HeyJaredThe Hoodrat Recap: a Podcast For The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady is the best bar-band in the land, and we are there to cover all the news and reviews from the unified scene.. We talk to you the super fans about the latest shows and album releases. We cover all things The Hold Steady, Lifter Puller, and Craig Finn's solo career.
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Diamonds in the Drain (Teeth Dreams Strikes Back!) (opens the original)
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Three middle-era Hold Steady albums, one cage match: Stay Positive, Heaven Is Whenever, and the endlessly disrespected Teeth Dreams. This week we settle who actually deserves the skip-button reputation — and why the record everyone wrote off turns out to have more teeth than anyone gave it credit for. Please send us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheHoodratRecapPodcast Please contact us at: https://linktr.ee/thehoodratrecap?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=8a8d133d-6a72-4625-a7ab-c3
Portlandia...Party People...& Penguins...('26 PNW Scene Report With Rachel & Riverside Matt) (opens the original)
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The Hoodrat Recap heads west for a Pacific Northwest run through Portland and Seattle, joined by Emerald City’s own Rachel and Riverside Matt. Three shows, three wildly different venues: a converted church, a public picnic area, and — yes — an actual working zoo. Please send us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheHoodratRecapPodcast Please contact us at: https://linktr.ee/thehoodratrecap?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=8a8d133d-6a72-4625-a7ab-c3624d823383 Rachel and Matt break down t
Diamonds in the Drain Season Three (Rounds Three & 4) (opens the original)
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It’s back, it’s bracketed, and it’s got a drinking game attached — Diamonds in the Drain returns to crown a winner from The Hold Steady’s murky middle era. We’re pulling two tracks apiece from the three albums nobody can ever agree on ranking, and putting them head-to-head for gold, silver, and bronze. Spoiler: we cannot be trusted to be objective, because — say it with us — “but I like all these songs.” Drink every time we say it. You will not make it to the medal ceremony sober. Before the bra
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