produced before, and one that finds the songwriter rejuvenated with a youth- ful spirit and almost giddy delight in between the somber stories and stripped down songs. And yes, that is a Friday Night Lights reference in the album title, Finn’s own personal nod to his summer in Texas and a title that speaks to the wisdom gained and integrity earned over the course of a defining year.
CHARLIE SWANSON
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