Today is a big day. The Hold Steady’s “A Positive Rage” live album and documentary comes out, and I can’t wait. I listened to the 30-second samples last night on iTunes (conjuring images of Michael Scott in The Office) and was tempted to purchase the album right at midnight. The setlist was really similar to the show I saw at the 9:30 Club last year, but since I can’t find a bootleg of the show yet, this will be the next best thing.

HOWEVER, the real gem of this package has to be the documentary. I literally am on the edge of my seat right now and can’t wait to watch it. I’ll post a review when I check out the entire package (that’s what she said).

Also, while scoping out the samples on iTunes, I noticed the Hold Steady have been featured on a ton of mediocre, big budget movie soundtracks. What’s up with that? Not sure this hurts or helps their credibility at this point, but it was unexpected.

On a side note, for those of you in the DC area, the Hold Steady will be back on June 7 at the 9:30 Club. Get your tickets now!

Head over to Amazon to check out “A Positive Rage.”

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