Yes, Brooklyn's preeminent bar rockers just got one mustache lighter. The keyboardist/accordionist/backup vocalist explains his departure at franznicolay.com. Stay positive.

The Hold Steady have invited Two Cow Garage on a leg of their quickly approaching October tour

We've been hearing (and seeing) Stay Positive songs for awhile now, but the Hold Steady's barroom anthemics go over well in hotter weather, so it doesn't seem unnecessary for them to stop by Yahoo's The New Now to do "Sequestered In Memphis," "Lord, I'm Discouraged," and "Constructive Summer." Craig and Tad also sit down for an interview about t...

Citing "all the bad news about the economy and the layoffs," Virgin Mobile has rebranded its fourth annual American music festival the Virgin Mobile FreeFest, and has reduced its price of admission from a lot of dollars to no dollars at all. An exec for the company tells Billboard they were just trying to "put a smile on people's faces." With th...

Craig Finn shared vocals with former Arab Strap guitarist Malcolm Middleton on '80s rock radio staple "Run To You" (along with Led Zeppelin's "Your Time Is Gonna Come" and Malcolm's own "Kiss At The Station") in a recent live session on BBC Radio 1. The occasion was a celebratory send-off for DJ Colin Murray. Between this and Bon Iver's "Your Lo...