The Hold Steady’s loss is Against Me!’s gain? Looks like it. Per a press release that went out this afternoon: “Against Me! has welcomed a fifth member to their touring line up — former Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay … Nicolay will join the band onstage every night lending his immense tale...

The Whigs yesterday embarked on a USO tour to Germany and the UK

“The Weekenders” has the awesome Craig Finn snap, “The theme of this party’s the industrial age’ / You came in dressed as a train wreck,” among other memorable lines. Finn himself looked like he was continually impressed with his lyrics during their Friday appearance on Letterman:“The Weekend...

The band announce a series of dates throughout May and July

Band of Horses, like the Hold Steady, seem to release a new song online every few days. We’ve heard “Compliments” and “Laredo” so far, and “Factory” is a step up from both, though it would probably be too sleepy without the swells of strings driving the chorus. New favorite li...