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Craig Finn (The Hold Steady)

Craig Finn (The Hold Steady)

From101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder


Craig Finn (The Hold Steady)

From101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Craig Finn joins me on today's episode, telling us all about working at a a finance company in Minneapolis during Lifter Puller, the shift in his life when they were getting busier, booking their tours using a payphone, forming his identity as a writer, moving to New York, getting a job at a webcasting service, finding himself more in NY, starting The Hold Steady for pure fun, their community fanbase and the energy that informs it, how the band operates today with their yearly schedule, and lots more. Thanks to Jay Taylor :)
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Songs: The Hold Steady 'Family Farm', Cock Sparrer 'Working'
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Released:
May 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

101 Part Time Jobs is a podcast that broadens our understanding of how musicians and artists continue to survive. Giles Bidder hosts immensely engaging conversations with a variety of musicians about the many jobs they’ve taken to ensure that the show can go on. Whether they’re casual jobs taken between tours or a full-time career that runs in tandem with their music, 101 Part Time Jobs demonstrates just how much effort, commitment and inventiveness it can take a name musician to be able to make a living. Previous guests include Self Esteem, Yard Act, The Hives, IDLES, Teenage Fanclub, Belle & Sebastian, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Jamz Supernova, Ezra Furman, Built to Spill, Big Joanie, Martha, Gabrielle Aplin, Kevin Morby, Thurston Moore, Tim Burgess, The Mountain Goats, The National & many more. Confess your least favourite work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101.